The Ports’ New Home

Third-base entrance to Banner Island Ballpark, Aug-2006.

The seating, as seen from the outfield concourse.

The view from behind home plate.

• Location: Fremont Street, Stockton, Calif.
• Opened: 2005
• Home team: Stockton Ports, California League (2005-present)
• Capacity: 4,000

Rating: 4 baseballs

The unpretentious new park features a center section with a press box flanked by a few luxury boxes, and stadium seating below that and down the lines. Concessions are located on the spacious concourse, with just a few behind the press box. Fans walk in at street level, and the field is somewhat recessed. There is also a fair amount of berm seating as well as a couple of party decks, all accessible via the wrap-around concourse.

The park gets its unofficial name from its location. Channels wrap around the part of town where the park is located, and it has been known as Banner Island for years.