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  BayCare Ballpark Location within Florida  BayCare Ballpark BayCare Ballpark (the United States) | |
| Former names | Bright House Networks Field (2004–2013) Bright House Field (2013–2017) Spectrum Field (2017–2020) |
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| Location | 601 Old Coachman Road Clearwater, FL 33765 |
| Coordinates | 27°58′18″N 82°43′54″W / 27.97167°N 82.73167°W |
| Public transit |  PSTA bus: 76 |
| Owner | City of Clearwater[1] |
| Operator | Philadelphia Phillies[2] |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Field size | Left – 329 ft. Left Center – 389 ft. Center – 408 ft. Right – 330 ft. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 16, 2002 |
| Opened | February 27, 2004 |
| Construction cost | $28 million[1] ($45.2 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Populous Ewing Cole Cherry Brott |
| Project manager | Stranix Associates[4] |
| Services engineer | Bredson & Associates, Inc.[2] |
| General contractor | Hunt Construction Group[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Clearwater Threshers (Florida State League) (2004–present) Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (spring training) (2004–present) Big East tournament (2006, 2008–2013) AAC tournament (2014–present) | |
BayCare Ballpark is a baseball stadium located in Clearwater, Florida. The stadium was built in 2004 and has a maximum seating capacity of 8,500 people (7,000 fixed seats with additional grass berm seating for 1,500).
The ballpark is the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and also the home of their Class A affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League. A sculpture titled The Ace—by artist Kevin Brady—stands at the ballpark's west entrance plaza.[5]
- ^ a b "Bright House Networks Secures Naming Rights". Tampa Bay Business Journal. January 20, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Clearwater Promises a Clear View". SportsBusiness Journal. March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bright House Field". Stranix Associates. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ^ Tisch, Chris (February 27, 2004). "A Whole New Ball Game". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 7, 2009.