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John Thurman Field

37°37′22″N 121°00′03″W / 37.622658°N 121.000814°W / 37.622658; -121.000814OwnerCity of ModestoOperatorCity of ModestoCapacity4,000 (Baseball)
7,500 (Concerts)Field sizeLeft Field: 312 feet
Left-Center: 393 feet
Center Field: 400 feet
Right-Center: 370 feet
Right Field: 319 feet
Backstop: 30 feetSurfaceGrassConstructionBroke ground1954OpenedApril 15, 1955Renovated1997Construction cost$3.93 Million (renovation)ArchitectL.D. Astorino & Associates, Ltd. (renovation)General contractorAcme Construction Company (renovation)TenantsModesto Nuts (CL) (2005–present)

John Thurman Field is a stadium in Modesto, California. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Modesto Nuts minor league baseball team of the California League. It was built in 1955 and holds 4,000 people. It was later named for California State Assemblyman John E. Thurman, from Modesto.

History

Originally named Del Webb Field, the Modesto ballpark was renamed for state assemblyman John Thurman in 1983 and underwent over $3.93 million worth of renovations prior to the start of the 1997 to keep it up to California League standards.^[1]

Notable events

On April 7, 2007, left-hander Randy Johnson made an appearance for the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate, then called the Visalia Oaks. Johnson's appearance sparked a media frenzy and helped the Nuts draw over 5,000 fans for that day's game.^[2] On June 22, 2019, it was the first Mexican Concert which was performed by Regulo Caro, Ramon Ayala and Banda El Recodo

References

^ Knight, Graham (May 28, 2005). "John Thurman Field". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ Suchon, Josh (April 8, 2007). "Unit Makes First Rehab Start with Visalia". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 31, 2014.