Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium is a baseball stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the park for Cactus League games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. It was also home to the Tucson Sidewinders of the Pacific Coast League for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. It will play host to the Tucson Padres (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League for at least the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The stadium was named for the local electric utility, Tucson Electric Power until 2010. It seats 11,500 fans. Concerts are often held at the stadium as well.
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