Legends Field (Kansas City) Facts for Kids

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Legends Field
Former names	T-Bones Stadium (2018–2020) CommunityAmerica Ballpark (2002–2017)
Address	1800 Village West Pkwy
Location	Kansas City, Kansas
Coordinates	39°7′28″N 94°49′51″W / 39.12444°N 94.83083°W / 39.12444; -94.83083
Owner	Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
Capacity	Baseball: 6,537 Soccer: 10,385
Field size	Left field: 300 feet (91 m) Left-center: 411 feet (125 m) Center field: 396 feet (121 m) Right-center: 409 feet (125 m) Right field: 328 feet (100 m)
Surface	Bermuda grass
Broke ground	September 4, 2002
Opened	June 6, 2003
Construction cost	$12 million USD ($19.1 million in 2022 dollars )
Architect	Heinlein Schrock Stearns (now 360 Architecture)
Tenants
Kansas City Monarchs (NL/AA) 2003–present Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 2008–2010 Kansas City Current (NWSL) 2021

Legends Field is a cool baseball park located in Kansas City, Kansas. It's the home field for the Kansas City Monarchs, a professional baseball team.

This stadium has also hosted other sports teams. The Kansas City Wizards (now called Sporting Kansas City) played their MLS games here for a few years. More recently, the Kansas City Current of the NWSL also played their first games here.

You can find Legends Field in the Village West area of Kansas City, Kansas. It's not just for professional teams, though! Some local high school teams, like Bonner Springs High School, also play their annual baseball classic at the park. Plus, it's been used for concerts and other fun community events.

What Makes Legends Field Special?
A Look at Legends Field History
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What Makes Legends Field Special?

A view of the field from the center

The ballpark used to be called CommunityAmerica Ballpark. This was because a local financial company, CommunityAmerica Credit Union, had the naming rights from 2002 to 2017.

The field has some interesting measurements:

The left field line is 300 feet (about 91 meters) long. It has a tall, 18-foot (about 5.5 meters) wall. Fans sometimes call this wall "the Little Green Monster."
The distance to left-center field is 411 feet (about 125 meters).
Right in the middle, center field is 396 feet (about 121 meters) away.
To right-center field, it's 409 feet (about 125 meters).
The right field line is 328 feet (about 100 meters) long.

Most of the outfield walls are about five feet high. But the "Little Green Monster" and the bullpen areas are taller, around 10 feet (about 3 meters) high. The entire playing and seating area is surrounded by a wide walkway, about 25 feet (about 7.6 meters) across.

The stadium has 6,537 permanent seats. However, if you include standing areas, picnic spots, and grassy hills, the park can hold over 7,500 people!

A Look at Legends Field History

Building Legends Field was quite fast! Work started on September 4, 2002. It was finished in just over nine months, opening its doors on June 6, 2003.

The stadium has seen some big crowds:

For baseball, the record attendance was 10,345 fans on June 23, 2007.
For soccer, the record was 10,385 fans on March 29, 2008.

In 2006, the Northern League All-Star game was held here. This brought many talented baseball players to Kansas City.

When the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City) played here, the field had a special design. Most baseball fields have dirt paths between the bases. But at Legends Field, only the areas right around the bases, home plate, and the pitcher's mound were dirt. This made it easier to switch the field between baseball and soccer games. The Wizards played their first game here on March 29, 2008, winning 2-0 against D.C. United.

Before the 2008 baseball season, more seats were added. The grassy area in left field was replaced with permanent bleacher seats. More metal bleachers were also added, increasing the stadium's fixed seating from 4,365 to 6,537 seats.

On June 3, 2007, something unique happened at the ballpark. A world record was set when 1,683 guitarists played the famous song "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple together! This was a fun event for a local radio station.

The stadium's name has changed a few times:

From 2002 to 2017, it was CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
In 2017, it became T-Bones Stadium for a while.
In 2019, the playing field was named JustBats Field.
In January 2021, the stadium was officially renamed "Legends Field." This new name came when the T-Bones baseball team changed their name to the Monarchs.

The local government, called the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, owns the stadium. In 2019, they made a new agreement with the baseball team to keep games going at the park.

In 2020, it was announced that the new Kansas City NWSL (women's soccer) team would play their home games at this stadium.