Lake Elsinore Diamond
- Name: Pete Lehr Field at Lake Elsinore Diamond
- GPS-able Address: 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
- Ballpark Owner: City of Lake Elsinore
- Architects: HNTB
- Groundbreaking: October 1992
- Minor League Baseball Teams: Lake Elsinore Storm (A) 2021-present; Lake Elsinore Storm (A+) 1994-2020
- Class/League History: A/California League 2022-present; A/Low-A West 2021; A+/California League 1993-2020
- First Professional Baseball Game: 4/15/1994; stadium debut of Class A Storm
- Others Playing or Operating Here: None
- Previous Ballpark Names: None
- LF: 330 CF: 400 RF: 310
- Seats: 6,066
- Stated Capacity: 8,000
- House Baseball/Softball Record Attendance (as currently configured): 12,876, 7/4/2006
Pete Lehr Field at Lake Elsinore Diamond in Lake Elsinore, CA, is the home of the Lake Elsinore Storm, the San Diego Padres' Single-A California League farm team. Opened in 1994, it boasts an idyllic view of the Temescal Mountains and one of eight manual scoreboards in the minors.
Part of a wave of ballparks built in the 1990s, the Diamond is a top-tier stadium in a league that now has trouble building or renovating them due to California budget policies.
The 2016 California League-Carolina League All-Star Game, the Diamond's third, was the last of the series. The Carolina teams reportedly ended the series at least partly because of what they perceived to be a disparity in the quality of ballparks in the two circuits - but The Diamond was a stated exception[1].
An explosion at the stadium on Friday, May 19, 2023, injured two and postponed the weekend half of that homestand. Less than three hours before the scheduled start of that day's game, a natural gas blast happened while two contract workers installed dryers in a locker room. The two workers suffered moderate burns. The Sunday cancellation was a near-last minute decision, with the Storm scheduled to play on the road the following week.
Lehr, a Lake Elsinore developer, donated the land for the stadium. It seats 6,066 (team website) but has reported nearly 12,900 for baseball.
Current ballparks in the California League | |||||||||
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Chukchansi Park | Excite Ballpark | John Thurman Field | Stockton Ballpark | Lake Elsinore Diamond | LoanMart Field | San Manuel Stadium | Valley Strong Ballpark |
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