The Matsuyama Central Park Baseball Stadium (松山中央公園野球場, Matsuyama Chūō Kōen Yakyūjō) is a multi-purpose stadium in Matsuyama Central Park, Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. The stadium holds 30,136 people.
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Location | Matsuyama, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan |
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Owner | Matsuyama Culture & Sports Foundation[1] |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Field size | left - 99.1 m (325 ft) center - 122 m (400.3 ft) right - 99.1 m (325 ft) |
Opened | 2000 |
Tenants | |
Japanese High School Baseball Championship Ehime Regional 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup Ehime Mandarin Pirates |
The nickname is "Botchan Stadium". It is named after well-known novel Botchan written by Natsume Sōseki who once lived in Matsuyama.
The stadium is the home ground of the Ehime Mandarin Pirates playing in Shikoku Island League.
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