Helfaer Field, in

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, is a Little League

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field located next to

American Family Field American Family Field is a retractable roof stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, Interstate 94 and Brewers Boulevard, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewe ...

, home of the

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. Opening in 2002 and costing $3.1 million to construct, the field seats up to 722 people. Built near the infield of the former

Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953 Milwaukee Braves season, 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also ...

(the previous home of the Brewers which was demolished in 2001), it retains the old

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s from that field. The location of former home plate for Milwaukee County Stadium is located in marked batters boxes up from third base. Helfaer Field has dimensions of 200 feet to left, center, and right fields. The fences are six feet high. The field is named for Evan Helfaer, a part-owner of the Brewers when they arrived in Milwaukee. A foundation in his name provided the funds to build the field.

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* Sports venues in Milwaukee Milwaukee Brewers {{Wisconsin-baseball-venue-stub

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