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First Horizon Park

First Horizon Park is a baseball park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home stadium of the Nashville Sounds, who are a Minor League Baseball team. It opened on April 17, 2015, and has room for up to 10,000 people.[7] It was named First Tennessee Park from 2015 to 2019.[8] Before playing there, the Sounds played at a stadium called Herschel Greer Stadium from 1978 to 2014.[8]

First Tennessee Park, April 20, 2015 - 2.jpg
First Horizon Park at dusk
Former namesFirst Tennessee Park (2015–2019)
Location19 Junior Gilliam Way[1]
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Coordinates36°10′22″N 86°47′05″W / 36.17278°N 86.78472°W / 36.17278; -86.78472Coordinates: 36°10′22″N 86°47′05″W / 36.17278°N 86.78472°W / 36.17278; -86.78472
OwnerMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
OperatorNashville Sounds Baseball Club
Capacity8,500 (fixed seating)[2]
10,000 (plus berm seating)[2]
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Left-center field: 386 ft (118 m)
Center field: 403 ft (123 m)
Right-center field: 388 ft (118 m)
Right field: 310 ft (94 m)[3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 27, 2014[4]
OpenedApril 17, 2015[7]
Construction cost$91 million[5]
($91 million in 2020 dollars[6])
Tenants
Nashville Sounds (PCL/AAAE/IL) 2015–present
Nashville SC (USLC) 2018–2019

The ballpark was built for the the Nashville Sounds, but other sports teams have also played at the stadium. Nashville SC, a soccer team of the USL Championship, played its games there from 2018 to 2019.[9][10]

  • The home plate entrance

  • The guitar-shaped scoreboard

  • The seating area at night

  • The ballpark during the day

  • A diagram of the baseball field

First Horizon Park Media

  • The early stages of construction

  • The Sounds being introduced before the inaugural game on April 17, 2015

  • Exhibition game between the Sounds and Texas Rangers on March 24, 2019

  • The field configured for soccer

References

Specific
  1. ↑ "Sounds Woes Continue". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. July 28, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fact Sheet – Highlights of First Tennessee Park Construction Tour". Nashville.gov. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Nashville Sounds Media Guide 2022, p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Mayor, Nashville Sounds Celebrate Groundbreaking for New Ballpark". Nashville.gov. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. January 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Audit of the First Tennessee Ballpark Construction Project" (PDF). Metropolitan Nashville Office of Internal Audit. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reichard, Kevin (April 20, 2015). "First Tennessee Park / Nashville Sounds". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nashville Sounds Team History". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Garrison, Joey (August 23, 2017). Renderings Show How Pro Soccer Will Work at the Nashville Sounds' First Tennessee Park. Nashville. http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2017/08/23/nashville-soccer-club-usl-first-tennessee-park-sounds-work/591909001/. Retrieved August 23, 2017. 
  10. ↑ Boclair, David (May 16, 2019). Nashville SC Moves Two Matches to Nissan Stadium. https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/nashville-sc/blog/21069050/nashville-sc-moves-two-matches-to-nissan-stadium. Retrieved May 17, 2019. 
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