FORT SCOTT, Kan. (AP) — A southeast Kansas community is getting a new, state-of-the art baseball complex, thanks to a former local athlete who plays in the majors.

The Fort Scott Tribune reports Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche is the driving force behind the $2 million LaRoche Baseball Complex.

Fort Scott City Manager Dave Martin says groundbreaking could take place in June. The 500-seat stadium and field will be the new home of Fort Scott High School’s baseball team, which LaRoche led to a Kansas Class 4A runner-up finish as a senior in 1989.

Martin says LaRoche is putting up the $2 million to get the complex built.

LaRoche says he hopes it will make life easier for his old high school team, which now shares a facility with Fort Scott Community College.