Explore Salt Lake's Daybreak Field
Welcome to Daybreak Field, where sunny days and mountain views are plentiful, a new neighborhood is bustling and Salt Lake's Pacific Coast League baseball tradition is thriving.
(Note: This Ballpark Guide was written while the ballpark in question was still under construction. It will be updated with additional photos and info during the course of the 2025 season.)
Salt Lake Bees (Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels since 2001)
Established: 1994
Ballpark: Daybreak Field (opens in 2025)
League: Pacific Coast League
Notable Alumni: Mike Trout, Torii Hunter, John Lackey, David Ortiz, Tim Lincecum, Jered Weaver
The Salt Lake Bees, who have one of the PCL's most historic active identities, move into a brand new home for 2025. Daybreak Field will be a great place to enjoy Triple-A baseball -- and will become the centerpiece of a new mixed-use district in South Jordan, Utah, nestled among mountains just southeast of downtown Salt Lake City.
The Bees refreshed their look prior to the move, and the design choices reflect the team's intentions for their new era. The logo set unveiled in November 2024 honors the franchise's rich past (and connection to the parent-club Angels) while introducing a novel feel that's both classic and modern.
Daybreak Field at America First Square
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11131 S. Ballpark Way
South Jordan, Utah 84009
(801) 325-2337
Capacity: 8,000
Dimensions: left field, 345 feet; center field, 420 feet; right field, 345 feet
Daybreak Field anchors a master-planned community still under development. Spanning over 200 acres, Downtown Daybreak features or will soon feature an amphitheater, a performing arts center, an enormous cinema, office and retail space, apartment and single-family housing and a branch of the Salt Lake County Library. Boasting pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly streets, it's also connected to the TRAX light rail system.
The developer of the Daybreak community is the Larry H. Miller Company. That name may sound familiar -- Miller, who died in 2009, owned the Utah Jazz of the NBA, as well as owning the Bees beginning in 2003. (The PCL's first Salt Lake City Bees club took the field way back in 1915; the current iteration dates to 1994 as the Buzz and then the Stingers, taking on the Bees moniker for the 2006 season.)
Inside the stadium, fans will find an atmosphere at once shiny and new and filled with old-fashioned Minor League fun. The park's brick-and-glass sleekness is a perfect complement to the open, airy layout with deep alleys (385 feet) in the outfield and Instagram-worthy vantages of the action accessible from all over the 365-degree concourse.
The three-story facility offers a few unique seating sections, including boxes behind the bullpens beyond the left-field wall and 10 field-level suites designed to be the closest suites to a field in the Minors. And more generally, Salt Lake fans will find the feel more intimate and the seats closer to the action than they were at Smith's Ballpark.
The Bees' former home had breathtaking views of the Wasatch Mountains, so the horizon beyond the outfield wall of their new park had to hit a (literally) high standard if the overall gameday experience was going to be an upgrade. Daybreak Field checks off that box. Twin Peaks loom majestically beyond center field, Box Elder Peak and Mt. Timpanagos are visible off to the right and the state-of-the-art videoboard foregrounds the O'Sullivan Peak and the highlands leading to Gobblers Knob.
Fans looking for more similarities to Smith's Ballpark will be comforted by the familiar dimensions of the playing surface. Aside from the right-field line extending an additional 30 feet beyond the limit at Smith's Ballpark's right field, Daybreak Field's depths are identical to those of its predecessor's.
Mascot
Bumble is -- go figure -- a giant bumblebee. You'll know him when you see him.
In fact, you've already seen him. Depicted as a batter awaiting a pitch on the Bees' primary logo, Bumble is very much the face of the franchise.
"Bumble is our most famous player, because it's Minor League Baseball," VP of marketing and merchandise Ashley Havili told MLB.com when the club revealed the logo refresh. "Bumble is an icon for us. He's going to be on our on-field hat, which will probably be one of our most popular."
Concessions
The plans for Daybreak Field include concessions options for every palate, with complete kitchens serving complex delicacies as well as more traditional stands and high-tech grab-and-go vending machines.
Where to Stay
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Local attractions
Salt Lake City is a dream destination for outdoors enthusiasts. Twin Peaks Wilderness Area -- U.S. Forest Service land -- is home to much of the mountainous scenery visible from Daybreak Field. Its Lake Blanche Trail is a challenging but gorgeous hike. Excellent rock climbing, mountain biking and trail running routes for all levels of experience and ability are also easy to find in this region.
Baseball fans who are also cineastes likely already know that much of the 1993 classic The Sandlot was shot in the Salt Lake City area. The titular location of the film -- the sandlot -- is right in Salt Lake City, although be prepared for the site to look different than it did in the movie. The field where the sandlot gang beats the snooty team is more recognizable, and also in Salt Lake City. The pool where Wendy Peffercorn kept swimmers safe is about an hour north of Daybreak, in Ogden.
While you're in Ogden, check out the George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park.
Food and drink
Porch Restaurant is a South Jordan favorite serving new American cuisine -- including for brunch on the weekends.
Slackwater Pizza, locally owned, has a few locations in Utah, with one just a few minutes away by car in Herriman. Find something for everybody (including vegans and anti-gluten-ites) here, and there's an extensive and evolving list of beers of tap.
The Angry Korean will make you happy. It's minutes from the park, too, in South Jordan.
Spots will continue to open in Downtown Daybreak throughout the Bees' inaugural season here, so be sure to give yourself time to stroll around the walkable streets and see what's new.
Moving on
The Bees are in the swath of the U.S. where Minor League Baseball is scarcest. Catch as many games as you can while you're in town, because the next closest MiLB destination is nearly six hours away -- Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Aviators. From there, go check out the Reno Aces or the Inland Empire 66ers.
The Road to The Big A
An Angels prospect who climbs the system in order starts his full-season journey very close to Anaheim and travels a good chunk of the United States before getting back to Southern California when he reaches The Show.
Single-A: Inland Empire 66ers
High-A: Tri-City Dust Devils
Double-A: Rocket City Trash Pandas
Triple-A: Salt Lake Bees
