Atrium Health Ballpark

{{Short description|Ballpark in Kannapolis,NC}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}

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| logo_image = Atrium Health Ballpark Logo.png

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| location = Chestnut Ave and West B Street
Kannapolis, NC 28083

| coordinates = {{coord|35|29|57|N|80|37|36|W|type:landmark_region:US-NC|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = October 30, 2018{{cite news |title=Kannapolis breaks ground on future home of the Intimidators |url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2018/10/31/kannapolis-breaks-ground-on-future-home-of-the-intimidators/ |last1=Foley |first1=Andie |newspaper=Salisbury Post |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=November 29, 2019}}

| opened = {{Start date|2020|05|15}} (as public park)

| owner = City of Kannapolis

| operator = Temerity Baseball, LLC

| surface = Natural Grass

| cost = $52 Million{{cite web |title=Kannapolis Breaks Ground on New Sports and Entertainment Venue |url=https://populous.com/kannapolis-breaks-ground-populous-designed-sports-entertainment-venue |publisher=Populous |access-date=November 30, 2019 |date=November 1, 2018}}

| architect = Populous

| structural engineer = Jezerinac Group

| general_contractor = Barton Marlow{{cite news |title='Topping Out': Workers reach milestone with placement of last beam at new Kannapolis ballpark |url=https://independenttribune.com/news/topping-out-workers-reach-milestone-with-placement-of-last-beam/article_c00f6402-830b-11e9-bc8b-ff773ebdfe56.html |last1=Thompson |first1=Adam |newspaper=Independent Tribune |date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2019 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802015008/https://independenttribune.com/news/topping-out-workers-reach-milestone-with-placement-of-last-beam/article_c00f6402-830b-11e9-bc8b-ff773ebdfe56.html |archive-date=August 2, 2022}}

| tenants = Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Low-A East/Carolina League) 2021–present

| capacity = 4,930 (3,218 seated)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.milb.com/kannapolis/ballpark/atriumhealthballpark}}

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Atrium Health Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina. As of March 2021, it is the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Carolina League affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, replacing Intimidators Stadium. The stadium is located adjacent to the North Carolina Research Campus and is the centerpiece of a $100 million redevelopment of downtown Kannapolis.{{cite web |title=Kannapolis Celebrates Groundbreaking Of Sports & Entertainment Venue (New Home of the Kannapolis Intimidators) |url=https://www.kannapolisnc.gov/Community/News/ID/469/Kannapolis-Celebrates-Groundbreaking-Of-Sports-Entertainment-Venue-New-Home-of-the-Kannapolis-Intimidators |publisher=City of Kannapolis |access-date=November 30, 2019 |date=October 30, 2018}}

The ballpark hosts amateur baseball, community events and concerts in addition to the Cannon Ballers.{{cite news |title=Kannapolis Ballpark Opener: April 16, 2020 |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/08/22/kannapolis-ballpark-opener-april-16-2020/ |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=August 22, 2019 |access-date=November 29, 2019}} A ten-year naming rights agreement with Atrium Health was announced on February 5, 2020.{{cite news |title=New for 2020: Atrium Health Ballpark |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/02/05/new-for-2020-atrium-health-ballpark/ |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |access-date=February 5, 2020 |date=February 5, 2020}}

With the 2020 minor league baseball season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite news |title=2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved |url=https://www.milb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-shelved |work=Minor League Baseball |date=June 30, 2020 |access-date=September 29, 2020}} the ballpark opened to fans in early May as a public park, following COVID-19 protocols.{{Cite news |last=Whisenant |first=David |title=Atrium Health ballpark opened to the public |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2020/05/15/atrium-health-ballpark-opened-public/ |access-date=September 29, 2020 |date=May 15, 2020 |work=WBTV |language=en-US}}