Counter Clocks Field is a
ballpark in
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County. By population, it is the List of cities in Kentucky, second-largest city in Kentucky and List of United States cities by popul ...
. It is primarily used for
baseball, and is the home field of the
Lexington Counter Clocks
The Lexington Counter Clocks are an American professional baseball team based in Lexington, Kentucky. They are a member of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a "partner league" of Major League Baseball. The Counte ...
(formerly the Legends) of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league based in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. The Atlantic League's ...
, an official Partner League of
Major League Baseball.
It was built in 2001. It holds 6,994 people.
Features
Wild Health Field is modeled after larger minor-league and major-league stadiums. It features the "
Pepsi Party Deck" over the right field wall. This area is available to rent by groups. Along the first base line is the "
Budweiser Stables," where fans can order beer and watch a game from an area of picnic tables. Behind home plate and accessible from the stadium's main entrance, the "Kentucky Ale Taproom" restaurant caters to members and guests with passes. The third base line features a small but popular area for families to watch the games. This area includes a kids area with a playground, bouncer and obstacle course. The bleachers, behind left field, holds more fans. There are two videoboards and one manual out-of-town scoreboard.
The ballpark contains 785 club seats and 24 luxury suites.
The stadium's largest crowd to date came on June 6, 2006, when a standing-room-only crowd of over 9,300 was on hand to witness what the team dubbed "Rocket Relaunch" —
Roger Clemens's first stop on his return to the
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...
.
Naming
From 2001 until 2010, the stadium was named
Applebee's Park. In January 2011, it was announced that the naming rights to the stadium had been bought by
Whitaker Bank Corporation
Whitaker Bank Corporation, or just Whitaker Bank, is a state bank headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, and operates its 44 locations throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky. The bank was founded in 1978 by Elmer Whitaker when he bought three ban ...
, and the stadium was renamed Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The deal ended in 2021.
In February 2022, the Legends announced that the stadium would be renamed Wild Health Field following a new naming rights agreement with Wild Health, a Lexington-based health clinic specializing in genomics-based precision medicine and wellness, and that the stadium would host a second Atlantic League team, the
Wild Health Genomes
The Wild Health Genomes were an American professional baseball team based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2022, they are a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an MLB Partner League. The Genomes are owned by the same grou ...
. The Genomes only played one season.
In March 2023, the Lexington Legends were renamed the Lexington Counter Clocks.
Since then, the stadium has been known as Counter Clocks Field.
Ballpark firsts
*Game: April 9, 2001 (7:16 PM EST)
*Attendance: 8,037
Gallery
File:155493503 cf0435fc6d o.jpg, View behind home plate
File:Whitaker Bank Ballpark Field.jpg, A night game
References
External links
Lexington Counter Clocks official website
{{Fayette County/Lexington, Kentucky
Minor league baseball venues
Sports venues in Lexington, Kentucky
Sports venues completed in 2001
2001 establishments in Kentucky
Baseball venues in Kentucky