John Thurman Field

Former names	Del Webb Field (1955–1983)
Location	601 Neece Drive Modesto, California 95351
Coordinates	37°37′22″N 121°00′03″W / 37.622658°N 121.000814°W / 37.622658; -121.000814
Owner	City of Modesto
Operator	City of Modesto
Capacity	4,000 (Baseball) 7,500 (Concerts)
Field size	Left Field: 312 feet Left-Center: 393 feet Center Field: 400 feet Right-Center: 370 feet Right Field: 319 feet Backstop: 30 feet
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1954
Opened	April 15, 1955
Renovated	1997
Construction cost	$3.93 Million (renovation)
Architect	L.D. Astorino & Associates, Ltd. (renovation)
General contractor	Acme Construction Company (renovation)
Tenants
Modesto Nuts (CL) (2005–present)

John Thurman Field is a stadium in Modesto, California. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Modesto Nuts minor league baseball team of the California League. It was built in 1955 and holds 4,000 people. It was later named for California State Assemblyman John E. Thurman, from Modesto.

History

Originally named Del Webb Field, the Modesto ballpark was renamed for state assemblyman John Thurman in 1983 and underwent over $3.93 million worth of renovations prior to the start of the 1997 to keep it up to California League standards.^[1]

Notable events

On April 7, 2007, left-hander Randy Johnson made an appearance for the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate, then called the Visalia Oaks. Johnson's appearance sparked a media frenzy and helped the Nuts draw over 5,000 fans for that day's game.^[2] On June 22, 2019, it was the first Mexican Concert which was performed by Regulo Caro, Ramon Ayala and Banda El Recodo