Rio Grande CU Field at Isotopes Park
Albuquerque Isotopes
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Home to the Albuquerque Isotopes — whose very name was inspired by a Simpsons episode — Isotopes Park sits at over 5,000 feet of elevation, making it one of the most homer-friendly parks on the planet and a nightmare for pitching statistics.
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Stadium Stats
Capacity
13,500
Year Opened
2003
League
PCL
Level
Triple-A
Did You Know?
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The team's name was inspired by the 2001 Simpsons episode "Hungry, Hungry Homer," in which Homer discovers the Springfield Isotopes plan to move to Albuquerque.
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At 5,312 feet of elevation, the park's thin air significantly increases fly ball distance — resulting in some of the highest-scoring games in minor league baseball.
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The Isotopes had a previous stint as a PCL franchise in the 1960s before being revived in 2003 with the new stadium.