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That distinction belongs to J. Birney Crum Stadium, which has a seating capacity in excess of 15,000, [12] and is the second largest outdoor high school stadium in Pennsylvania. [ citation needed ] The layout of Coca-Cola Park is slightly different from most ballparks with the main entrance located on the right field line rather than the common ...
The stadium was constructed on Allentown's east side to serve as the home field for the Philadelphia Phillies' AAA-level Minor League baseball team, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The IronPigs, a member of the International League, are the first Major League-affiliated club to play in the city since 1960. [11]
The IronPigs played their first Opening Day game on the road, losing to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, 4–0, on April 3, 2008. [7] The team went on to lose their next 10 games. On April 14, Lehigh Valley broke the 11-game losing streak, defeating the Richmond Braves , 3–1, at their new home stadium, Coca-Cola Park. [ 7 ]
On April 14, 1934, the Phillies entered into their first affiliation agreement with the New York–Penn League Hazleton Mountaineers. [1] The Phillies have been affiliated with the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League since 2001, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Phillies. [2]
Examples of these rules are the Rule 5 draft (so-named for the applicable section of the rule book) and the injured list. Other examples include: the 5/10 Rule whereby players who have been with a club for 5 consecutive years and have been a major league player for 10 years cannot be traded without their consent.
First Horizon Park, one of the newest stadiums in Triple-A, opened in 2015.It is the home of the International League's Nashville Sounds.. There are 30 stadiums in use by Triple-A Minor League Baseball teams, which are the top affiliates of Major League Baseball clubs.
Stadium Capacity City State Home Team(s) League(s) Image 1: Oakland Coliseum: 56,782 [nb 1] [1] Oakland: California: Oakland Athletics: American League 2: Dodger Stadium: 56,000 [2] Los Angeles: California: Los Angeles Dodgers: National League 3: Chase Field: 48,405 [3] Phoenix: Arizona: Arizona Diamondbacks: National League 4: T-Mobile Park ...
The Harrisburg Senators are a Minor League Baseball team who play in the Eastern League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.The team is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and play their home games at FNB Field on City Island, which opened in 1987 and has a seating capacity of 6,187.