CommonSpirit Health gets naming rights to Lexington Legends ballpark
The home of the Lexington Legends will now be known as CommonSpirit Ballpark.
The Legends and CommonSpirit Health announced the name change at a game Friday night.
The organizations said they will announce “community initiatives, special events and programs connected to the new partnership” in the future.
In the meantime, Legends fans will see the new name at the ballpark and on digital platforms and team communications.
“This is a defining moment for our organization, our ballpark and the Lexington community,” Legends owner Andy Sandler said in a news release. “CommonSpirit Health is a partner that understands the role this ballpark plays in bringing people together.
“CommonSpirit Ballpark will be more than the home of Legends baseball — it will be a place where families make memories, where nonprofits are celebrated, where community programs come to life and where our shared commitment to Central Kentucky is visible every day.”
Sandler is the founder and chairman of Temerity Baseball, which announced in 2024 that it had joined with local investors to buy the Legends team and ballpark.
Temerity also owns the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers and Greensboro Grasshoppers, as well as a stake in the Tampa Bay Rays.
CommonSpirit Health is one of the country’s largest Catholic healthcare organizations, with more than 2,300 care sites in 24 states. The organization says it operates 158 hospital-based locations, including CHI St. Joseph Health Hospital and St. Joseph East in Lexington, among other Kentucky locations.
“Quality of life is critical to good health and America’s pastime in Lexington is an affordable entertainment option for families to bond, relax and connect,” Matt Grimshaw, president of CommonSpirit — Kentucky, said in the release. “This partnership gives us an opportunity to further our commitment to improving lives, supporting families, and investing in the health and well-being of Central Kentucky.”
The Legends are part of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
The team was founded in 2001, and for years the stadium was known as Applebee’s Park.
Later, the stadium was renamed Whitaker Bank Ballpark, and in more recent years has gone by the names Wild Health Field and Counter Clocks Field.
It has been known simply as Legends Field since joining Temerity in 2024.
