Cal's home field to be Giants' ballpark

Published May. 10, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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The California football team is moving across the bay for its 2011 home season: to the San Francisco Giants' waterfront ballpark.

The Golden Bears will play their games at AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium's long-awaited retrofit is finished in Berkeley. Cal also explored using the Oakland Coliseum and Candlestick Park for its temporary home.

While sideline bleachers will be added in the baseball outfield, fewer Cal fans will be able to attend games. Memorial Stadium holds about 71,700, while the football capacity for the 2011 campaign will be just over 45,000.

A field alignment change will allow team benches to be on opposite sides of the field, something Cal coach Jeff Tedford wanted.