Yogi Berra Stadium
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Yogi Berra Stadium is a baseball stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey, on the campus of Montclair State University. It is home to the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Can-Am League. It is also used by the Montclair State baseball team. Official seating capacity is 3,784.
Floyd Hall, chief executive officer of Kmart and a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, had a stadium and an ice arena built on university lands in 1998. When an opening arose in the Northeast League, Hall bought in and started the New Jersey Jackals. The stadium was finished just hours before the home opener in May 1998.
Fans hungry for economical entertainment flocked to the ball park for a fun night out, despite the campus’ limited access and egress. The park is well-constructed with good sight lines, although it appeared unfinished during its inaugural season. By 1999, the seating areas had been extended, and the Yogi Berra Museum, named after the former catcher and manager Yogi Berra (another Montclair resident), opened in late 1998 along the first-base line. The Museum contains the only sky box seats at the park.
In 2001, the park also hosted the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.