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Angel Stadium Angel Stadium, originally Anaheim Stadium and later Edison International Field, is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Anaheim, California, and home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the American League.
The stadium is often referred to by its unofficial nickname The Big A. History Angel Stadium has been the home of the Angels since their move from Los Angeles. In 1964, ground was broken for Anaheim Stadium and in 1966, the Angels, then California Angels, moved into their new home. In the late 1970s, Los Angeles Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom brokered a deal by which the Rams would move from Los Angeles to an expanded Anaheim Stadium. To add more seats for football games, the stadium was enclosed. As a result, the view of the local mountains and State Highway 57 lost. Additionally, the 23-story, 240-ton Big A scoreboard that had stood in leftfield, and from whence the nickname for the stadium originated, was moved 1300 feet to the parking lot. The expansion was completed in time for the 1979 NFL season, and the Rams played in Anaheim Stadium from then until their move to St. Louis after the 1994 season. In 1996, the City of Anaheim and The Walt Disney Company, owner of the Angels at the time, agreed to a new deal that would keep the Angels in Anaheim until 2031, with an option to leave the facility early in 2018. As part of the deal, the stadium would undergo an extensive renovation, returning the stadium to its original role as a baseball-only facility. The section of the stadium behind the outfield wall was demolished, replaced by smaller outfield pavilions and a large water fountain. Disney briefly considered moving the Big A scoreboard to its original location, but decided against such a move, citing costs. Despite the fact that much of the stadium was still a hard-hat zone, the demolition and construction being only half-completed, the Angels played their 1997 season in Anaheim. In 1997 a sponsorship deal was reached with Edison International, giving it the naming rights over the stadium for 20 years. However, after the 2003 season, Edison International exercised its option to exit the sponsorship deal. On December 29, 2003, the Angels announced that from then on the stadium would be known as Angel Stadium (in full, Angel Stadium of Anaheim). The field was host to Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in 1967 and again in 1989. It hosted the 2002 World Series. External links
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