as viewed beyond the right field wall Home Run Derby at Whataburger Field The park, which opened in 2005, is located on what used to be old cotton warehouses on the city's waterfront. As of 2019, Whataburger Field features 5,679 fixed seats, 19 luxury suites and two outfield berm areas that are able to accommodate approximately 2,000 people. On June 30, 2005, the stadium unveiled
For the Love of the Game, an 18-foot (5.5 m) statue depicting a young ballplayer in a contemplative pose. The statue is believed to be the largest
bronze statue of a baseball player. A pair of 1920s-era cotton presses border the videoboard in left field. Under a set of broken windows on the lefthand building, a sign reads "Bam-Bam" to commemorate a batting practice blast by Hooks
outfielder Hunter Pence in 2006 that smashed one of the windows. Pence earned the nickname Bam-Bam because of his antics and similarities to
the baby of the same name on
The Flintstones. On June 26, 2007, Whataburger Field played host to the 2007 Texas League All-Star game. The
Southland Conference baseball tournament was played at Whataburger Field in
2009 and
2010. The conference tournament was scheduled to return to the facility in
2020, but was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. On June 10, 2010, the
Houston Dynamo played the first-ever soccer match at Whataburger Field before a capacity crowd of 6,111, beating the
Laredo Heat 2–1. The Dynamo played in-state rival
FC Dallas in a pre-season friendly on February 12, 2011 — becoming the second soccer match ever played at the stadium. Prior to the 2019 season, the Hooks and Whataburger renewed their naming rights agreement for a period of 15 years and announced a slew of changes. The roof of was painted with distinctive orange and white stripes, paying homage to the iconic pattern found at Whataburger restaurants and the private drive bordering the west side of the stadium was renamed Whataburger Way. As part of a ticket package, Whataburger 4Topps were added to the top of section 120, providing fans with the opportunity to dine at Whataburger-branded tables with adjoining 360-degree swivel chairs and Whataburger wait service. During a pregame ceremony on September 1, 2019, the Hooks announced plans to name the stadium entrance
Ken Schrom Plaza, honoring their retiring longtime front office executive and president who was notorious for greeting fans at that very plaza before and after games. Whataburger Field and the Hooks hosted the Astros' Alternate Training Site (ATS) during the shortened
2020 Major League Baseball season and the beginning of the 2021 MLB season. From April 12–14, 2021, it hosted a three-game exhibition series between the Astros' ATS and the
Texas Rangers' ATS with entry limited to season ticket holders, marking the first professional baseball games at the stadium with fans since 2019. Spanning from left to center field and beyond, Whataburger Field offers fans views of the
New Harbor Bridge, which opened for traffic in May of 2025. It is lighted with changing LED lights at night. For its first 20 years of existence, spanning from right to center field and beyond, Whataburger Field offered fans views of
Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge, which displayed changing LED lights at night. A public lighting ceremony was held at the stadium on December 4, 2011. The bridge is in the process of being dismantled at this writing in January of 2026. ==Amenities==