Park Name: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park Tenants: Albuquerque Isotopes (Pacific Coast League) Opened: 1969 Grandstand Rebuilt: 2003 Address: 1601 Avenida Cesar Chaves SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 Dimensions: 340' (L), 400' (C), 340' (R) Former Names: Albuquerque Sports Stadium (1969-2000) Former Tenants: Albuquerque Dodgers (Texas League) 1968-1971 Albuquerque Dukes (Pacific Coast League) 1972-2000 University of New Mexico Lobos (NCAA Division 1) 2004-2013 The grandstand at Isotopes Park, as seen from center field. The current grandstand was built in 2003 to replace the original Albuquerque Sports Stadium that stood in the same location. The pressbox sits on the third level, with luxury suites on either side and running along the second level. An elevated seating deck sits on the third base side of the park and extends over the main seating bowl. The bullpens sit in front of the left field picnic deck, with the foul pole located inside one of the bullpens. The Albuquerque Isotopes were named after an episode of The Simpsons, and statues of Simpsons characters sit along the concourse. Banners along the outfield concourse celebrate the former Albuquerque Sports Stadium, which included "drive-in" seating in the outfield where fans could watch the game from their cars. Tiered berms sits beside the landscaped batter's eye in right field, with a children's play area above. The "'Topes Slope," a grassy hill that is in the field of play, sits in center field at Isotopes Park and is one of the few hills in play left in professional baseball. |
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