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TEMPE DIABLO STADIUM

The Angels will hold Spring Training for the 28th consecutive season (since 1993) in
Tempe, AZ, where the Club plays home games at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
The Halos initially signed a 25-year lease (including two five-year options) with the city
of Tempe on July 25, 1991, making Tempe Diablo Stadium their Spring Training facility
until 2017. On November 8, 2004, the Angels and the city agreed to an extended lease
through the year 2025. As part of the new lease agreement, the complex was expanded
and renovated to include the Club’s minor league spring operations, a project that was
completed in time for the 2006 Spring Training. Additional improvements completed in the renovation included:
practice fields expanded and constructed to create four additional lighted ball fields; refurbished clubhouses and
expanded dugouts; new state-of-the-art seating and a new sound system.
Tempe Diablo Stadium, which is owned and operated by the City of Tempe Parks and Recreation Department,
previously housed the Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969-71) and Seattle Mariners (1977-92).
In 1992, the stadium was completely rebuilt and renovated with the combined efforts of HOK Sports Facilities
Group and the Angels. Groundbreaking for the stadium took place, Apr. 22, 1992 with an estimated cost of $5.8
million to complete. Two-thirds of the funding was provided by Maricopa County and one-third by the city of Tempe.
All revenues from food and beverage concessions, parking, souvenirs and in-stadium advertising are shared equally
by the City of Tempe and the Angels, while the city receives 20% of revenues from ticket sales.
Dedication ceremonies for Tempe Diablo Stadium took place Feb. 27, 1993, with the Angels playing their first
spring home game, Mar . 7, 1993 against Oakland .
The new Tempe Diablo Stadium complex includes six-and-a-half practice fields in addition to the main stadium,
which was dedicated as Gene Autry Field in 1999 in honor of the former Angels owner who passed away after the
1998 season .
tempe diablo facts & figures

Address (MLB): 2200 W . Alameda, Tempe, AZ 85282 Fan Accommodations
Address (Minors): 2225 W. Westcourt Way, Tempe, AZ 85282 (All with disabled access)
Owners: City of Tempe Parks and Recreation Department
Tenant: Los Angeles Angels 3 Women’s Restrooms 1 Guest Services Office
Architect: DLR Group (2006 renovation)/HOK Sports (1992) 3 Men’s Restrooms 1 First Aid Station
Builder: Moline Construction (2006)/Weitz Company (1992) 1 Family Restroom 1 Box Office
Cost: 20 million (2006 est.)/5.8 million (1992 est.) 5 Concession Stands 8 Ticket Windows
Groundbreaking Dates: Apr . 13, 2005/Apr . 22, 1992
Stadium Area: 75 acres 1 Walk-In Team Store 2 Picnic Areas
Parking Facilities: East and West parking lots with nearly DIMENSIONS
1,350 paved parking spaces; one disabled accessible entry
ramp, field and service access. Left Field Line 340’
Seating Capacity: 9,708 Right Field Line 360’
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3,110: Field Box Seats 503: Grandstand seats Power Alleys 400’
3,013: Field MVP Seats 2,600: Lawn seats (estimate) Center 420’
291: Home Plate MVP 150: Bud Patio Pavilion
41: Suites Fence height is eight feet and playing turf is bermuda

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