CarMax Park Scheduled to Open Ahead of Flying Squirrels' 2026 Season

CarMax Park scheduled to open ahead of Flying Squirrels' 2026 season

RICHMOND, Va. One of the best lines about The Diamond is that the only thing to ever catch a home run there is a windshield.That will change with the opening of CarMax Park next April, which is on schedule to happen in time for the Squirrels to open the 2026 season.When we showed up here in 2009, we were talking about this new facility recalled Flying Squirrels General Manager Ben Rothrock. To finally get to this point of seeing construction goi…

At CarMax Park, wider seats, wider aisles, wider concourse than The Diamond

“We are on time and still on target."

Slideshow: First look inside (and above) the new CarMax Park - Richmond BizSense

As the Richmond Flying Squirrels start the second half of what’s set to be their final season at The Diamond, construction of the team’s new home next door is more than midway through its roughly 18-month schedule and on track for completion early next year. Team management and crews with Gilbane Building Co. provided a tour Wednesday morning of the new CarMax Park, showing the progress so far on the 10,000-seat capacity stadium, which has compl…