Dell Diamond
Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers major league baseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then-Double-A affiliate Express played their first home game at the stadium.
| Location | 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard Round Rock, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 30.5273°N 97.6305°W |
| Owner | City of Round Rock |
| Operator | Ryan Sanders Baseball LP |
| Capacity | 11,631 |
| Record attendance | 13,475 (June 16, 2006) |
| Field size | Left field: 335 feet (102 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right field: 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | TifTuf Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 26, 1999 |
| Opened | April 16, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $25 million ($42.5 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. |
| Project manager | The Madison Group, Ltd. |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hensel Phelps |
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Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m2) of former farmland on the east side of Round Rock, Texas, a rapidly growing suburban city northeast of Austin. Nolan Ryan and his son Reid Ryan, part owners of the Express, originally wanted a stadium inside the city of Austin, but found a more attractive site in the City of Round Rock, with support from the city leadership. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38-year lease. Local-based computer technology company Dell contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years.