The Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium () is a

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in South District,

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...

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. Situated in the South District, it is currently used mostly for

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games, and has been the home stadium of

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since 1990.

History

The stadium was built in 1931 at the site of a baseball field built during the Japanese period. The stadium underwent a series of refurbishment in the 70's, and the light poles were installed in 1992 to enable the stadium for nighttime uses. Because the stadium is directly under the flight path of commercial airliners in and out of

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, the light poles had their height reduced and had to be placed in front of the grandstands, obscuring the view of certain sections and also make the ball hard to see for outfielders. The stadium is currently under the management of the

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organization since 1999, although the ownership is retained by the Tainan City Government.

Chiayi-Tainan Luka The Chiayi-Tainan Luka (嘉南勇士; literally "Chianan Braves") or abbreviated Chianan Luka was a professional baseball team in the Taiwan Major League (TML) that existed from 1997 to 2002. The team's home field included Chiayi County Baseball Sta ...

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also occasionally played its home games here during its year of existence, although never officially naming it its home stadium.

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1931 establishments in Taiwan Baseball venues in Taiwan Buildings and structures in Tainan Sport in Tainan Sports venues completed in 1931 Multi-purpose stadiums in Taiwan {{Asia-baseball-venue-stub

History

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