Hank Aaron Stadium


Hank aaron
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Hank Aaron Stadium is a baseball feild name after Mobile baseball star Hank Aaron in 1997.Its the home stadium for for the Bay Bears.Hank Aaron Stadium is unique in that the luxury suites are at field level. Thus, infield seating for the general public is elevated from the field by approximately twenty feet.

In November 1995, Mobile\'s city council voted to allocate $4.0 million to a new ballpark in Mobile and name it Hank Aaron Stadium. The city committed to pay for half the cost of construction and match the contribution of new franchise owner Eric Margenau.The ballpark opened on April 17, 1997. Aaron\'s number 44 was retired by the BayBears and he threw out the first pitch with his parents, siblings, and extended family in attendance.
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