Blair Field (Long Beach, California)

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4700 Deukmejian Dr.
570-1725
www.longbeach.gov/park/facilities/parks/blair_field.asp

Blair Field, located in Recreation Park is one of the few semi-professional baseball facilities in California. It was constructed in 1958 and over the years has fostered local amateur baseball and hosted Moore League High School Football teams, and American Legion and Connie Mack seasons. The Chicago Cubs baseball team, the Los Angeles Rams football team and Olympic teams have used the site for practice. It is a popular location for the filming of commercials, television programs and movies.

It is the home of the California State University at Long Beach 49er baseball team, and the Long Beach Breakers professional baseball tee.

Recently, $1.475 million was spent to renovate the 3,238-seat facility. New spectator seating, field lights, a playing field with state-of-the-art drainage system, and turf which exceeds professional baseball standards were installed.Basketball superstar Michael Jordan & Bugs Bunny co-starred in Warner Bros' "SPACE JAM" (1996), a unique mix of cartoon animation & live action. The baseball scenes from that movie were really shot at Blair Field in Long Beach. Blair Field is located in Recreation Park, at 4700 E. 10th Street, between Park Ave. and Pacific Coast Highway, in east Long Beach. Many scenes from the 1998 spoof "BASEketball" were also shot at Blair Field.