Ontario Sports Empire Opens Today: $850 Million, 190-Acre Complex Billed as Largest of Its Kind West of the Rockies
The Ontario Sports Empire in Ontario, San Bernardino County, California, officially opens today, October 24. The roughly 190-acre, $850 million complex, funded and owned by the City of Ontario, is billed as the largest complex of its kind west of the Rockies. A free public grand opening runs today from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3150 S. Home Run Way, Ontario.
Event Information
Time: Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with a ribbon cutting at 11:00 a.m.
Location: Ontario Sports Empire, 3150 S. Home Run Way, Ontario, CA
Cost: Free (grand opening celebration open to the public)
The complex features more than 40 fields: 20 multipurpose long fields, 14 youth baseball diamonds, 8 full-size baseball and softball diamonds, 2 championship diamonds and 4 football and rugby fields, plus a six-level, 1,300-space parking structure and a 152-by-51-foot jumbotron. The City of Ontario owns the venue and Sports Facilities Companies manages it. It sits next to the $150 million, 6,500-seat home of the Ontario Tower Buzzers, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Single-A affiliate. The complex is about a 10-minute drive from Ontario International Airport, with more than 6,000 hotel rooms nearby, and a 230-room dual-brand Marriott hotel is expected to open next door next year. The first baseball tournament is set for October 31, and regular operations will mix local youth sports, travel tournaments and special events.
City Manager Scott Ochoa has called the Sports Empire a testament to the City Council's vision and a place for families to gather, play, compete and connect for decades. Michael Krouse, president and CEO of GOCAL, the Greater Ontario convention and visitors bureau, said the venue will put Ontario on the national stage and drive sports tourism and local economic impact.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: Ontario 市界标志牌（场馆官网资料图）。照片：Ontario Sports Empire 官网发布。 / The City of Ontario welcome sign (file photo). Photo: Ontario Sports Empire official site.
