Diamond gems: Getting to know Ogden’s Lindquist Field
Jun 5, 2026, 10:40 AM | Updated: 10:48 am
Lindquist Field, home to the Pioneer League's Ogden Raptors since 1997. (Photo by Griffin Kemp)
(Photo by Griffin Kemp)
SALT LAKE CITY – Did you know MLB Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Rickey Henderson began their pro careers in Utah? Or that World Series-winning manager Tommy Lasorda spent three seasons managing the Ogden Dodgers?
Despite its off-the-beaten-path appearance, Ogden, Utah, holds a significant place in the annals of baseball history.
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With baseball booming in the Beehive State, an eye for the future requires an appreciation for the past. KSL Sports is taking you on a tour of Utah’s most iconic ballparks, the new and the old, to prepare MLB hopefuls for what may come.
Lindquist Field – Ogden Raptors
Set in the heart of Ogden, Utah, 8,700-seat Lindquist Field has been home to the Ogden Raptors since 1997.
Its sun-faded home plate entrance facade, exposed brick, and concrete architecture seem perfectly aligned with the hard-working fanbase streaming through the gates.
Unlike the other prominent ballparks in Utah, it faces northeast, opening the view to a downtown skyline and the Wasatch Front beyond the outfield. It is one of those rare parks where the setting does almost as much work as the baseball.
The mountain backdrop is not just scenic; it gives Lindquist a distinct sense of place. Beyond the outfield, the Wasatch rises abruptly into view, its jagged face cut by a fault line so distinct it looks sketched across the mountainside.
On clear nights, the view feels almost oversized for a ballpark this intimate, which is part of what makes the place memorable.
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Ogden’s baseball history is never far away, either.
The concourse walls trace the city’s ties to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers, turning a lap around the stadium into a stroll through decades of deep minor league tradition.
Hall of Famer Frank Robinson began his professional career in Ogden with the Ogden Reds in 1953, and Tommy Lasorda later managed the Ogden Dodgers from 1966 to 1968 before becoming one of the sport’s iconic figures in a Hall of Fame career.
All-time stolen bases leader Rickey Henderson also began his career in Ogden, stealing 44 bases in 71 games before making his MLB debut in 1979.
More recently, future major leaguers such as Ben Sheets, Prince Fielder, J.J. Hardy, Cody Bellinger, and Corey Seager all passed through Ogden on their way up. For a city this size, the list is remarkably strong—and it gives Lindquist Field a sense of continuity that newer parks can’t manufacture.
Today, the Raptors play in the Pioneer League, and the setting only heightens the park’s old-school appeal.
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Concessions and merchandise stands frame the home plate entrance, and nearby, the day’s lineups and standings are still handwritten on a whiteboard before first pitch—a small detail that makes the place feel personal.
Regulars circle the concourse in well-worn Raptors caps and jerseys, stopping to talk as often as they move.
“This actually is family,” Steve and Sylvia Hodges, Raptors season ticket holders since the ballpark opened, said. “If someone doesn’t show up, we’ll be on a call or send a text. That’s a big part of baseball, that community.”
An LED scoreboard explodes out of left field, one of the few true modern improvements on an otherwise throwback park. Picnic tables tucked beneath the scoreboard, 335 feet from home plate, turn left field into a backyard gathering spot with a game unfolding just beyond the rail.
Minutes before first pitch, players in uniform cut through the grandstands and concourse, giving the scene less the distance of pro ball and more the closeness of a collegiate summer ball night.
Lindquist does not overwhelm you with bells and whistles. It wins you over with character, history, and a downtown summer view that feels unmistakably Ogden.
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