Madison Ballpark

Madison Ballpark
Location Zierdt Road and I-565
Madison, Alabama, US
Coordinates 34°41′11″N 86°43′02″W / 34.686490°N 86.717349°W / 34.686490; -86.717349Coordinates: 34°41′11″N 86°43′02″W / 34.686490°N 86.717349°W / 34.686490; -86.717349
Owner City of Madison
Operator BallCorps LLC
Capacity 7,000[1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground June 9, 2018[2]
Opened April 2020 (planned)
Construction cost $48 million[1]
Architect Populous[3]
Project manager Turner Construction[4]
Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti[4]
Services engineer Henderson Engineers[4]
General contractor Hoar Construction[4]
Tenants
Rocket City Trash Pandas (SL) 2020–future

Madison Ballpark is the working name for a baseball park planned for construction in Madison, Alabama. It will be the home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas,[5] the relocated team currently known as the Mobile BayBears, a Minor League Baseball team playing in the Southern League. It is scheduled to open in 2020 and will seat up to 7,000 people.[6] Groundbreaking occurred on June 9, 2018.[6][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Reichard, Kevin (January 30, 2018). "New Madison Ballpark Approved; 2020 Opening Planned". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Vaught, Lindsay (June 11, 2018). "Pro Baseball Coming Soon to Madison". The Madison Record. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gattis, Paul (June 8, 2018). "How You'll Be 'Shocked' by Minor League Baseball in Madison". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 McLaughlin, Bud (September 4, 2018). "Construction Underway on Madison Baseball Stadium". Huntsville Business Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2018. Turner Construction’s North Alabama office is the construction manager agent for the development. ... Hoar Construction is the general contractor for the stadium and handling the actual construction of the stadium.
  5. ↑ Ary, Patrick (September 5, 2018). "Rocket City Trash Pandas Chosen As New Madison Baseball Team's Name". WHNT. Huntsville. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "MiLB Approves Mobile BayBears Move to Madison". Ballpark Digest. May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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