Fluor Field at the West End

Fluor Field at the West End is a 6,700-seat baseball-only stadium in

Fluor Field nearly replicates the dimensions of Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. The ballpark has its own "Green Monster" replica, a 30-foot high wall in left field as opposed to the 37-foot one found at Fenway, and contains a manual scoreboard. Every other dimension is to the same specifications as Fenway Park, including "Pesky’s Pole" in right field. Other than the tribute to Fenway, Fluor Field also pays tribute to the Greenville area as the ballpark's nostalgic look utilizes reclaimed bricks from local mills. As is the tradition in Fenway Park, Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is sung in the middle of the seventh inning.^[5] Fluor Field is adjacent to the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, the Greenville Drive privately funded the enhancement of Fluor Field at a cost of approximately $1.5 million. One of these enhancements include a display regarding Greenville's baseball heritage with information about players who were either born or played in the upstate region.^[6]

On February 26, 2008, the stadium was officially renamed to Fluor Field at the West End.^[7] The field was named for Fluor Corporation, a major local employer.

Events

The field hosted the

• First pitch: Phil Seibel, on April 6 at 7:35 pm
• First hit: Jesús Soto, on April 6, 2006, in the 4th inning
• First Drive hit: Jeff Natale, April 6, 2006, in the 4th inning
• First home run: Jesús Soto, April 6, 2006, in the 4th inning
• First Drive home run: Jeff Natale, April 6, 2006, in the 4th inning
• On December 9, 2023, at around 3:00 a.m.
  EDT, 3 juveniles broke into the stadium and stole items from the press box. They were identified by their parents and turned themselves in.^[10][11]

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