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'''Sutter Health Park''' is a [[ballpark]] in [[West Sacramento, California]], directly adjacent to [[Downtown Sacramento|downtown]] [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. It is the home of the [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[Sacramento River Cats]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] (PCL) and the temporary home of the [[Athletics (baseball)|Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). While serving as home of the Athletics, it is currently the smallest ballpark in MLB. Known as '''Raley Field''' from 2000 to 2019, the facility was built on the site of old warehouses and rail yards, across the [[Sacramento River]] from the [[California State Capitol|state capitol]] building.

'''Sutter Health Park''' is a [[ballpark]] in [[West Sacramento, California]], directly adjacent to [[Downtown Sacramento|downtown]] [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. It is the home of the [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[Sacramento River Cats]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]] (PCL) and the temporary home of the [[Athletics (baseball)|Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). While serving as home of the Athletics, it is currently the smallest ballpark in MLB.{{cite news |last1=Yomtov |first1=Jesse |date=May 23, 2025 |title=MLB stadiums ranked by capacity: Baseball's biggest and smallest ballparks |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/05/23/mlb-stadiums-ranked-by-capacity-biggest-smallest/83815207007/ |access-date=March 4, 2026 |work=USA Today}} Known as '''Raley Field''' from 2000 to 2019, the facility was built on the site of old warehouses and rail yards, across the [[Sacramento River]] from the [[California State Capitol|state capitol]] building.

==History==

==History==

[[Minor League Baseball|Minor league]] baseball was previously played in Sacramento at [[Edmonds Field]] (1910–60) and [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium|Hughes Stadium]] (1974–76), both hosting the [[Sacramento Solons|Solons]]. With ground broken in October 1999, the new $46.5 million stadium was estimated to take about two years to build, but ended up being finished in less than nine months. However, the finishing-out of the stadium was delayed about forty-five days by extended periods of bad weather in the spring of 2000, overlapping the beginning of the 2000 season and forcing the River Cats to play a season-opening month-long road trip. The River Cats' home opener was played on May 15, 2000.

[[Minor League Baseball|Minor league]] baseball was previously played in Sacramento at [[Edmonds Field]] (1910–60) and [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium|Hughes Stadium]] (1974–76), both hosting the [[Sacramento Solons|Solons]]. With ground broken in October 1999, the new $46.5 million stadium was estimated to take about two years to build, but ended up being finished in less than nine However, the finishing-out of the stadium was delayed about forty-five days by extended periods of bad weather in the spring of 2000, overlapping the beginning of the 2000 season and forcing the River Cats to play a season-opening month-long road trip. The River Cats' home opener was played on May 15, 2000.

The stadium is one of the few professional sports facilities in the nation built without a public sector contribution. Although constructed using bonds financed by the River City Stadium Financing Authority, bond payments are paid from ticket, concession, advertising, and other revenues, not taxes. Because the $46.5 million project cost was too large for the host city to finance, [[Christopher Cabaldon]], in his first term as mayor of [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]], recruited [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]] and [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]] to join his city in a joint-powers agency which became the stadium financing authority.

The stadium is one of the few professional sports facilities in the nation built without a public sector contribution. Although constructed using bonds financed by the River City Stadium Financing Authority, bond payments are paid from ticket, concession, advertising, and other revenues, not taxes. Because the $46.5 million project cost was too large for the host city to finance, [[Christopher Cabaldon]], in his first term as mayor of [[West Sacramento, California|West Sacramento]], recruited [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]] and [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]] to join his city in a joint-powers agency which became the stadium financing authority.