Plant City Stadium
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| Location | 1900 S Park Road Plant City, FL 33563-8113 |
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| Owner | City of Plant City |
| Capacity | 6,700 |
| Field size | Left – ft. Center – ft. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $5.7 million (full complex) |
| Architect | Lescher & Mahoney |
| Tenants | |
| Tampa Bay Starfish (USAFL) (2015–) Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (spring training) (1988–1997) VSI Tampa Bay FC (USL Pro) (2013) Tampa Bay Vipers practice facility (XFL) (2020) | |
Plant City Stadium is a stadium in Plant City, Florida with a capacity of about 6,000. It was built in 1988 as the new spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds, who had previously trained at Al Lopez Field in nearby Tampa for many years. In 1998, the Reds left Plant City for Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. After the departure of the Reds, Plant City Stadium mainly hosted local amateur baseball and softball games.
In 2012, the stadium became the home pitch for several VisionPro Institute developmental soccer teams, including VSI Tampa Bay FC of USL Pro, VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL Premier Development League, and VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL W-League.[1] In early 2020, the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL will renovate and take over the facility for use as its practice facilities.[2]
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External links[]
- City of Plant City: Plant City Stadium
- Ballpark Reviews: Plant City Stadium
- Digital Ballparks: Plant City Stadium
Coordinates: 27°59′51″N 82°06′28″W / 27.9974897°N 82.1079111°W
- Cincinnati Reds spring training venues
- Grapefruit League venues
- Sports venues in the Tampa Bay Area
- Minor league baseball venues
- 1988 establishments in Florida
- Sports venues completed in 1988
- Soccer venues in Florida
- Plant City, Florida
- Southern United States baseball venue stubs
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