AutoZone Park - Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
N 35° 08.567 W 090° 03.040
15S E 768703 N 3892860
AutoZone Park a minor league baseball stadiums, Home to the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Team. Located in the heart of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Waymark Code: WMY95Y
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2018
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Designed by Looney Ricks Kiss Architects of Memphis with Kansas City-based HOK Sport, AutoZone Park cost $80.5 million to build. This is by far the most money ever spent on a structure dedicated to a minor league baseball team.[10] AutoZone Park was built to "MLB standards", but with the absence of outfield seats or food vendors far down the foul lines, making it, for comparison purposes, a major league stadium with only the 'good' seats". It opened in 2000, replacing Tim McCarver Stadium. The stadium also hosts some games for the University of Memphis baseball team, and most notably, the annual game with Ole Miss.
The Redbirds had been unique in baseball until recently, in that they were owned by a non-profit community foundation, the Memphis Redbirds Foundation; the Green Bay Packers of the NFL have a similar ownership structure. However, the Foundation defaulted on its bond payment in 2010. On November 15, 2013, the Foundation announced that the default would be remedied by the St. Louis Cardinals paying off the bonds at a discount and acquiring the Redbirds, while the city of Memphis resumes ownership of the stadium.: Text Sources: (
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