Brooks Robinson Field Opens At Frederick Douglass High

The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation on Tuesday dedicated Brooks Robinson Field at a high school in West Baltimore, with its namesake and other Orioles royalty in attendance.

The $2.5 million baseball and softball field at Frederick Douglass High School was supported by the Orioles, Under Armour and other local entities. In addition to Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr., Billy Ripken and Eddie Murray were at the dedication.

Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young presented Robinson with a citation.

Today’s dedication of the Brooks Robinson Field at Frederick Douglass High School was joined by Cal Ripken Jr., Billy Ripken, Steve Salem, Eddie Murray, and Brooks Robinson!



Softball and baseball season can’t come soon enough. Play ball! ?? pic.twitter.com/yD4QHrlMFd — Baltimore Schools (@BaltCitySchools) September 17, 2019

Robinson was humble in his remarks at the dedication. He talked about how he spoke with a few Douglass students on the way in who didn't know who he was and reacted incredulously when he said the school was naming a field after him.

Cal Ripken Jr., Billy Ripken, Brooks Robinson and Eddie Murray are among those here dedicating a new ‘Brooks Robinson Field’ at Frederick Douglass HS in #westBaltimore - it’s $2.5M project @wbalradio pic.twitter.com/hqU00zfrYq — Phil Yacuboski (@WBALPhil) September 17, 2019

Robinson, known as "The Human Vacuum Cleaner" for his skills at third base, played 23 seasons for the Orioles. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards in that time and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.

Brooks Robinson Field at Group1001 Park is a synthetic turf ballfield designed for baseball and softball, and it includes a removable pitcher's mound, dugouts, a digital scoreboard and bleachers.

The Major League Baseball Players Association and the MLB Youth Development Foundation have provided a batting cage for use by the Mighty Ducks baseball and softball programs.

To date, the Ripken Foundation has completed 88 multipurpose synthetic turf facilities in 23 states and Washington, D.C., including 13 completed parks throughout Maryland.

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Phil Yacuboski and WBAL-TV 11 contributed to this report.