There are ten stadiums in use by Pacific Coast League (PCL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers, which opened in 1960. The newest stadium is Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Las Vegas Aviators, which opened in 2019. One stadium was built in the 1960s, two in the 1990s, four in the 2000s, and three in the 2010s. The highest seating capacity of all active stadiums is 14,511, at Smith's Ballpark where the Salt Lake Bees play. The lowest capacity is Tacoma's Cheney Stadium, with 6,500 seats. All stadiums use a grass surface.
From the PCL's foundation in 1903, its teams played at some 72 stadiums located among 45 municipalities across the United States and in Canada.
Name | Team | City | State | Opened | Capacity | Ref. |
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Cheney Stadium | Tacoma Rainiers | Tacoma | Washington | 1960 | 6,500 | [1] |
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark | Oklahoma City Dodgers | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 1998 | 9,000 | [2] |
Constellation Field | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | Sugar Land | Texas | 2012 | 7,500 | [3] |
Dell Diamond | Round Rock Express | Round Rock | Texas | 2000 | 11,631 | [4] |
Greater Nevada Field | Reno Aces | Reno | Nevada | 2009 | 9,013 | [5] |
Las Vegas Ballpark | Las Vegas Aviators | Las Vegas | Nevada | 2019 | 10,000 | [6] |
Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park | Albuquerque Isotopes | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 2003 | 13,500 | [7] |
Smith's Ballpark | Salt Lake Bees | Salt Lake City | Utah | 1994 | 14,511 | [8] |
Southwest University Park | El Paso Chihuahuas | El Paso | Texas | 2014 | 9,500 | [9] |
Sutter Health Park | Sacramento River Cats | Sacramento | California | 2000 | 14,014 | [10] |
Name | The ballpark's name in its most recent season of hosting PCL baseball |
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First season | The ballpark's first season of hosting PCL baseball |
Last season | The ballpark's last season of hosting PCL baseball |
No information is available as to the ballparks of these teams in these seasons.
Team | City | State | First season | Last season |
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Fresno Raisin Eaters | Fresno | California | 1906 | 1906 |
Sacramento? | Sacramento | California | 1905 | 1905 |
San Francisco Seals | San Francisco | California | 1903 | 1907 |
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