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Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium is a stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team, double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The San Antonio Missions are part of the Texas League, a minor league baseball organization. It was opened on April 18, 1994 and has a capacity of about 9,500 spectators, including fixed seats, luxury boxes, a picnic area down the right field foul line, and a left field berm. The dimensions (from home plate to the outfield wall) are: 310 ft. to left field, 402 to center field and 340 ft. to right field. Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly...
Flag Seal Nickname: Alamo City Location Location in the state of Texas Coordinates , Government Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Geographical characteristics Area City 1067. ...
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The San Antonio Missions is a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ...
Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ...
Viewing the stadium from the outside entrance (behind home plate) there are two large brick belltowers, keeping with a southwestern (U.S.) theme. Most of the seating area is shaded by a large high roof. There are no poles to impede views as seen in some older minor league parks at the double-A and single-A level. A concourse wraps around the playing field and enables spectators varied views of the game and stadium.
Plans can often be seen flying in to Lackland Air Force Base behind the outfield wall. The Missions reguarly have Military night inviting recently graduated troops to Friday night games.
The stadium is located about 8 miles from the Alamo (and downtown San Antonio) on San Antonio's west side. The location, not being downtown, or near major commercial, recreational, or tourist destinations is seen by some as an unwise location which hurts attendance. The area around the stadium has been described as a "run down residential neighborhood". The stadium has often been called "The Shea stadium of the Minors" or "The jewel of the Texas league."
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