Joe O'Brien Field

Joe O'Brien Field
Joe O'Brien Field
Location within Tennessee
Former names Riverside Park (1974-1980)[1]
Address 208 N Holly Lane, Elizabethton, TN 37643[2]
Coordinates 36°21′18″N 82°13′56″W / 36.354899°N 82.232183°W / 36.354899; -82.232183Coordinates: 36°21′18″N 82°13′56″W / 36.354899°N 82.232183°W / 36.354899; -82.232183
Owner City of Elizabethton
Capacity 2,000[3]
Field size Left field: 339 ft (103 m)
Center field: 320 ft (98 m)
Right field: 320 ft (98 m)[1]
Opened 1974 (1974)[2]
Tenants
Elizabethton Twins (Appalachian League) 1974-present

Joe O'Brien Field is a municipal owned baseball stadium in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

The Joe O'Brien Field is owned and subsidized by the City of Elizabethton and the stadium itself is primarily used for Appalachian League Minor League Baseball as the home field of the Elizabethton Twins rookie affiliate team of the Minnesota Twins. The Elizabethton High School baseball teams also use the Joe O'Brien Field.

Built in 1974,[2] the Joe O'Brien Field ballpark can provide seating for 2,000 people.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Joe O'Brien Field". In The Ballparks (www.intheballparks.com). Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "About". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Preslar, Matthew (July 9, 2018). "Joe O'Brien Field". Ballpark Adventures. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  • "Church Fellowship Nights consist of variety of events at Joe O'Brien Field". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins. June 9, 2011.
  • "Joe O'Brien Field". Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues | littleballparks.com.
  • "The Official Site of the Elizabethton Twins". MiLB.com. Elizabethton Twins.


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