Frontier Field is a baseball stadium located at One Morrie Silver Way in downtown Rochester, New York. The park opened in 1996, replacing the aging Silver Stadium in northern Rochester, which had been home to professional baseball in Rochester since 1929. Although the stadium was built for baseball, Frontier Field has had several tenants in numerous sports, including the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division from 1996 to 2005, the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse from 2001 to 2002, and the Rochester Red Wings of the International League since 1997. The ballpark seats 10,868 spectators for baseball. [1] Frontier, the primary telephone company in Rochester, has held the naming rights to the ballpark since its opening in 1996. Frontier Field hosted the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 12, 2000. [2]

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History

Tenants

The stadium, although always intended to be primarily a baseball facility, was constructed to be able to accommodate the Rhinos soccer team as well.

The Red Wings moved from Silver Stadium to Frontier Field at the conclusion of the 1996 International League season. The Rhinos played at Frontier from their inception in 1996 until 2005, when the team moved to the soccer-specific PAETEC Park three blocks northwest of Frontier Field. Additionally, the Rattlers played at Frontier from 2001 to 2002, when the team moved to Bishop Kearney High School. Currently, both the Rattlers and Rhinos play at PAETEC Park, and Frontier Field is now used exclusively for baseball and special events.

Upgrades

The Red Wings, now the sole tenant at Frontier Field, are making upgrades to the park to make the stadium a better baseball facility. The first notable upgrade, the installation of a new 24 foot by 32 foot video scoreboard in left field, was completed in time for the 2006 season. Originally, a new grass turf was to be installed following the 2006 season to replace the grass that has been beat up over the years from extensive use in baseball, soccer, and lacrosse. ^[3] No such replacement was made for 2007, but work commenced following the season and a new grass surface with an improved drainage system was installed prior to the 2008 season.

References

1. Meet the Red Wings
2. Frontier Field Photo Gallery
3. Brooks, Robach and Alesi join Red Wings to announce improvements to Frontier Field