Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
Location within Maryland Location within the United States | |
| Location | 873 Long Drive Aberdeen, Maryland 21001 |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′51″N 76°11′10″W / 39.530873°N 76.185985°W |
| Owner | City of Aberdeen |
| Operator | Maryland Stadium Authority |
| Capacity | 6,300 |
| Field size | Left Field – 310 feet (94 m) Center Field – 400 feet (122 m) Right Field – 310 feet (94 m) |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 19, 2000 |
| Opened | June 18, 2002 |
| Construction cost | $18 million ($31.5 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Design Exchange Architects Inc. Ripken Design |
| Project manager | Heery International |
| General contractor | Baltimore Contractors LLC |
| Tenants | |
| Aberdeen IronBirds (NYPL/South Atlantic League) 2002–present | |
Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium is the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the South Atlantic League. The stadium is located in Aberdeen, Maryland. The 6,300-seat Ripken Stadium held its first game on June 18, 2002. As of 2011 the team had sold out every home game at Ripken Stadium since it began playing there in 2002.
The stadium is part of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Aberdeen Complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland, located just off Interstate 95 at Maryland Route 22. Ripken Stadium is only 2.9 miles off the East Coast Greenway. The complex also includes several smaller fields for local youth sports leagues, as well as an adjacent Marriott hotel. The stadium is the closest structure of the complex to the highway, with the right field fence and scoreboard visible from it. The stadium hosts soccer matches as well.
The expansive parking lot of Ripken Stadium is frequently used as a venue for SCCA autocross racing for many racers on the east coast.