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Retro Louisville: Slugger Field debut is a home run for baseball fans in 2000

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Louisville RiverBats and Norfolk Tides played their home opener at Louisville Slugger Field on April 12, 2000 .

Deion Sanders was the first Louisville player to score a run at the new ballpark.

The team's new secondary logo is inspired by the original design of its mascot Buddy Bat .

Louisville lost its home opener 8 -5 to the Tides in front of a crowd of 13,000 .

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English

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