Editing RE/MAX Field (section)

==History==
[[File:Telus Field.jpg|thumb|250px|Telus Field in 2010]]
Opened in 1995, Telus Field replaced the 60-year-old [[John Ducey Park]] (formerly ''Renfrew Park'') on the same site. The stadium's [[naming rights]] were purchased by the [[Telus Communications]] [[telecommunications]] company in September 1995 for a 14-year deal.<ref name="Edmonton Journal">{{cite news
  | last = Spector
  | first = Mark
  | title = Ball park has name until end of 2009
  | newspaper = Edmonton Journal
  | pages = C.3
  | date = 1995-09-08
  }}</ref>
It has {{convert|12|ft|m}} walls all the way around except in centre field, where the batter's eye is a {{convert|34|ft|m|adj=on}} [[green monster]] which is the third highest wall in professional baseball.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kinmartin|first1=Patrick|title=Outlaws Notebook: The force could be with Luyben|url=http://www.chicoer.com/20080814/outlaws-notebook-the-force-could-be-with-luyben|publisher=ChicoER News|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=August 14, 2008}}</ref> Three players, [[Matthew LeCroy]], [[Michael Cuddyer]], and [[Todd Sears]] have hit home runs over it.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zerr|first1=Scott|title=Moon shot by Cuddyer leads home team past Grizzlies|url=https://www.angelfire.com/va3/cuddyer/article17.html|website=Angelfire|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=June 12, 2002}}</ref> Telus Field held the IBAF World Cup Women's baseball in the summer of 2004 and from July 25 to August 3, 2008, the park held the [[IBAF AAA World Junior Championships]] for the 7th time since it started in 1981.

Despite Telus's naming rights expiring in 2009<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tkach|first1=Marek|title=Edmonton's nameless river valley gem|url=http://naitnewswatch.ca/articles/edmontons-nameless-river-valley-gem/|publisher=NAIT News Watch|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref> the stadium continued to use the name Telus Field until opening the 2016 season as Edmonton Ballpark,<ref name=ticketmaster/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lamb|first1=Adrienne|title=Telus Field gets a new name and lease on life|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-prospects-telus-field-new-name-1.3560235|publisher=CBC News|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> or simply Ballpark.<ref>{{cite web|author=Julie|title=Open House Saturday, May 21|url=http://www.prospectsbaseballclub.com/edmonton-prospects-news/news/358-open-house-saturday-may-21|publisher=Edmonton Prospects|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> Being displaced by the [[2016 Fort McMurray wildfire]], the [[Fort McMurray Giants]] played their inaugural season at the then Edmonton Ballpark.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heidenreich|first1=Phil|title=Fort McMurray Giants to play baseball in Edmonton this season|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2705528/fort-mcmurray-giants-to-play-baseball-in-edmonton-this-season/|publisher=[[CITV-DT|Global Edmonton]]|access-date=June 1, 2016|date=May 16, 2016}}</ref> In May 2017 the stadium was renamed RE/MAX Field by the Edmonton Prospects; gaining naming rights and naming the park after the team's sponsor, [[RE/MAX]], for three years.<ref name="EGlobal">{{cite news|last1=Mertz|first1=Emily|title=Edmonton's Telus Field is renamed Re/Max Field|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3418814/edmontons-telus-field-is-renamed-remax-field/|access-date=May 2, 2017|agency=Global Edmonton|publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc.|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ESun">{{cite news|last1=Graney|first1=Juris|title=Edmonton's home of baseball gets a new name|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/05/01/edmontons-home-of-baseball-gets-a-new-name|access-date=May 2, 2017|agency=Edmonton Sun|publisher=Postmedia|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>

On May 20, 2020,  Baseball Edmonton Inc., a group led by former [[Edmonton Oilers]] player [[Randy Gregg (ice hockey)|Randy Gregg]], reached a deal with the city of Edmonton to lease the stadium for ten years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Baseball to remain at Re/Max Field after Randy Gregg-led group agrees to 10-year deal with city|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/baseball-to-remain-at-re-max-field-after-randy-gregg-led-group-agrees-to-10-year-deal-with-city-1.4947018|date=2020-05-20|website=Edmonton|language=en|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> Gregg said that his group would try to secure an agreement for a second WCBL team to play at RE/MAX field, but he hoped the Prospects would continue to play there as well.<ref name=":0" /> However, the owner of the Prospects claimed the ongoing negotiations regarding their use of the field "[seemed] fraught with challenges."<ref name=":0" /> Gregg also outlined several possible plans to expand use of the field throughout the year, including the inclusion of minor baseball leagues, collaborations with local cultural and music groups, and an indoor attachment under the left field bleachers to allow for greater use of the facility during the winter.<ref name=":0" /> Baseball Edmonton Inc. advocated for the stadium to be included in the planned redevelopment of the Rossdale neighbourhood.<ref name=":0" />

After discussions with the WCBL ended, Baseball Edmonton instead established an expansion team in the [[West Coast League]], the [[Edmonton Riverhawks]]. The team debuted at RE/MAX Field for the 2022 season, after missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://riverhawksbaseball.com/riverhawks_about |title=Edmonton Riverhawks |website=riverhawksbaseball.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030224813/https://riverhawksbaseball.com/riverhawks_about |archive-date=2020-10-30}}</ref> The Prospects, now without a stadium, played as a [[road team]] until moving into [[Myshak Metro Ballpark]] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title='2022 is just not possible': Edmonton Prospects' new ball field delayed|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/2022-is-just-not-possible-edmonton-prospects-new-ball-field-delayed-1.5659920|access-date=2022-02-21|website=Edmonton|language=en}}</ref>