Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium

The Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium (traditional Chinese: 新莊棒球場; simplified Chinese: 新庄棒球场; pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Bàngqiúchǎng) is a baseball stadium in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is currently mostly used for CPBL baseball games. The stadium can hold 12,500 people and was opened in 1997.[1]

Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium
新莊棒球場
LocationXinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25.041158°N 121.447718°E / 25.041158; 121.447718
Public transit Taipei Metro:
Metro interchange Xinzhuang
Capacity7,200 (1997)
12,500 (2003)
Field sizeLeft Field – 99.1 metres (325 ft)
Left-Center – 115.8 metres (380 ft)
Center Field – 121.9 metres (400 ft)
Right-Center – 115.8 metres (380 ft)
Right Field – 99.1 metres (325 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground4 July 1996
Opened19 October 1997
Expanded5 October 2003
Tenants
Fubon Guardians

Ground rules

Part of the dugouts are covered by retractable roofs. The roofs must be retracted during games, and any fly ball that hits the retracted roof and bounces back is not considered a foul ball until it lands in foul territory.

Notable events

Transportation

The stadium is accessible within walking distance north west of Xinzhuang Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. "新北市體育處" [New Taipei Sports Office] (in Chinese).
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