Park Name: Billy Parker Field at Surpise Stadium Tenants: Surprise Saguaros (Arizona Fall League) Kansas City Royals (Cactus League) Texas Rangers (Cactus League) Opened: 2003 Address: 15930 North Bullard Avenue, Surprise, Arizona 85374 Dimensions: 350' (L), 400' (C), 350' (R) Former Tenants: Surprise Fightin' Falcons (Golden League) 2005 Grand Canyon Rafters (Arizona Fall League) 2005-2006 Surprise Scorpions (Arizona Fall League) 2005 Surprise Rafters (Arizona Fall League) 2007-2010 Peoria Javelinas (Arizona Fall League) 2013-2014 The pressbox and luxury suites. The field is named for Billy Parker, a former Angels infielder and the first Parks director of the city of Surprise. Plaques along the concourse honor members of the Surprise Recreation Campus Hall of Fame, which celebrates the accomplishments of players who trained in Surprise. The Rangers clubhouse sits in the right field corner and Texas banners run along the first base concourse. The view of the Royals clubhouse from the left field concourse. The clubhouses resemble hotels, with balconies and a courtyard that are open to the stadium. The batting cages sit right on the main concourse, next to the clubhouses, and allow fans to look in. Saguaros retired numbers hang on the face of the first base cages. The park features a large amount of foul territory down the lines before the grandstand turns back in to face home plate in the outfield. The scoreboard overlooks the field from left field, and the flags of all the Cactus League teams fly from atop the center field batter's eye. |
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