Based on the event, the team designed and wore taco-oriented jerseys. One of the stadium's most popular events is an annual 'taco truck throwdown' where food trucks compete for best taco according to the event's judges. During the game, Billy Crystal threw out the first pitch in character and later appeared on the Grizzlies radio broadcast for an inning. In August 2011, the stadium served as a filming location for Parental Guidance. In September 2006, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, affiliated with the Chukchansi tribe, announced it would be the premier corporate sponsor for Grizzlies Stadium, in a 15-year, US$16 million deal. The ballpark features 600 club seats and 32 luxury suites The $46 million facility seats 10,650, with left field dimensions of 324 ft (99 m) center field, 400 ft (120 m) and right field, 335 ft (102 m). The stadium was designed by Populous, the firm responsible for many of today's sports stadiums like Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Petco Park, Comerica Park and Oracle Park in San Francisco. Ultimately the stadium was built entirely with public money and then leased back to the owners of the Grizzlies for 30 years at $1.5 million per year. There was extensive debate over how much money the City of Fresno would contribute to the project. Upon the 1998 arrival of the Grizzlies minor league baseball team in Fresno, a group of developers proposed building a stadium in downtown Fresno as a permanent home for the club. The ballpark is also used for music concerts, motocross events, and high school football. Located in downtown Fresno, it was designed to be an anchor in the rehabilitation of the area, as other commercial development is planned in the Central Business District Loop.

36☄3′56″N 119☄7′26″W / 36.7321°N 119.7905°W / 36.7321 -119.7905įresno Grizzlies ( PCL/ Low-A West/CL) 2002–presentĬhukchansi Park, formerly known as Grizzlies Stadium, is a city-owned baseball stadium located in Fresno, California, United States, completed in 2002 as the home for Minor League Baseball's Fresno Grizzlies.

Chukchansi concert