Fifth Third Field (Toledo)
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| Location | 406 Washington St Toledo, OH 43604 |
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| Opened | 2002 |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Capacity | 10,300 people |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 320 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right Field - 320 ft |
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| Toledo Mud Hens (International League) (2002 — Present) |
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Fifth Third Field is the name of a minor league baseball stadium in Toledo, Ohio. The Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank purchased the naming rights to the stadium. It is not to be confused with another stadium in Ohio with the same name, Fifth Third Field in Dayton. Fifth Third Bank also owns the naming rights to another stadium in Comstock Park, Michigan, near Grand Rapids, and a basketball arena on the campus of the University of Cincinnati.
The facility is home to the Toledo Mud Hens, an International League team and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. It seats 10,300 and opened in 2002. Fifth Third Field hosted the 2006 Triple-A All-Star Game and home run derby. The stadium was named the best minor league ballpark in America by Newsweek.[1] In the summer of 2007, ESPN.com rated The Roost section of Fifth Third Field as the best seats to watch a game in minor league baseball.[2]
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[edit] Location
It is located in downtown Toledo, two blocks from the Maumee River. The new stadium replaced Ned Skeldon Stadium, located in suburban Maumee, as the Mud Hens home — the older facility being best described as "quaint" or "rustic". The park was intended to boost development downtown, and indeed a small commercial area has sprung up around the park, centered on St. Clair Street, on the park's southeast side.
The street address is 406 Washington Street. The park is bounded by Washington Street (southwest, first base); North Huron Street (northwest, third base); Monroe Street/Henry Morse Way (northeast, left field); and Msgr. Jerome Schmidt Way/North St. Clair Street (southeast, right field).
[edit] Scoreboards
The scoreboard is a Fair Play Scoreboards in left field with a four line 256 shades message center on the bottom as well as a large Fair Play video board on the top in the middle of advertising. In between the field level and upper deck there are two more Aux. Fair Play Scoreboards that note the At Bat, Teams Runs, Hits and Errors, Inning, Ball, Strike, Outs, and the same four line message center. In right field a Daktronics video board was added in 2003. However the Fair Play board is currently gone as it is being replaced by a new Daktronics all matrix scoreboard for the beginning of the 2009 season.
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Mark Starr. Newsweek: "Cheat Sheet | Minor-League Baseball". Aug 5, 2002.
- ^ Josh Pahigian. ESPN: "The Best of the Minor Leagues". May 10, 2008.
- Resources
[edit] External links
- View an INTERACTIVE Virtual Tour of Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens!
- Fifth Third Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- ESPN.com's Ten Best Seats in the Minor Leagues
- Fifth Third Field - BallparkReviews.com
Coordinates: 41°38′53.93″N 83°32′20.35″W / 41.6483139°N 83.5389861°W
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