A Look at Rosenblatt Stadium

By The Editor on June 21, 2010 3:33 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Built in 1949 to bring professional baseball to Omaha, Rosenblatt Stadium (originally named the Omaha Municipal Stadium) was home to the single-A Omaha Cardinals before MLB's Kansas City Royals moved their triple-A team (Omaha Royals) to the area in 1969. The stadium was renamed in 1964 after long-time Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt.

The host for the College World Series since 1950, the stadium will be torn down after the Royals complete their season. The city of Omaha and the NCAA agreed to continue hosting the championship until 2035 with the CWS moving into newly constructed TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The land vacated by the demolition of the stadium will be taken over by the Henry Doorly Zoo.

Rosenblatt Stadium Fact File

Capacity: 23,100
Left field pole: 335 feet
Center field: 408 feet
Right field: 335 feet

What is that statue at the front?

The famous "Road to Omaha" statue was sculpted by a local artist and placed at the front of Rosenblatt Stadium in 1999. One of the players whose likeness was used to create the statue is current University of Virginia head coach Brian O'Connor. An Omaha native, O'Connor participated in the CWS in '91 for Creighton, as an assistant coach for Notre Dame in '02 and with Virginia in '09.