The New Jersey Pride were a men's professional field lacrosse team in the Major League Lacrosse formerly based in Piscataway, New Jersey , United States from 2001-2008.
23-523: In 2001, the first year of the league’s existence, the Pride played its games at Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University . They moved to TD Bank Park in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey for the 2002 and 2003 seasons. From 2004 to 2005, the Pride played its home games on Sprague Field at Montclair State University . The Pride made the league's playoffs in 2002 and 2003. For the 2006 season,
46-635: A Minor League Baseball team in the Frontier League , from 1998 to 2022 and is the home field of the Montclair State Red Hawks baseball team. The museum was dedicated in October 1998, with fellow Baseball Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Larry Doby in attendance. It opened to the public on December 4 later that year. In 2010, IKON 5 Architects redesigned the museum and world-renowned sculptor Brian Hanlon of Toms River, New Jersey sculpted
69-658: A nonprofit organization , raised $ 2 million through donations to build the museum to honor Yogi Berra , who played almost his entire Major League Baseball career for the New York Yankees . John McMullen , the owner of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , was among the museum's benefactors. The museum was built adjacent to Yogi Berra Stadium , which hosted the New Jersey Jackals ,
92-558: A statue of Berra that was placed in front of the museum. Berra had feuded with Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner since Steinbrenner fired him 16 games into the 1985 season . Berra refused to be involved in Yankees events, including Yankees games. In January 1999, Berra and Steinbrenner resolved their feud with a public event at the Yogi Berra Museum. Berra frequently visited the museum for signings, discussions, and other events. It
115-478: A statue of Berra that was placed outside of the stadium in front of the museum. In 2022, the Jackals announced that they would be leaving Yogi Berra Stadium for Hinchliffe Stadium in nearby Paterson . August 25, 2022, was the team's last regular season home game. For many years, the stadium's official address was 1 Hall Drive, honoring the team's founder. In early 2016, as a further honor for its deceased namesake,
138-613: Is a museum on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, New Jersey . It serves to honor the career of Yogi Berra , who played for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame . The museum, which contains artifacts from Berra's career, opened on December 4, 1998. It is adjacent to Yogi Berra Stadium . "The Friends of Yogi Inc.",
161-699: Is home to the Montclair State Red Hawks baseball team, which competes in NCAA Division III ; the NJIT Highlanders baseball team which competes in NCAA Division I ; and the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center , which adjoins the stadium on its first base side. It was formerly home to the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Frontier League from 1998 to 2022 and the part-time home of
184-519: The 2009 World Series , two of his MLB MVP awards, and all 10 World Series rings he received as a player. Following the resolution of Berra's feud with Steinbrenner, the Yankees loaned the Commissioner's Trophy from the 1998 World Series to the museum. In 2013, the museum teamed up with Athlete Ally to develop an exhibit called "Championing Respect", which aims to support the inclusion of LGBT athletes in sports. An exhibit in 2014 celebrated
207-567: The NY/NJ Comets of National Pro Fastpitch in 2013. In 2001, the stadium was the home field of the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse in their inaugural season. Yogi Berra Stadium has a capacity of 5,000 persons with permanent seating of 3,784 people and lawn seating which holds an additional 1,500. It is capable of holding overflow crowds with standing room and grass seating available in right field. These tickets are sold only in
230-405: The 75th anniversary of Lou Gehrig 's farewell speech. The Museum offers a wide range of school and public programs on all aspects of sports and society. It conducts guided school tours and education programs, provides off-site assemblies on anti-bullying and sportsmanship, and also collaborates with Montclair State University on programs examining topical issues in media and sports. In promoting
253-438: The Jackals changed this to 8 Yogi Berra Drive. In 2018, the Jackals installed a new 720 sq ft (67 m ) Daktronics HD LED video board in left field as part of stadium wide improvements. Ahead of the 2024 season, Montclair State and NJIT carried out a $ 5.3 million renovation of the stadium. The renovations included a new artificial turf field, a pitch counter, a new dugout to bullpen phone, replacement of
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#1733084805285276-511: The Pride moved to the 5,000 seat stadium on the campus of Rutgers University which houses the Scarlet Knights’ soccer and lacrosse teams and is officially named The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium at Yurcak Field in honor of Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Rutgers lacrosse player. In the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft , the Pride drafted Matt Danowski from Duke with the second overall pick, Mike Leveille from Syracuse with
