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It favours left handed hitters
- If the walls are close, then home run hitting is much easier whereas long walls make it more difficult (and a team is more likely to be built on "single hitters" and "speed") to steal bases and so forth. If the wall in right field is shorter than in left field, it favours left handed hitters (who pull to right field) and so forth.
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Jan 29, 2019 · If you've ever watched a game at Yankee Stadium, chances are you've come across a certain phrase at least once: "The short porch," a reference to the right-field wall that sits a mere 314 feet from home plate.
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Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 330, 387, 410, 387, 330 The K, constructed in the late ’60s and early ’70s, was built during the boom of “cookie-cutter” multipurpose stadiums. And while neighboring Arrowhead Stadium hosted Kansas City’s football team, Kauffman retained the same symmetrical dimensions associated with the era’s base...
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 328, 375, 400, 375, 328 Kansas City and Toronto are the only two stadiums in MLB with symmetrical outfield dimensions and uniform wall height.
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 336, 375, 400, 375, 335 When the multipurpose Busch Stadium II was replaced by the current ballpark, the Cardinals only changed the dimensions minimally. Though the walls are straight rather than curved, the stadium plays much like it did when Mark McGwire was chasing Roger Maris’s record.
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 330, 360, 375, 400, 375, 360, 330 Built in 1962, Dodger Stadium looks a lot like Kauffman, but the Chavez Ravine park gets a few bonus points for its low walls (four feet) in the corners that allow for some spectacular home run robberies.
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 330, 375, 400, 375, 335 The dimensions of “New Comiskey” when it opened in 1991 were quite similar to those of its predecessor, with the foul poles 347 feet from home plate. A renovation beginning in 2001 brought the fences in at the corners to 330 feet in left and 335 in right, similar to Old Comis...
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 330, 388, 400, 388, 330 The Coliseum is the most charmless stadium in all of baseball. It’s a crumbling former football stadium built in 1966 that’s rarely more than half full. That outfield, though, does have some charm. One of the peculiarities of the multipurpose stadium is the retractable seatin...
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 344, 386, 400, 387, 335 Removing the wacky home run sculpture in centerfield diminished the charm of Marlins Park in more ways than one. The psychedelic, animatronic work of art was taken down before the 2019 season but the outfield fence still curved around its former home. For the 2020 season, the...
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 344, 371, 400, 374, 345 The distances are nearly symmetrical but the fences meet at some unexpected angles, which at least adds some uncertainty to balls hit off the wall.
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 331, 378, 401, 381, 326 Seattle’s ballpark used to be one of the most pitcher-friendly in baseball. Specifically, a cavernous left-centerfield power alley allowed more doubles (and way more triples) to righthanded batters than to lefties. But the Mariners moved in the fences in that part of the park...
Measurements, in feet (L-R, dead center in bold): 335, 358, 385, 408, 398, 375, 330 Citi Field is a monument to doing too much with a modern outfield wall. When it opened in 2009, it was one of MLB’s most spacious parks. It also boasted some very tall fences. Out in left, “The Great Wall of Flushing” stood 15 feet tall and 384 feet away. Only three...
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May 18, 2015 · According to this graphic, as of 2014, the average Left Field wall sits about 331 Feet from Home Plate, while the average Right Field wall sits about 328 Feet from Home Plate. So basically they are about the same distance, I wouldn't think it'd give either side much more of an advantage.
If the wall in right field is shorter than in left field, it favours left handed hitters (who pull to right field) and so forth. Teams are often built to suit the dimensions of their home field.
In older stadiums, higher fences were often built in shorter sections of the outfield to prevent easy home runs, and in some cases, owners adjusted outfield walls between seasons based on their team's strengths.
The fence shape mirrors the infield in that second is deeper than the corners. Plus the foul lines extend in a manner that increases the size of left and right field left to right rather than deeper. There can be variations but really, there is roughly the same amount of real estate in left, right, and center.
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Aug 26, 2023 · The left-field wall, known as the Green Monster, is just 310 feet from home plate, making it the shortest distance to a wall in the league. The center-field wall is 390 feet from home plate, while the right-field wall is 302 feet from home plate.
