Chukchansi Park

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Chukchansi Park
Chukchansi.jpg
Former names Grizzlies Stadium
Location 1800 Tulare Street
Fresno, California 93721
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Owner City of Fresno
Operator Fresno Sports Management, LLC.[1]
Executive suites 33
Capacity 12,500
Record attendance 16,000+ (2012
Field size Left field: 324 ft (99 m)
Center field: 402 ft (123 m)
Right field: 335 ft (102 m)
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground August 8, 2000[2]
Opened May 1, 2002
Construction cost $46 million
($60.5 million in 2024 dollars[3])
Architect Populous
Project manager Huber, Hunt & Nichols[1]
Structural engineer Advanced Structural Design, Inc.[4]
Services engineer Bredson & Associates, Inc.[5]
General contractor Mauldin-Dorfmeier[1]
Tenants
Fresno Grizzlies (PCL) (2002–present)
Fresno Fuego (USLPDL) (2007–present)

Chukchansi Park, formerly Grizzlies Stadium, is a city-owned baseball stadium located in Fresno, California, completed in 2002 as the home for the Pacific Coast League, Fresno Grizzlies. In September 2006, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, affiliated with the Chukchansi tribe, announced it would be the premier corporate sponsor for Grizzlies Stadium, in a 15-year, US$16 million deal. The first game was May 1, 2002. Located in downtown Fresno, it is to be an anchor in the rehabilitation of the area, as other commercial development is planned in the Central Business District Loop.

Design

The stadium was designed by Populous, the firm responsible for many of today's sports stadiums like Oriole Park at Camden Yards, PETCO Park, Comerica Park and AT&T Park in San Francisco.

The $46 million facility seats 12,500, with left field dimensions of 324 ft (99 m); center field, 402 ft (123 m); and right field, 335 ft (102 m). The ballpark features 600 club seats and 32 luxury suites[6]

The stadium's current tenants are the Pacific Coast League: Fresno Grizzlies (2002–present), and the USL Premier Development League: Fresno Fuego (2007–present), and is also used for music concerts, motocross events, and high school football.

Attendance records

The stadium's attendance record was set on July 10, 2015 when Chukchansi Park hosted an exhibition soccer game between Mexican soccer clubs Chivas and Atlas, in front of 16,824 fans.[7] The stadium's second attendance record was set on June 27, 2012 when Chukchansi Park hosted an exhibition soccer game between Mexican soccer clubs América and Chiapas of the Primera División, in front of a crowd of 16,125 fans;[8] breaking the previous record set on March 26, 2008 when the Grizzlies played their parent club, the San Francisco Giants, in an exhibition game in front of 14,084 fans.[9]

On March 27, 2015, Liga MX teams Cruz Azul and León faced off an international friendly match in front of a crowd of 15,087 spectators, the third largest crowd recorded at Chukchansi Park.[10]

On May 11, 2012, the Grizzlies fell to the Iowa Cubs in front of 14,023 fans, which is the largest regular season crowd in franchise history.[11]

Gallery

  • Chukchansi Park aerial view
  • Ffuegostadium.jpg
  • Chukchansi Park satellite view.png

See also

References

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External links

Events and tenants
Preceded by Home of the
Fresno Grizzlies
2002–present		 Succeeded by
current
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