There’s nothing minor league about ONT Field.<\/p>\n
The home of the Dodgers’ new Single-A affiliate — the Ontario Tower Buzzers — will host its first game next month. The 6,000-seat, $100 million ballpark has a distinctly Dodgers and aviation vibe.<\/p>\n
For example, the mural of pitching great Fernando Valenzuela on the side of a building above seats overlooking the left-field line. <\/p>\n
The name itself is a nod to Ontario International Airport’s three-letter code and the region’s aviation history. The airport property originally known as Latimer Field was used as an Army Air Corps training and operations base in 1943.<\/p>\n
There’s a model of a vintage warplane<\/a> beyond the outfield fence that will light up, along with a runway, when the home team smacks a home run.<\/p>\n Tower Buzzers is a reference to the famous line from the 1986 film “Top Gun” — “Sorry Goose, but it’s time to buzz the tower” — that heralded the memorable high-speed, low-altitude flyby scene. <\/p>\n The logo is a bee in pilot goggles and other gear. The Dodgers-like uniforms feature flight paths and control tower motifs.<\/p>\n The bee mascot’s name is Maverick<\/a>. <\/p>\n