Closing and aftermath Al Lopez Field

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entrance al lópez park


by 1980s, tampa bay area discussed possible home either major league expansion team or relocated existing team, , site of al lópez field considered prime location new major league ballpark if tampa received team. uncertainty future of site, tampa sports authority offer reds series of short-term leases continued use of ballpark , adjacent training facilities. team responded building new facility in nearby plant city, florida. 1987 season last in cincinnati reds held spring training in tampa , tampa tarpons reds minor league affiliate.


the tampa tarpons reached affiliation agreement chicago white sox 1988 season. however, various local groups continued pursue major league team , announced various plans large stadiums @ al lópez field site, leading tarpons local owners sell minor league team white sox in november 1988. tarpons moved sarasota in 1989 , rechristened sarasota white sox, leaving tampa without professional baseball first time in on 70 years.


with no tenants , sense city have move build major league stadium, tampa sports authority decided demolish al lopez field in 1989. al lópez himself had retired tampa , lived few miles ballpark bore name. in 1992 interview, lopez said razing of stadium wasn t disappointing. saw diagram of new stadium, , didn t feel bad because thought going build bigger 1 , better one. after that, happened, , never built ballpark. disappointment. horizon park, public park north of tampa stadium, renamed al lópez park in honor in 1992.


while tampa waited build new ballpark until guaranteed major league team, st. petersburg went ahead construction on domed stadium known tropicana field. completed in 1990, , st. pete awarded expansion tampa bay (devil) rays in 1995. meanwhile, tampa resumed long affiliation professional baseball in 1994, when new york yankees agreed move spring training home , florida state league affiliate (the tampa yankees) tampa if city built new ballpark use. city built george m. steinbrenner field (originally known legends field) across dale mabry highway tampa stadium, quarter mile northwest of former site of al lópez field. city of tampa upgraded nearby training facilities formerly known redsland use yankees.


the former site of al lópez field parking area tampa stadium until 1998, when raymond james stadium built on footprint.








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