299-520: The area's high school hockey teams call home, and a new baseball stadium for Montclair State's team to replace their previous venue, Pittser Field . Around this time the Northeast League, an independent minor baseball league, was looking for a team to replace the Bangor Blue Ox , which had folded. Hall bought into the league shortly thereafter and founded the Jackals, who were promptly given use of
322-599: The concession area was renovated and renamed "The Hill" in reference to Yogi Berra’s boyhood neighborhood, The Hill , in St. Louis and the elevated Red Hawks perch for the stadium and campus. The renovations enable to the stadium be a year round facility by hosting conferences, NCAA baseball tournaments and other high-profile events. 40°52′07″N 74°11′43″W / 40.868734°N 74.195247°W / 40.868734; -74.195247 Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center
345-410: The corner outfields and 398 to center field; according to the Jackals, this was done on purpose as another honor for Berra. An addition was constructed to house the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center , which features various baseball memorabilia from Berra's playing days and a reconstruction of the original scoreboard from Yankee Stadium among various other things. A skybox was constructed as part of
368-484: The event of an anticipated large crowd, such as on holidays or fireworks nights. Construction of the stadium was done in conjunction with another venue on the Montclair State campus. Floyd Hall , a resident of Montclair who was then serving as chief executive officer of Kmart , donated money to the university in order to build an ice arena, which is known as Floyd Hall Arena and is a multi-use facility that several of
391-429: The museum, and has very limited access. Berra was the primary user of the seats, as he made personal appearances at least twice per year to sign autographs for the fans until 2015; he died several days after the conclusion of that season. The Jackals have also allowed the skybox to be used by professional scouts attending games. The museum addition was completed following the 1998 season and the final phase of construction
414-445: The new stadium once it was able to open. It was decided to name the stadium after Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra , who called Montclair home during his playing days and managerial career with the Yankees and their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets . Despite construction delays keeping the Montclair State baseball team from using the new park (they remained at Pittser Field for one additional season; Pittser Field
437-469: The outfield walls, new storage facility, updated locker room, new bullpens and batting cages , a new scoreboard and signage celebrating the Red Hawk’s three National Champion teams (1987, 1993, 2000). New LED lighting was installed that is more energy efficient, environmentally friendly and meets broadcasting standards that will allow games to be televised on ESPN and other national networks. Additionally,
460-407: The third overall pick and Jordan Levine from Albany with the tenth overall pick. Nick Mirabito from Navy was drafted in the fifth round with the 43rd overall pick by the Pride. The team suspended operations after the 2008 season . Yogi Berra Stadium Yogi Berra Stadium is a baseball stadium in Little Falls, New Jersey , on the campus of Montclair State University . The stadium
483-426: Was completed in early 1999 as the seating areas were renovated and extended, with seats going as far as left and right field and several reserved sections being replaced with box seats, installation of several concession stands and a second set of restrooms, a new team store, and a resurfacing of the stadium's walls with white stucco . In 2010, world-renowned sculptor Brian Hanlon of Toms River, New Jersey sculpted
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#1733084805285506-425: Was his intention to teach children important values such as sportsmanship and dedication, both on and off the baseball diamond. On October 8, 2014, a burglary occurred at the museum, in which a team of "professional" thieves stole specific pieces of Berra's memorabilia. The museum contains items from Berra's career, including baseball cards , a jacket worn by Berra while throwing out the first pitch of Game 1 of
529-477: Was then converted into a soccer only stadium), it opened for business in time for the Jackals' inaugural game on June 5, 1998. Despite the stadium only being partially finished, as construction on an addition continued throughout the season, fans hungry for economical entertainment flocked to the ball park for a fun night out, and the park is well-constructed with good sight lines and no obstructed views from any of its seats. The park's dimensions are 308 feet to each of
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