RE/MAX Field (formerly Edmonton Ballpark, and Telus Field) is a
baseball stadium
A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into two field sections called the infield and the outfield. The infield is an area whose dimensions are rigidly defined in part ba ...
in
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
, Alberta, Canada. It has been home to several
minor league baseball
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clubs; its last affiliated tenant was the
Edmonton Trappers, a AAA
Pacific Coast League
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club. It was also home to the
Edmonton Capitals
The Edmonton Capitals, originally the Edmonton Cracker-Cats, were a Canadian professional independent minor-league baseball team that played between 2005 and 2011 in several leagues.
The Capitals were based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team was fou ...
, an independent team that has been inactive since 2011. The
Edmonton Prospects of the
Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) were the main tenant from 2012 to 2019. The ballpark was mostly unused in 2020 and 2021 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, but the
Edmonton Riverhawks of the
West Coast League have been the main tenants since 2022. The facility is in the
North Saskatchewan River Valley, in the neighbourhood of
Rossdale.
History

Opened in 1995, Telus Field replaced the 60-year-old
John Ducey Park
John Ducey Park was a 6,500-seat baseball stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Originally built in 1933, it was torn down after sixty-two years of use in 1995 and replaced by Telus Field on the same site. Beginning in 1981, John Ducey Park was t ...
(formerly ''Renfrew Park'') on the same site. The stadium's
naming rights
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were purchased by the
Telus Communications
Telus Communications Inc. (TCI) is the wholly owned principal subsidiary of Telus Corporation, a Canadian national telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, v ...
telecommunications
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company in September 1995 for a 14-year deal.
It has walls all the way around except in centre field, where the batter's eye is a
green monster
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which is the third highest wall in professional baseball. Three players,
Matthew LeCroy
Matthew Hanks LeCroy (born December 13, 1975) is an American former professional baseball catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter. He is currently the manager of the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. ...
,
Michael Cuddyer, and
Todd Sears have hit home runs over it. Telus Field held the IBAF World Cup Women's baseball in the summer of 2004 and from July 25 to August 3, 2008, the park held the
IBAF AAA World Junior Championships for the 7th time since it started in 1981.
Despite Telus's naming rights expiring in 2009 the stadium continued to use the name Telus Field until opening the 2016 season as Edmonton Ballpark,
[ or simply Ballpark. Being displaced by the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, the Fort McMurray Giants played their inaugural season at the then Edmonton Ballpark. In May 2017 the stadium was renamed RE/MAX Field by the Edmonton Prospects; gaining naming rights and naming the park after the team's sponsor, ]RE/MAX
RE/MAX, short for Real Estate Maximums, is an American international real estate company that operates through a franchising, franchise system.
As of 2015, RE/MAX had more than 100,000 agents in 6,800 offices. RE/MAX operates in over 100 countri ...
, for three years.
On May 20, 2020, Baseball Edmonton Inc., a group led by former Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...
player Randy Gregg, reached a deal with the city of Edmonton to lease the stadium for ten years. Gregg said that his group would try to secure an agreement for a second WCBL team to play at RE/MAX field, but he hoped the Prospects would continue to play there as well. However, the owner of the Prospects claimed the ongoing negotiations regarding their use of the field " eemedfraught with challenges." Gregg also outlined several possible plans to expand use of the field throughout the year, including the inclusion of minor baseball leagues, collaborations with local cultural and music groups, and an indoor attachment under the left field bleachers to allow for greater use of the facility during the winter. Baseball Edmonton Inc. advocated for the stadium to be included in the planned redevelopment of the Rossdale neighbourhood.
After discussions with the WCBL ended, Baseball Edmonton instead established an expansion team in the West Coast League, the Edmonton Riverhawks. The team debuted at RE/MAX Field for the 2022 season, after missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prospects, now without a stadium, played as a road team until moving into Myshak Metro Ballpark in 2025.
Features
RE/MAX Field uses natural grass in the outfield and FieldTurf
FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surface. It is manufactured and installed by FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of French company Tarkett. FieldTurf is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and its primary manufacturing facility i ...
in the infield; originally AstroTurf
AstroTurf is an American subsidiary of SportGroup that produces artificial turf for pitch (sports field), playing surfaces in sports. The original AstroTurf product was a pile (textile), short-pile synthetic turf invented in 1965 by Monsanto. Si ...
was used, before replaced in 2005 and again in 2021. Artificial turf was chosen for lower maintenance costs, because it allows for a better drainage system so the infield can return to a playable state quicker than a grass infield would, and to minimize damage to the infield when concerts are held at the stadium.
The park has ground-level luxury suites with box and general seating built on top. The Home Plate VIP Lounge on the main concourse is located directly behind the plate, incorporating a bar and a restaurant with a view of the field from seats inside and outside.[ The lounge includes trophies and pictures of early Edmonton baseball teams. The capacity of the stadium is 9,200.]
The dimensions are to left field, to left centre, to centre field, to right centre and to right field.
The stadium concourse features pictures of historic moments in Trapper history, including Ron Kittle
Ronald Dale Kittle (born January 5, 1958) is an American former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known for his home run hitting power, and was named the 1983 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award ...
's 50-home-run season. There are also pictures from every Trapper championship and trophies.
Concerts
Concerts have been held at the stadium on occasion:
* 1995 concerts included Tom Cochrane
Thomas William Cochrane ( ; born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician best known as the frontman for the rock band Red Rider and for his work as a solo singer-songwriter. Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards. He is a member ...
; Jeff Healey
Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " Ang ...
; The Beach Boys
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; The Village People
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and others.
* Jul 4, 1999: Blue Rodeo
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with Great Big Sea
* July 26, 1999: The Beach Boys
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* July 15, 2000: Briefcase Blues in concert following an Edmonton Trappers game - after which the band members signed baseballs for fans.
* July 27, 2000: Johnny Rivers
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* August 22, 2001: Blink-182
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with Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach ...
, New Found Glory, Sum 41
* June 13, 2002: Newsboys
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* November 20, 2005: 2005 Tuyul Rugby Sevens
* July 1, 2006: The Headpins
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, Harlequin, Prism
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* July 21, 2006: Default
* August 25, 2009: Big & Rich
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with Cowboy Troy, Dean Brody, Mike Plume Band
* September 4, 2009: Bryan Adams
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* August 28, 2010: Rock the River West Tour (featuring Flyleaf, Skillet, Hawk Nelson
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, Starfield, Downhere, and Tedashii
Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe 116 Clique. He also hosted the NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ' ...
)
References
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