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Opened: April 9, 2002
Capacity: 10,300
Affiliated with the Detroit Tigers
[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”2″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1514557893040-61406eef-5b13-10″ include=”4795,4794,4793,4796,4797″][vc_column_text]I had never been in Toledo before I went to Detroit in 2015. In this instance the schedule gods worked for me. Not only were my Pirates playing the Tigers but thanks to a matinée game on Thursday (which I did not know was a Tiger tradition) I could also take in the Pirates’ top affiliate in a night game in Toledo. Not knowing how well they would draw for the game (it was July 2) I stopped in Toledo on my way to Detroit to get a ticket. For a city of its size the streets were sure dead. Outside of the work crew working outside of the stadium I think I saw about 5 people walking around. I asked the fellow at the ticket office if that was normal and he said yeah.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
How did I get there?
Headed up I-75 into Toledo. I had visited Fallen Timbers before heading into town to buy my tickets. When coming from Detroit it was I-75 and then briefly onto I-280 and into downtown. The park is located in the southern end along the Maumee River. Given that it was getting late in the afternoon I found a parking spot on the street about 2 blocks from the park and paid the meter until it expired for the day.
Ticket prices
I think I paid $10 and sat about 15 rows behind the first base dugout. Not bad at all.
Finding my seat and amenities
Easy to find my seat. Like many newer AAA parks it seemed like you could get just about anything you wanted to eat. There is a large patio area in left field and the famous Roost in right which is supposed to be one of the best places to watch a baseball game. I wound up standing in left for a few innings. The park goes right up to the street and a high net is used to keep any home run balls from landing in the street.
In game experience
Nothing stood out and admittedly I was a bit tired so I wasn’t really paying as much attention.
Getting out
It was easy to get out. I headed back to I-280 and then towards Ohio Route 2 to head east.
Wrap
The Mud Hens have been around for a long time. They also had Mike Hessman, the home run king of minor league baseball playing for them. The team did also have a statue outside for Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first black baseball player who played for the white Toledo Blue Stockings in 1889. Would have never know about him otherwise. Nice place to visit.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Back to AAA” style=”3d” color=”sky” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftheworldneedsmorekevin.com%2Fbaseball%2Faaa%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row]