Excite Ballpark
Park Name: Excite Ballpark
Tenants:
San Jose Giants (California League)
San Jose State University Spartans (NCAA Division I- Mountain West Conference)
Opened: 1942
Address: 588 East Alma Avenue, San Jose, California 95112
Dimensions: 320' (L), 390' (C), 320' (R)
Former Names:
San Jose Municipal Stadium (1942-2018)
Former Tenants:
San Jose Owls (California League) 1942
Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast League Spring Training) 1942-1946
San Jose Red Sox (California League) 1947-1955
San Jose JoSox (California League) 1956-1957
San Jose Pirates (California League) 1958
San Jose Bees (California League) 1962-1976
San Jose Sunbirds (International Women's Professional Softball) 1976-1978
San Jose Missions (Pacific Coast League) 1977-1978
San Jose Rainbows (International Women's Professional Softball) 1979
San Jose Missions (California League) 1979-1981
San Jose Expos (California League) 1982
San Jose Bees (California League) 1983-1987
San Jose Giants (California League) 1988-2019
San Jose Spitfires (Ladies League Baseball) 1997
San Jose Spitfires (Ladies Professional Baseball League) 1998
San Jose Giants (Low-A West) 2021
The view from behind home plate at Excite Ballpark.
The view from down the first base line.
The view from down the third base line.
The grandstand at Excite Ballpark, as seen from the left field corner of the park.
The pressbox, with logos for all the California League teams on the front, sits on top of the seating bowl. A long outdoor media desk sits beside it.
Most of the seating bowl features fold down seating close to the field with wooden bleachers at the top of the grandstand.
The center section of the grandstand features all plastic seats, with several rows of cushioned seats in front and a dedicated padded bench for players who are charting during the game.
A sun shade sits on the top of the seating bowl on the first base side of the field.
A small metal bleacher section and table seating sit down the right field line.
A covered party deck sits in the left field corner at Excite Ballpark.
A bar with countertop seating runs along the third base line.
The outer concourse at Excite Ballpark has a carnival feel with varied themed concession stands forming a midway.
The inner concourse evokes a throwback atmosphere, but is kept meticulously clean for a park of its age.
A large banner on the outer concourse celebrates all the former San Jose Giants players who have gone on to play for the parent San Francisco Giants.
The outside of the team store is decorated with Giants retired numbers.
The lineup and stats board is surrounded by celebrations of San Jose's California League championships.
The scoreboard sits behind the right field wall.
The San Jose Giants on the field during a game at Excite Ballpark.