Compadre Stadium

Compadre Stadium
Compadre Stadium
Location 1425 W Ocotillo Road, Chandler, Arizona
Coordinates 33°14′40″N 111°51′51″W / 33.24444°N 111.86417°W / 33.24444; -111.86417
Built 1985
Opened 1986
Surface Grass
Construction cost $1.6 million
Capacity 5,000
Field dimensions Left Field - ft
Center Field - ft
Right Field - ft
Tenants
Milwaukee Brewers (AL) (spring training) (1986-1997)
Chandler Diamondbacks (AFL) (1992-1993)
Arizona League Brewers (Arizona League) (1993-1995)

Compadre Stadium was the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1997 in Chandler, Arizona (southeast suburban Phoenix), and the home-field of the Arizona Fall League Chandler Diamondbacks. The ballpark was privately financed by local developers and built at a cost of $1.6 million in 1985.

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History

In 1982, Chandler mayor Jim Patterson first approached the Brewers about moving their spring training facility from Sun City to Chandler. Patterson was aware that the owners of the Brewers' minor league ballpark in Sun City had sold the facility to private developers and the Brewers would soon need a new spring home. After leaving office, Patterson built a 2,700-acre (11 km2) development he named Ocotillo, in which he placed the ballpark.[1]

In April 1985, the Brewers agreed to move their spring training camp from Sun City, Arizona, to Chandler where local authorities planned to build a 20-acre (81,000 m2) complex in exchange for the Brewers signing a 10-year lease.[2]

The Brewers departed Compadre after the 1997 season, and began Cactus League play the following year at the newly built Maryvale Baseball Park on the west side of the city of Phoenix, where the team holds spring training to this day.

Current Structure

This structure and the field remain as of 2009, unused and in a state of disrepair after only being used for twelve seasons. After the Brewers departed, some of the minor league practice fields on the site were taken over by the city of Chandler to create a local park, the Snedigar Recreation Center.[3]

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