Venue Detail
Joplin Blasters
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
Joplin Blasters
407 S. Pennsylvania Ave Joplin, MO 64801 Phone: 417-437-6105 URL: www.joplinblasters.com Owner: WLD Suarez Baseball LLC League: American Association,
Venue
Joe Becker Stadium, 1301 E. 3rd St, Joplin, MO 64801 Built: 1913 Capacity: 2,400 Soft drink:
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $350 to $550 Single tickets range from $5.00 to $12.00
A $4 million financing package that draws money from several sources, including $1.8 million in debt, was selected by the Joplin City Council for a baseball proposal at Joe Becker Stadium.
The council action came after it looked at financing options for expanding and renovating Joplin’s 100-year-old ballpark to lease to a franchise of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. An investment group primarily composed of ownership and management from the former El Paso Diablos based the team in Joplin.
The investors, WLD Suarez Baseball LLC, proposed a $9.3 million development including the city’s $4 million project to add seats, new lighting and new restrooms, and make other renovations.
The ballpark has burned down twice, the first time in 1936 and the second time in 1971. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)