Jaycee Park, also known as Bathers Field, is a ballpark located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. Built in 1946 and 1947, it opened on May 1, 1947, with a seating capacity of 4,000. The site was previously called

Majestic Park The original Majestic Park was one of the first Major League Baseball spring training facilities. The ballpark was located at the corner of Belding Street and Carson Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Today, the site is in use by Champion Christia ...

and was the site of Spring Training for the

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, Boston Red Sox,

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and

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. From 1947 to 1955, it served as the home field for the Hot Springs Bathers, a minor league baseball team that played in the Cotton States League. From 1948 to 1951, it served as a Spring Training site for the Chicago White Sox organization. In 1949, its capacity was down to 2,600, and in 2008 it was down to 1,100. After operating as a Boys and Girls Club with ball fields from 1953 to 2016, the site reopened on February 4, 2022, as Majestic Park Baseball Complex, owned and operated by the Hot Springs Advertising & Promotions Commission. Majestic Park, a five-field baseball complex, will host youth baseball games and tournaments on the site of one of the first spring training sites in Major League Baseball history.

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