They are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and play their home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Subsequently, the team used the name of the major league franchise it affiliated with: the Cardinals (1965–1972), the Astros (1973–1974), the Giants (1975–1979), and the Reds (1980–1992).

[7] In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization.

[8] The team's first home ballpark was Belden Hill Park,[2] followed by the original Veterans Memorial Stadium,[9] which opened in 1949.

The new Veterans Memorial Stadium was completed in time for the opening of the 2002 season, and the Kernels set a franchise attendance record of 196,066 in the new park's inaugural year.