Additional premium seating can be found between the dugouts in the aptly named Dugout Box seats, which are at field level. Unlike many stadiums, the press box does not encroach upon the upper rows of seats behind home plate, but like most the structure contains some luxury suites, which are referred to as sky suites.

The Twins have retired five numbers during their history in Minnesota and they are displayed on the faГ§ade of the press box, as are pennants listing the nine years the team had made the playoffs. Fans standing along the outer concourse there can watch the Minnesota pitchers warm up and the home team has a decided advantage in doing so, as five mounds are in the Twins' вЂpen compared to just two for the visitors. The TwinsвЂ™ bullpen begins where the third base grandstand ends. To build the berm and party deck, the visiting team bullpen had to be relocated to the right field corner. Thanks to the short span of the grandstand, the exceedingly comfortable berm is very close to the action. That mission was accomplished by adding a covered specialty concession area on the deck level, placing 59 barstools behind the drink rails, and building a small hill that can seat 230. What does exist is found on the party deck down the right field line, but even there views are obstructed by the fans sitting in the two rows of drink rail seats that, along with the deck and a berm, were added in 2007 to liven the place up. The amount of standing room available at Hammond Stadium is also insignificant. But adding more rows into a smaller space also means that the top rows of the upper grandstand are further away than at most stadiums of a similar size, although the extra distance is pretty insignificant. The grandstand is symmetrical and almost completely contained within the infield, which is possible because more rows of seats (32) are found at Hammond Stadium from top to bottom than at a typical spring training ballpark. In most stadiums bleachers are either absent or make up a minority of the seating, but about half of Hammond Stadium's capacity is comprised of them. That design doesn't provide much cover for fans, although it does cast shade upon all who sit in the top five rows of the reserved seats, which is what the bleachers are known as. The roof is made of aluminum and angles sharply upward, rather than outward.

As such, concession stands have no view of the playing field.ДЄlthough the concourse is not very wide it is covered thanks to the stadium's press box and roof, which has its primary supports affixed to the concourse's wall. The aisle that separates the box seats from the bleachers is narrow, as are the portals that connect the interior aisle to the main concourse, which is behind the grandstand. The grandstand is divided into a lower section with dark green plastic folding seats and an upper section that contains aluminum benches. But the impressive initial impression fades when inside, where the two story single-deck stadium lacks much in the way of creativity.ДЇans enter Hammond Stadium through entrance gates found on either side of the waterfall display, walking up stairs to get to the concourse level. With its distinct architecture and usage of tall royal palms and cascading water as focal points, the winter home of the Minnesota Twins has an exterior that can't be matched at any other ballpark in the Grapefruit League. The walk towards that faГ§ade is a scenic one, as fans approach Hammond Stadium via palm tree lined paths that lead to an attractive waterfall fountain near the stadium's entrance, where water cascades down an outer wall into a retention pool reminiscent of a wishing well. The most notable example of that inspiration is the spire-topped staircase attached to the left edge of a faГ§ade that is both tall and beige. The stadium's exterior was designed to evoke comparisons to Churchill Downs.

The centerpiece of the 80-acre Lee County Sports Complex, the stadium is well known for its appealing exterior and bland interior, which is even more disappointing given the grandeur of design found outside. Hammond Stadium is the Jekyll and Hyde of spring training ballparks.

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