Regions Field
- Name: Regions Field
- GPS-able Address: 1401 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Ballpark Owner: City of Birmingham
- Architects: HKS; Hoskins Architecture GA Studio
- Groundbreaking: 2/2/2012
- Minor League Baseball Teams: Birmingham Barons (AA) 2013-present
- Class/League History: AA/Southern League 2022-present; AA/Double-A South 2021; AA/Southern League 2013-2020
- First Professional Baseball Game: 4/10/2013; stadium debut of Class AA Barons
- Others Playing or Operating Here: University of Alabama Birmingham Blaze
- Previous Ballpark Names: Bragan Field at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville 2015-2019; The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville 2003-2014
- LF: 320 CF: 400 RF: 325
- Seats: 8,142
- Stated Capacity: 8,500
- House Baseball/Softball Record Attendance (as currently configured): 8,683, 4/13/2018
Regions Field in Birmingham, AL, is the home of the Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox' Double-A Southern League farm team. Outside, a 286-foot-long BIRMINGHAM sign in 26-foot-tall all-capital letters is visible from Interstate 65 and Willie Mays, from nearby Westfield, makes a leaping catch in bronze.
In 2013, the brand-new ballpark lured the Barons back from 25 years in suburban Hoover, AL, and the ChiSox extended their affiliation for the then-maximum four years. The Barons also won that year's Southern League title, nearly doubled attendance, and led the league the rest of the Affiliated Era. No games were played in 2020 because of the pandemic, and the ballpark lost its title in 2021 when the relocated Rocket City Trash Pandas led the SL's successor circuit, Double-A South, in attendance.
In 2015, the franchise's best attendance for a non-Michael Jordan season included the millionth fan. It reached 2 million in 2017, amid broad agreement the ballpark was turning around the Magic City's downtown.
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AT&T Field | Regions Field | Smokies Stadium | Toyota Field | Blue Wahoos Stadium | MGM Park | Riverwalk Stadium | Trustmark Park |
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