Franklin Field (Wisconsin)
Franklin Field (formerly known as Routine Field and briefly as Milkmen Stadium) is a baseball park in Franklin, Wisconsin, which is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The ballpark was built on the site of a former landfill. It is the home of the Milwaukee Milkmen, an independent professional baseball team playing in the American Association of Professional Baseball, and it will be the home of the NCAA Division I University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers baseball team. The ballpark opened with the Milkmen losing 3–2 loss in 11 innings to the Gary SouthShore RailCats on June 24, 2019, a month after the first home game for the Milkmen was played at Kokomo Municipal Stadium in Indiana.
Franklin Field Location within Wisconsin | |
| Former names | Ballpark Commons (planning stages) Routine Field (2019) Milkmen Stadium (2020 preseason) |
|---|---|
| Address | 7035 S. Ballpark Drive |
| Location | Franklin, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°55′07″N 88°0′59″W |
| Owner | ROC Ventures |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Field size | Left field: 330 ft (100 m) Center field: 408 ft (124 m) Right field: 330 ft (100 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 7, 2018 |
| Opened | June 24, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $15 million |
| General contractor | Marso Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Milwaukee Milkmen (AA) 2019–present Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA) 2020–present | |
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