Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium
Baseball stadium in Nassau, Bahamas
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Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. Opening in 2022, it is the largest baseball-specific stadium in the country, and is built to international and Major League Baseball standards.[2]
Capacity5,000
SurfaceGrass
The stadium in February 2022 | |
 Interactive map of Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium | |
| Location | Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bahamas Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2022 |
Structural engineer | AMC Consultants[1] |
| Tenant | |
| Bahamas national baseball team | |
Andre Rodgers Stadium hosted the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup, a qualifying tournament for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] It is also set to host the Caribbean Baseball Cup in October 2024, as well as the U-15 Baseball World Cup in August 2024.[4]
The stadium is named after Andre Rodgers, one of the first Bahamians to play in Major League Baseball.[a]
Notes
- Since MLB recognized seven Negro leagues from 1920 to 1948 as "major leagues" in December 2020, Ormond Sampson is now considered the first Bahamian major leaguer.