Utah Baseball Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony On New Home, America First Ballpark

SALT LAKE CITY – A big day and landmark moment for Utah Baseball, as Utah Athletics held the official groundbreaking ceremony for their future home, Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark this afternoon.

University President Taylor Randall, Athletics Director Mark Harlan, Utah Baseball head coach Gary Henderson and Colorado Rockies owner and Utah alumn Charlie Monfort spoke at today’s ceremony.

The new ballpark will serve the Utah Baseball program primarily. However, this will also be a park for the greater Salt Lake community to utilize as well. Harlan specifically mentioned his hopes of hosting the state high school playoff games.

Utah Baseball’s Groundbreaking Ceremony

 

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Though today served as the groundbreaking ceremony, construction actually began earlier this summer. With the work well underway, Utah Baseball’s new home stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2026 baseball season.

Following today’s groundbreaking ceremony, Utah will host a community open house this evening from 6-8 pm MT.

More About Utah Baseball’s Future Home

The current plans place the brand-new stadium and facilities hold an estimated $35 million price tag to construct. This will be a 1,200-seat capacity stadium and include various amenities such as:

• Ticketing, restrooms, concessions, merchandise sales
• Team facilities such as lockers, showers, medical space, equipment storage, coach’s office, indoor batting/pitching cages
• Media services such as TV and radio broadcast space, food area, restrooms
• Outdoor areas including the playing field, bullpens, and entry plazas

The field surface at the America First Ballpark is expected to be available for team practice only beginning in Spring 2025. The facility is anticipated to be completed for competition in the 2026 season.

Updated renderings of Charlie Monford Field at America First Ballpark

Utah Athletics provided updated renderings of the new ballpark.

Utah Football Schedule

Utah will kick off the season against Southern Utah tomorrow, August 29. You can find Utah football’s conference schedule here.

Steve Bartle is the Utah insider for KSL Sports. He hosts The Utah Blockcast (SUBSCRIBE) and appears on KSL Sports Zone to break down the Utes. You can follow him on X for the latest Utah updates and game analysis.

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