Minor League baseball Amerige Park served as the spring training grounds for the
Pacific Coast League in baseball's early years for teams such as the
Hollywood Stars (1935–36; now known as the
San Diego Padres),
Seattle Rainiers (1937–40),
Sacramento Solons (1941–42; 1944), the
Los Angeles Angels (1946-55; no relation to the
Anaheim Angels) and the
Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers (the 1960s as an L.A. Angels affiliate). Also, hall of Famers
Joe DiMaggio,
Walter Johnson, and
Satchel Paige are known to have played on the field. In 2011, the park was being considered for possible remodeling and expansion to accommodate a proposed move by the
Fullerton Flyers professional baseball team. The team's owners in 2011, Western Sports & Entertainment, were never able to reach an agreement with the city of Fullerton and the Flyers never played at Amerige Park.
College baseball Amerige park is the home of the
Hope International University Royals (NAIA college located in Fullerton). In their second year of existence, HIU made the NAIA World Series in 2017 and would win their first NAIA World Series Championship in 2024. The
Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team played some home games at Amerige Park during the 1992 college baseball season. ==
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