Parkview Field
Encyclopedia
Parkview Field is a minor league baseball
stadium located in the central business district
of Fort Wayne
, Indiana
, U.S.
's Fort Wayne TinCaps, Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres
, replacing Memorial Stadium
. The stadium is also one of the central components to the Harrison Square
revitalization project in downtown Fort Wayne. The naming rights were bought by Parkview Health
at $3 million over 10 years.
Opening Day was held April 16, 2009 before a sold-out crowd of 8,208. The TinCaps shut out the Dayton Dragons
7-0.
A record attendance of 8,572 made it to Parkview Field on August 6, 2009 not only to watch the TinCaps, but take part in festivities held celebrating Fort Wayne's All-America City
designation, pushing the overall season attendance past 300,000.
Parkview Field was host to the 2010 Midwest League All-Star Game.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
stadium located in the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, U.S.
United States
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History
Parkview Field was built as the new home of the Midwest LeagueMidwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
's Fort Wayne TinCaps, Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
, replacing Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Fort Wayne)
Memorial Stadium was a stadium located in Johnny Appleseed Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Fort Wayne Wizards of the Midwest League baseball team...
. The stadium is also one of the central components to the Harrison Square
Harrison Square
Harrison Square is a mixed-use downtown revitalization project in Fort Wayne, IN. The project includes a ballpark that is primarily used for baseball, home field to the Fort Wayne TinCaps minor league baseball team...
revitalization project in downtown Fort Wayne. The naming rights were bought by Parkview Health
Parkview Hospital
Parkview Hospital, founded in 1878 as Fort Wayne City Hospital, is the flagship hospital of Parkview Health System in northeastern Indiana. It has also been called Hope Hospital and Methodist Hospital...
at $3 million over 10 years.
Opening Day was held April 16, 2009 before a sold-out crowd of 8,208. The TinCaps shut out the Dayton Dragons
Dayton Dragons
The Dayton Dragons are a Class A minor league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. They play in the Midwest League at Fifth Third Field.The Dragons came to Dayton in 2000...
7-0.
A record attendance of 8,572 made it to Parkview Field on August 6, 2009 not only to watch the TinCaps, but take part in festivities held celebrating Fort Wayne's All-America City
All-America City Award
The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.The oldest community recognition program in the nation, the award recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon...
designation, pushing the overall season attendance past 300,000.
Parkview Field was host to the 2010 Midwest League All-Star Game.