Joe Cannon Stadium is a

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. It is the home field of the

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team of the Division I

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. It was also formerly the home field of the Baltimore Dodgers of the

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, a

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league. Joe Cannon Stadium also plays host to many high school and amateur league games. The stadium holds 1,500 spectators. It is named after former

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resident M. Joseph Cannon, who had served as the first president of the Maryland City Little League, coordinated countless baseball tournaments, and was instrumental in unifying the

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youth football leagues.

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