Harbor Park
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| place | Norfolk , Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 50 '34 " N , 76 ° 16' 43.9" W |
| owner | Norfolk |
| opening | April 14, 1993 |
| surface | race |
| architect | Populous |
| capacity | 12,067 |
| playing area | Left Field: 333 ft Center Field: 410 ft Right Field: 318 ft |
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Norfolk Tides ( International League ) (1933 – current |
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The Harbor Park is a baseball stadium in Norfolk , Virginia . It is the home of the minor league team Norfolk Tides , the AAA farm team of the Baltimore Orioles in the International League. Harbor Park opened in 1993 and can accommodate 12,067 visitors. While Major League Baseball was looking for a new "home" for the Montreal Expos , a Norfolk group was one of the bidders for the team. In this case, Harbor Park would have been a stopover for the team until a new stadium was built right next to it. However, another group of bidders came into play and the Montréal Expos became the Washington Nationals and moved to the RFK Stadium in Washington DC