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| name = Kino Stadium
| name = Kimo Stadium
| image = [[Image:TucsonElectric.jpg|250px]]
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| caption = Kino Stadium prior to a Spring Training game, March 2005
| caption = Kimo Stadium prior to a Spring Training game, March 2005
| coordinates = {{Coord|32|10|36.03|N|110|56|0.12|W|display=inline}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|32|10|36.03|N|110|56|0.12|W|display=inline}}
| opened = 1998
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'''Kino Stadium''' is a stadium in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. The [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and [[Chicago White Sox]] formerly utilized the park for [[Cactus League]] games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. It was also home to the [[Tucson Sidewinders]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. It will play host to the [[Tucson Padres]] (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League for at least the 2011 season as they await a decision on approval of a new stadium in [[Escondido, California]]. The stadium was [[Stadium#Corporate naming|named]] for the local [[electric utility]], [[Tucson Electric Power]] until 2010. It seats 11,500 fans. Concerts are often held at the stadium as well.
'''Kimo Stadium''' is a stadium in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. The [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and [[Chicago White Sox]] formerly utilized the park for [[Cactus League]] games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. It was also home to the [[Tucson Sidewinders]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. It will play host to the [[Tucson Padres]] (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League for at least the 2011 season as they await a decision on approval of a new stadium in [[Escondido, California]]. The stadium was [[Stadium#Corporate naming|named]] for the local [[electric utility]], [[Tucson Electric Power]] until 2010. It seats 11,500 fans. Concerts are often held at the stadium as well.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Kino Stadium was the site where [[Randy Johnson]] threw a pitch that fatally hit a bird. The pitch was ruled no pitch.<ref name="rj">{{Cite web| last = ESPN.com News Services | first = | title = Bird 'explodes' after flying in path of fastball | publisher = [[ESPN.com]] | date = 2001-03-26 | url = http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/0325/1161522.html | accessdate = 2009-03-06 }}</ref>
* Kimo Stadium was the site where [[Randy Johnson]] threw a pitch that fatally hit a bird. The pitch was ruled no pitch.<ref name="rj">{{Cite web| last = ESPN.com News Services | first = | title = Bird 'explodes' after flying in path of fastball | publisher = [[ESPN.com]] | date = 2001-03-26 | url = http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/0325/1161522.html | accessdate = 2009-03-06 }}</ref>


==After baseball==
==After baseball==

Revision as of 15:40, 21 December 2010

Kimo Stadium
Kimo Stadium prior to a Spring Training game, March 2005
Map
Former namesTucson Electric Park (1998-2010)
Coordinates32°10′36.03″N 110°56′0.12″W / 32.1766750°N 110.9333667°W / 32.1766750; -110.9333667
OwnerPima County
OperatorPima County Stadium District
Capacity11,500 (8,000 metal seats, lawn seating for 3,000, 500 standing areas)
Field sizeRight/Left F. - 340 ft (103.6 m)
Center F. - 405 ft (123.4 m)
Surfacegrass
Opened1998
Tenants
Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB spring training) (1998-2010)
Chicago White Sox (MLB spring training) (1998-2008)
Tucson Sidewinders (PCL) (1998-2008)
Tucson Padres (PCL) (2011- )

Kimo Stadium is a stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the park for Cactus League games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. It was also home to the Tucson Sidewinders of the Pacific Coast League for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. It will play host to the Tucson Padres (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League for at least the 2011 season as they await a decision on approval of a new stadium in Escondido, California. The stadium was named for the local electric utility, Tucson Electric Power until 2010. It seats 11,500 fans. Concerts are often held at the stadium as well.

Trivia

  • Kimo Stadium was the site where Randy Johnson threw a pitch that fatally hit a bird. The pitch was ruled no pitch.[1]

After baseball

The Chicago White Sox had an agreement to move to Glendale in a stadium that was completed in the 2009 season. However, the Sox' lease on Kino was to last through 2012. In order to leave Kino early, the Sox proposed a youth baseball academy backed by Major League Baseball surrounding Kino. On November 18, 2008 the Pima County Board of Supervisors agreed to the White Sox's revised offer of $5 million, thus allowing the team to move Glendale in time for the 2009 season.[2] The Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies, spring training occupant of Tucson's Hi Corbett Field, indicated that they would both need Tucson to have 3 teams in order to continue playing there.[3] The Diamondbacks and Rockies will share the new Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in 2011 near Scottsdale, The San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate will play the 2011 season at the Kino Stadium. They were formally known as the Portland Beavers. They will play in Tucson for an indeterminate time as the San Diego Padres organization tries to arrange for a stadium to be approved and constructed in Escondido, California.[4]

The Pima College Aztecs football team will play its entire home schedule at Kino Stadium starting in 2010.

References

  1. ^ ESPN.com News Services (2001-03-26). "Bird 'explodes' after flying in path of fastball". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2008/11/18/20081118gl-soxbuyout1118.html
  3. ^ http://www.pima.gov/current/White.Sox.economic.development.proposal.pdf
  4. ^ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/121810_tucson_padres

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Preceded by Home of the
Tucson Sidewinders
1998 – 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
first ballpark
 Home of the
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training
1998 – 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home of the
Chicago White Sox Spring Training
1998 – 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home of the
Tucson Padres
2011 – future 		Succeeded by
 current home
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