Move To Phoenix Municipal Stadium
In 2013, The Arizona Board of Regents approved Arizona State University's 25 year lease to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The stadium is 2.5 miles from Arizona State's campus in Tempe. The ASU baseball program has history at the site, as Reggie Jackson was the first college player to hit a home run out of Phoenix Municipal Stadium. The Sun Devils start play in 2015 after which Packard Stadium will be redeveloped to help pay for improvements to Sun Devil Stadium.
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