Memphis would never be the same after April 1, 2000.
That was the day AutoZone Park opened downtown in a city that had seemingly been waiting forever for a professional sports team it could truly rally around. An exhibition game against the Cardinals, Memphis' new big league affiliate, christened the ballpark, and even the bad news that slugger Mark McGwire would sit out the contest couldn't keep 15,000 fans from packing the shiny, new $80.5 million facility.
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