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TD Bank Ballpark is a 6,100-seat baseball park in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey that is the home of the Somerset Patriots, who play in the Atlantic League of Professional baseball. The ballpark hosts 70 Patriots games plus some playoff games and other high school and corporate events each year. The ballpark is centrally located in the heart of Somerset County, New Jersey. TD Bank Ballpark is named for TD Bank, N.A., which purchased Commerce Bancorp in 2009.〔(Home Becomes TD Bank Ballpark )〕 Formerly called Commerce Bank Ballpark, the original naming rights were sold to the institution in July 2000. The stadium was originally known as Somerset Ballpark. Its first regular season baseball game was held on June 7, 1999. It was designed by Clark Caton Hintz and SSP Architecture and built by Epic Construction. ==History== TD Bank Ballpark was opened by former New Jersey governor, Christine Todd Whitman, and other New Jersey officials on June 7, 1999. TD Bank Ballpark is also the home of the Somerset County Baseball Tournament and was the home of the Big East Baseball Championship. In the off-season, the ballpark was the site of the Big Apple Circus, and other big events. In 2004, the New Jersey Fire of Pro Cricket played their only season of existence at TD Bank Ballpark. In 2000, TD Bank Ballpark hosted the Atlantic League All-Star game, with a crowd of 7,035. The venue also hosted the 2008 All-Star game on July 16, breaking both the All-Star Game and ballpark attendance records with 8,290 fans. Famous billionaire Donald Trump threw the first pitch of the game. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TD Bank Ballpark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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