Plant City Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Plant City Stadium
Location:1900 S Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-8113
Opened:1988
Renovated:1999, 2019
Owner:City of Plant City
Surface:Grass
Construction Cost:$5.7 million (full complex)
Architect:Lescher & Mahoney
Tenants:Tampa Bay Starfish (USAFL) (2015–)
Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (spring training) (1988–1997)
VSI Tampa Bay FC (USL Pro) (2013)
Tampa Bay Vipers practice facility (XFL) (2020) Four Corners Upper School Coyotes (High School) (2023-
Seating Capacity:6,700
Dimensions:Left – ft.
Center – ft.
Right – ft.

Plant City Stadium is a stadium in Plant City, Florida with a capacity of about 6,000. It was built in 1988 as the new spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds, who had previously trained at Al Lopez Field in nearby Tampa for many years. In 1998, the Reds left Plant City for Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. After the departure of the Reds, Plant City Stadium mainly hosted local amateur baseball and softball games.

In 2012, the stadium became the home pitch for several VisionPro Institute developmental soccer teams, including VSI Tampa Bay FC of USL Pro, VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL Premier Development League, and VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL W-League.[1] In early 2020, the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL renovated and took over the facility for use as its practice facilities.[2] Starting in the spring of 2023, Plant City Stadium will be the home to the Four Corners Upper School Coyotes Baseball Team.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-03-28 . 2013-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019130128/http://www.tampabay.com/resources/images/dti/rendered/2013/03/brn_soccer032913_10532812_8col.jpg . dead .
  2. Web site: XFL turns eyes to Plant City. 15 August 2019.