Recreation Park (Visalia)
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Recreation Ballpark is a minor league baseball park in Visalia, California
. With only 1,888 seats (2,468 capacity with 'pasture' grass lawn), it is the smallest professional ballpark in the United States. The ballpark is undergoing its most extensive renovation since its construction in 1946. This renovation will include an expanded seating on the third base side, and an all new grandstand. The park currently serves as the home to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League
. The Rawhide is a High-A minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
. In 2009, the City of Visalia completed a multimillion dollar renovation and expansion of Recreation Ballpark supported by a ten-year lease with the ballclub, the longest lease in franchise history.
Visalia, California
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
. With only 1,888 seats (2,468 capacity with 'pasture' grass lawn), it is the smallest professional ballpark in the United States. The ballpark is undergoing its most extensive renovation since its construction in 1946. This renovation will include an expanded seating on the third base side, and an all new grandstand. The park currently serves as the home to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
. The Rawhide is a High-A minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
. In 2009, the City of Visalia completed a multimillion dollar renovation and expansion of Recreation Ballpark supported by a ten-year lease with the ballclub, the longest lease in franchise history.