On a warm Sunday afternoon, Salt Lake City said goodbye to its baseball team.
Some 13,450 fans filled the stands for the Salt Lake Bees’ final game at Smith’s Ballpark, the stadium that has been home to the team for the last 30 years — and a spot with more than 100 years of baseball history.
The Bees lost the game to the Oklahoma City Baseball Club by a score of 3-1.
Next season, the Bees will move to a new stadium in West Jordan’s Daybreak neighborhood.
The future of Smith’s Ballpark has yet to be decided.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans sit on the lawn during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Bees third baseman Cole Tucker talks to a fan after the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A young fan sits on top of the dugout during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans watch during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A young fans runs the bases following the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Bees play during their final game at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jeremy Pugh, left, and John Nelson hold up a sign that reads ÒBees belong hereÓ after they run the bases following the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jesse Gaudet holds his daughter Amelia Gaudet, 4, as she holds a small bag of dirt from the infield following the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans line up in the team store during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake Bees third baseman Cole Tucker talks to fans after the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) People line up to touch home base as fans are allowed on the field following the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans line up in the team store during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ben Kuculyn poses for a photo with Salt Lake Bees mascot Bumble during the final game for the Salt Lake Bees at SmithÕs Ballpark in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Ben first met Bumble through the Mascot Miracles Foundation, a group that organizes activities for children with special needs.
