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| tenants = [[Frontera united|Frontera United]] ([[Unaffiliated]])(2015-present)<br/>[[Arizona Strikers FC]] ([[W-League]])(2015-present) <br/> [[Yuma Panthers (NAL)|Yuma Scorpions/Panthers]] ([[North American League (baseball)|NAL]]) (2005-2013) <br/> [[San Diego Padres]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (Spring Training) (1969-1993) <br/> [[Yakult Swallows]] ([[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]]) (Spring Training) (1979-1998)
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'''Desert Sun Stadium''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Yuma, Arizona]], originally built for [[baseball]]. It was the home field of the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]]'s [[Yuma Scorpions]] [[minor league]] baseball team and the [[Arizona Winter League]] and [[Arizona Summer League]]. The stadium, which originally opened in 1969, serves as the main field of the [[Ray Kroc Baseball Complex]]. It was the spring training home of the [[San Diego Padres]] from 1969 until 1994. [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE Wrestling]] occasionally makes a stop at the baseball complex as well. In 2015, Desert Sun Stadium was converted to a soccer stadium by OneGoal LLC, an organization that paid for the $15,000 conversion fee.<ref>{{Cite episode|credits=Holly Sweet|title=Yuma City Council to approve Desert Sun Stadium contract|work=KYMA KSWT KECY News|accessdate=2015-03-12|date=2015-03-04|url=http://www.kyma.com/yuma-city-council-to-approve-desert-sun-stadium-contract |title=news report}}</ref>
'''Desert Sun Stadium''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Yuma, Arizona]], originally built for [[baseball]]. It was the home field of the [[North American League (baseball)|North American League]]'s [[Yuma Scorpions]] [[minor league]] baseball team and the [[Arizona Winter League]] and [[Arizona Summer League]]. The stadium, which originally opened in 1969, serves as the main field of the [[Ray Kroc Baseball Complex]]. It was the spring training home of the [[San Diego Padres]] from 1969 until 1994. [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE Wrestling]] occasionally makes a stop at the baseball complex as well. In 2015, Desert Sun Stadium was converted to a soccer stadium by OneGoal LLC, an organization that paid for the $15,000 conversion fee.<ref>{{Cite episode|credits=Holly Sweet|title=Yuma City Council to approve Desert Sun Stadium contract|work=KYMA KSWT KECY News|accessdate=2015-03-12|date=2015-03-04|url=http://www.kyma.com/yuma-city-council-to-approve-desert-sun-stadium-contract }}</ref>


==Reference Links==
==Reference Links==

Revision as of 05:50, 8 May 2015

Desert Sun Stadium
Map
Location1280 W. Desert Sun Dr., Yuma, AZ 85365
Capacity7,500
Field sizeLeft Field: 345 ft
Center Field: 420 ft
Right Field: 345 ft [1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1957
Opened1958
Renovated1969
Tenants
Frontera United (Unaffiliated)(2015-present)
Arizona Strikers FC (W-League)(2015-present)
Yuma Scorpions/Panthers (NAL) (2005-2013)
San Diego Padres (MLB) (Spring Training) (1969-1993)
Yakult Swallows (NPB) (Spring Training) (1979-1998)

Desert Sun Stadium is a stadium in Yuma, Arizona, originally built for baseball. It was the home field of the North American League's Yuma Scorpions minor league baseball team and the Arizona Winter League and Arizona Summer League. The stadium, which originally opened in 1969, serves as the main field of the Ray Kroc Baseball Complex. It was the spring training home of the San Diego Padres from 1969 until 1994. WWE Wrestling occasionally makes a stop at the baseball complex as well. In 2015, Desert Sun Stadium was converted to a soccer stadium by OneGoal LLC, an organization that paid for the $15,000 conversion fee.[2]

Reference Links

  1. ^ http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/yuma.htm
  2. ^ Holly Sweet (2015-03-04). "Yuma City Council to approve Desert Sun Stadium contract". Retrieved 2015-03-12. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)

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