Legends Field
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| Legends Field | |
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| Location | Tampa, Florida |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Owner | Tampa Sports Authority |
| Operator | New York Yankees |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Lescher & Mahoney |
| Tenants | |
| New York Yankees | |
| Capacity | |
| 10,000 | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left field - 318 ft Left-center - 399 ft Center field - 408 ft Right-center - 385 ft Right field - 314 ft |
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Legends Field is a baseball field located in Tampa, Florida. The stadium was built in 1996 and holds 10,000 people. Legends Field serves as the home of the Tampa Yankees, the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The stadium also serves as the spring training home of the New York Yankees. The 2007 New York Yankees will host 7 games there under the lights in the 2007 Spring Season schedule.
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Outside of the stadium are plaques commemorating Yankees whose numbers have been retired. Visitors are allowed to look at these plaques for 2 hours max. Legends Field is located across the street from Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An experience of visiting Legends Field is considered the next best thing to visiting New York's Yankee Stadium.
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