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Jun 5, 2024 · There's reason baseball stadiums are referred to as "Green Cathedrals." Here's our top eight of the most beautiful.
- MLB stadium rankings: Baseball's 30 ballparks from best to worst
MLB's stadiums each have their own unique history, with...
- MLB stadium rankings: Baseball's 30 ballparks from best to worst
Some of the old parks are still around, in Boston and Chicago, while others have moved on and replaced their historic homes with more modern arenas. So here we celebrate the 10 most beautiful...
- Oracle Park
- Petco Park
- Target Field
- Pnc Park
- Wrigley Field
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Dodger Stadium
- Fenway Park
- Coors Field
- Busch Stadium
In ballparks, just as in most types of property, you can’t beat waterfront views. Oracle Parkhas been known by several names over the years, but the San Francisco Giants’ home has gotten my vote for best MLB ballpark ever since I first visited in 2002. From the views of San Francisco Bay to some of the best food selection in MLB, I think it’s an ex...
San Diego’s downtown ballpark doesn’t get the national attention it deserves, in my opinion, but Petco Parkshould be high on anyone’s ballpark list. It’s downright beautiful, and it fits in seamlessly with the surrounding area that’s filled with high-end lofts, restaurants and nightlife. With the Padres emerging as contenders, more fans will surely...
It was something of a curiosity when the Minnesota Twins decided to move from an indoor facility to an outdoor one in 2010, but when you have a ballpark like Target Field, it’s easy to understand why. They did a great job with the design of the stadium, and unless you’re visiting early in the season and the weather is still cold, you don’t have to ...
Pittsburgh’s PNC Parkis often higher than No. 4 on rankings of best MLB ballparks, and I did give strong consideration to putting it higher on mine. Wherever it lands, it’s clear that the home of the Pirates is one of the jewels of MLB stadiums and worthy of a spot on your ballpark-hopping trip, even if the home team isn’t often a contender.
For being more than a century old, Wrigley Fieldremains one of baseball’s top destinations, in large part because of its artful straddling of old and new. Recent renovations, which brought modern touches like digital videoboards and outfield bleacher bars, enhance the atmosphere rather than hurt it. Cubs games continue to have that large community ...
The home of the Baltimore Orioles will always have a place in ballpark lore as the place that started the modern craze of asymmetrical stadiums with old-timey feels and a single defining characteristic. In the case of Camden Yards, of course, it’s the B&O Warehouse beyond right field, which is really the starting point for any visit to the park.
There are many things that set Dodger Stadiumin Los Angeles apart, from the unique ballpark layout necessitated by building a ballpark on a hill to the Diamondvision videoboards and zigzag overhangs of the outfield pavilions. And the ballpark is even better now that major improvements have been made to the outfield areas. It might be my “home” ball...
Much like Wrigley Field, Boston’s Fenway Parkhas artfully straddled the line between old-timey and contemporary. Despite being the majors’ oldest ballpark (opened in 1912), it still offers plenty of modern comforts. And then there’s the Green Monster, the Monster seats, the Pesky Pole, the Ted Williams seat and so much more. No wonder Fenway likes ...
Baseball at elevation isn’t nearly the curiosity it once was, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep Coors Fieldhigh on your list of ballparks to visit. From its prime location in the heart of Denver’s “LoDo” (short for Lower Downtown) to the mile-high reminders such as the row of purple seats in the upper deck, the home of the Rockies misses no ...
For a place that’s been called “baseball heaven,” St. Louis sure does have a nice ballpark to represent that. Busch Stadiumhas the location, amenities and more to be high up on anyone’s best MLB ballpark rankings, and that’s before you take into consideration the city’s love for its Cardinals. Don’t forget to admire the Gateway Arch off in the dist...
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- Coors Field (1995), Colorado Rockies: 8.5/10. Overall Ballpark Ranking: 7/27. After Camden Yards kicked off the retro era in 1992, you saw subsequent retro ballparks splinter into two distinct strands from an exterior architectural standpoint, generally speaking
- Petco Park (2004), San Diego Padres: 8.5/10. Overall Ballpark Ranking: 1/27. Despite some esoteric quibbles from an outside architectural perspective—as I said in the introduction, if you actually compare these ballparks to the best historic civic monuments, even some of the best fall short—Petco Park should be commended for being one of the only ballparks in baseball to constitute true “capital A” architecture.
- Globe Life Park in Arlington (1994), Texas Rangers: 8.5/10. Overall Ballpark Ranking: 19(t)/27. Globe Life Park in Arlington is an outlier at the top of our list, because it possesses that undesirable “faux-retro urban park in a suburban parking lot” sensibility, where the retro architecture and old-fashion treatment are not crafted around an urban or neighborhood context.
- Fenway Park (1912), Boston Red Sox: N/A. Overall Ballpark Ranking: N/A. For a city whose architectural legacy has always been dedicated to preservation, never content to destroy the past for the newest fad like New York, it is fitting that Boston has Major League Baseball’s oldest ballpark.
Mar 9, 2024 · MLB's stadiums each have their own unique history, with ballparks ranging in age from over 100 years old (Fenway Park and Wrigley Field) to Texas' retractable roof stadium that just opened in...
Mar 28, 2023 · Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums From Worst (Tropicana Field) to Best. There’s a reason why so many baseball fans have made it a goal of theirs to see every stadium in the major leagues. Dan...
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