Fifth Third Park (Spartanburg)

Fifth Third Park anchors a downtown Spartanburg west-side redevelopment district designed as a downtown-catalyst project — the new ballpark is the centerpiece of a master-planned mixed-use development integrating restaurants, retail, and residential around the venue. Downtown Spartanburg's Morgan Square — the historic central plaza — sits a short walk east and anchors the city's restaurant-and-bar cluster. Wofford College's campus sits a short ride west; Converse College sits a short ride southwest. The Hub-City nickname references Spartanburg's historic role as a Southern railroad hub (the city is the namesake of the Hub City Spartanburgers' team name and brand identity). The neighborhood reads as a brand-new downtown ballpark setting designed from the start as a walkable urban anchor — comparable in intent to Polar Park (Worcester) and Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem).

Plan to arrive about 45-60 minutes before first pitch — this is a brand-new ballpark for a brand-new expansion franchise and parking flow patterns are still settling. Important context: the Hub City Spartanburgers are a brand-new Single-A Carolina League expansion franchise launching at the new Fifth Third Park in downtown Spartanburg. The team is the Texas Rangers' Single-A affiliate — top Rangers prospects passing through Spartanburg are early in their professional-development arc, with subsequent stops at High-A Hub City (Down East Wood Ducks in Kinston, NC), Double-A Frisco (RoughRiders), and Triple-A Round Rock (Express). The naming-rights agreement is with Fifth Third Bank, the Cincinnati-headquartered regional bank. The Spartanburgers name and Hub City branding nod to Spartanburg's historic role as a Southern railroad hub. Because this is a brand-new venue and franchise, operational details (gate times, bag policy, concourse flow) continue to settle through the first full seasons — confirm everything on the team site before going. Mobile-only tickets are the norm.

Fifth Third Park opened in 2025 as the new downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina home for the expansion Hub City Spartanburgers, a brand-new Single-A Carolina League franchise. The team is the Texas Rangers' Single-A affiliate. The naming-rights agreement is with Fifth Third Bank, the Cincinnati-headquartered regional bank. The Hub City Spartanburgers name nods to Spartanburg's historic role as a Southern railroad hub — 'Hub City' is the city's longstanding nickname. Capacity sits around 3,500. The ballpark is the centerpiece of a downtown-catalyst redevelopment district on the west side of downtown Spartanburg, designed as a master-planned mixed-use anchor integrating restaurants, retail, and residential around the venue (in the modern downtown-ballpark-as-urban-anchor tradition of Polar Park and Truist Stadium). Because both the venue and the franchise are brand-new, granular operational details continue to settle through the first full seasons. Affiliation confidence: cross-check with the team site for the most current parent-club confirmation — Rangers affiliation is the strongest publicly-confirmed indication at launch.