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Heritage Financial Park
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Heritage Financial Park is located in New York
Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park
Location within New York
Heritage Financial Park is located in the United States
Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park (the United States)
Former namesDutchess Stadium (1994–2022)
Address1500 Route 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590[1]
Coordinates41°31′40.48″N 73°57′39.84″W / 41.5279111°N 73.9610667°W / 41.5279111; -73.9610667
OwnerHudson Valley Stadium Corp.
OperatorHudson Valley Stadium Corp.
Capacity4,494
Field sizeLeft field: 325 ft (99 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99 m)
SurfaceAstro-Turf
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 20, 1994[2]
OpenedJune 18, 1994[7]
Construction cost$8.3 million
($17.6 million in 2024 dollars[3])
ArchitectLiscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP[4]
Structural engineerGeiger Engineers
Services engineerFellenzer Engineering LLP[5]
General contractorMeyer Contracting Corporation[6]
Tenants
Hudson Valley Renegades (NYPL/High-A East) 1994–present
Manhattan Jaspers (NCAA) 2015–2019
Hudson Valley Fort (FXFL) 2015
Website
heritagefinancialpark.com

Heritage Financial Park is a baseball park in Fishkill, New York.[8] Home to the Hudson Valley Renegades, the park originally opened on June 18, 1994. Originally called Dutchess Stadium from 1994 to 2023, it assumed its current name in March 2023 when a naming-rights deal with Heritage Financial Credit Union was completed.[9]

It has a capacity of 5,400 people[10] and is located on New York State Route 9D across Interstate 84 from Fishkill Correctional Facility.

History

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Construction of the stadium began in April 1994 after approval by the Dutchess County Legislature, and opened less than three months later in June 1994.[11][12]

Tenants

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August 2010
March 2024

The stadium is primarily used for baseball, as the home field of the Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball team, which as of 2024 is a South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Yankees.[13]

The Manhattan College baseball team played home games at the stadium from 2015 to 2019, before returning to Van Cortlandt Park.[14] From 2009 to at least 2018, the stadium hosted the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic between Marist College and the United States Military Academy.[15]

Besides baseball, it is also used for concerts, as well as high school and college graduations.[16][17] The stadium hosts K104's annual KFest concert held in early June. Performing artists have included Akon, Rihanna, Fat Joe, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Wilco, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Drake and Adam Lambert, among others.

The stadium's first football tenant, the Hudson Valley Fort of the Fall Experimental Football League, took up residence in the stadium in October 2015.[18] Some high school football playoff contests were also to be held at the stadium that year, but the stadium was later determined to be unsafe as a football venue and those games were canceled.[19]

Features

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Heritage Financial Park has a capacity of 5,400 and features an AstroTurf playing surface, with a symmetrical outfield dimensions measuring 325 feet down the lines and 400 feet to center field. Clubhouses are located in the outfield corners, with bullpens beyond the outfield wall. A large LED scoreboard stands beyond the fence in left-center.

The stadium, built in 1994 with a capacity of 4,500, comprising a roughly-symmetrical two-level stand which stretched from just past first base to just past third base, and included concessions, a kids area and play areas.

The entire field, excluding the pitchers mound and home plate area, was converted to AstroTurf in the spring of 2014.[20]

With the restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, and the subsequent change in affiliation from the Tampa Bay Rays to the New York Yankees, major renovations were undertaken between 2022 an 2024 to improve player and team facilities and enhance the fan experience at the ballpark.[21] Renovations were completed in keeping with Major League Baseball Player Development License, which included modernized facility standards for Minor League teams.[22]

Upgrades to the stadium involved renovating the existing clubhouse in right field for use by visiting teams and constructing a new home clubhouse in left field. Bullpens were moved from an exposed location in foul territory to beyond the outfield fence. Improvements were made to batting cages in right field, and the entire 2014 playing surface was replaced in time for the 2024 season with a brand new surface comparable to turf fields used in the major leagues.[23]

Fan-facing upgrades involved the extension of seating along the left field line, adjacent to and atop the new home clubhouse. Standard field-level seating was extended toward the left field corner, with a rooftop party deck and a premium club lounge built above the clubhouse facility.[24] Renovations expanded seating to a 5,400 capacity, and for the first team, fans can sit in fair territory beyond the outfield wall.

References

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  1. ^ "Renegades Front Office". Minor League Baseball.
  2. ^ Carter, Christopher (January 27, 1994). "Stadium Crew Breaks Ground Jan. 20". Millbrook Round Table. p. 12. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dutchess Stadium". Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sports & Recreational Facilities". Fellenzer Engineering LLP. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Renegades Baseball Stadium". Meyer Contracting Corporation. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Hanley, Robert (June 19, 1994). "The Old Ball Game Gets New Times at Bat". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  8. ^ Haynes, Stephen (December 10, 2020). "Excitement abound as Renegades are announced as Yankees' new high Single-A affiliate". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  9. ^ "Dutchess Stadium renamed Heritage Financial Park (VIDEO)". Mid Hudson News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Heritage Financial Park Facilities Info". Official Website. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Merzbach, Brian. "Hudson Valley Renegades". Ballpark Reviews. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  12. ^ Thomaselli, Rich (May 20, 2013). "Hudson Valley Renegades 20th Anniversary: 20 Years, 20 Great Moments in Renegades Baseball History". Hudson Valley Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  13. ^ Reichard, Kevin (May 26, 2009). "Affiliate Dance 2020". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Baseball to Play 2015 Home Games at Dutchess Stadium". Manhattan College Athletics. July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  15. ^ "Cadets Fall in Hudson Valley Baseball Classic". Army West Point. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "DCC To Host In-Person Graduation Ceremonies, May 21". www.sunydutchess.edu. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Cordero, Katelyn (June 4, 2021). "What will graduation look like at Dutchess Stadium this year?". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  18. ^ Ruman, Steve (July 16, 2015). "Brawlers will be part of FXFL". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  19. ^ Haynes, Stephen (November 4, 2015). "Hudson Valley Fort's season finale canceled". Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  20. ^ McMann, Sean T. (April 5, 2014). "Dutchess Stadium Turf Thrills Hudson Valley Renegades". Poughkeepsie Journal. ProQuest 1512860685. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  21. ^ "Building Up: New Clubhouse, Expanded Seating and Amenities highlight Phase Two construction underway at Heritage Financial Park". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  22. ^ "MLB announces Minor League Baseball teams". MLB.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  23. ^ Mid Hudson News (March 16, 2024). Improvements Continue at Heritage Financial Park. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "WMCHealth Club Lounge". Heritage Financial Park and Renegades. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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