Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums for the 2024 Season

Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums for the 2024 Season 0 of 30

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If uniform rankings weren’t controversial enough, trying to go worst to first in terms of all 30 MLB stadiums should anger just about everyone.

What should be known before entering this countdown is there’s only a handful, give or take, of legitimately bad MLB stadiums currently.

From there, it’s just a matter of preference. What’s better; the old-school charm of Fenway Park or a modern classic like Oracle Park? Do you prefer a stadium with a roof that takes the elements—good or bad—out of the game, or are weather conditions part of the sport?

There were many things considered in coming up with our MLB stadium rankings for 2024.

30. Oakland Coliseum1 of 30

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Home of the Athletics since 1968

The Athletics claimed the top spot on the B/R MLB uniform rankings but find themselves dead-last in terms of stadiums.

The Oakland Coliseum has been home to some incredible moments in more than half a decade as home to the A’s. Unfortunately, it’s past what should have been it’s expiration date, and both MLB and owner John Fisher have shamefully let the stadium get untenable—from a possum in the walls to feral cats—in their quest to move the A’s to Las Vegas.

Rather than putting some money into the Coliseum, the A’s will temporarily relocate to Sacramento for at least the next three seasons while they wait for a stadium they still aren’t certain to get in Las Vegas.

Obviously, money will have to be put into stadium upgrades to get Sacramento anywhere near being an MLB stadium for a few years. Really, that money should have been put into keeping the team in Oakland, at least until there’s a stadium actually ready to play at in Vegas.

29. Tropicana Field2 of 30

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Home of the Rays since 1998

The best thing you can say about the Trop is that it’s so awful, it’s almost cool. Even that feels like a stretch, though.

Unlike Oakland, this was never a particularly nice stadium. Why anyone ever thought building a catwalk on the ceiling of an MLB stadium—which players have to not get distracted by during pop flies—was a good idea is hard to understand.

The Rays are hopeful to build a new stadium in St. Petersburg, as Tropicana Field has been their home since they entered the league as an expansion franchise in the late-1990s. The stadium is waiting on approval from lawmakers.

If that deal falls through, it’s fair to wonder if the team will be playing in another city in the not-so-distant future.

28. Chase Field3 of 30

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Home of the Diamondbacks since 1998

While the roof was open during the World Series, the average high temperature in Phoenix last July was 114.7 degrees. Dry heat or not, Chase Field’s roof is going to be closed almost all the time—it’s the only way baseball can be played in the desert.

Whether you like indoor stadiums or not, there are some things particularly unlikable about Chase Field. Like a few of the venues coming up, it has a warehouse feel. Unlike a more modern stadium with a retractable roof in Miami, there’s little natural light that gets into what is essentially a building in Phoenix.

It’s probably the darkest stadium in the league, which makes it difficult to judge fly balls. The center field batter’s eye, where there’s just a line that you have to hit the ball over for it to be a home run, is embarrassing for an MLB stadium.

The Diamondbacks are seeking public funds to help upgrade Chase Field, which certainly needs improvement. Owner Ken Kendrick—who is estimated to be worth $1.1 billion, per Forbes—did suggest in February that the defending NL champions may have to look elsewhere for a stadium if Phoenix doesn’t agree to a deal that will help the team upgrade the stadium. The current lease for the stadium expires after the 2027 season.

“We may run out of time in Phoenix,” Kendrick said. “We hope that won’t happen.”

27. LoanDepot Park 4 of 30

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Home of the Marlins since 2012

During the rare times that the roof is open at LoanDepot Park—which is a particularly unlikable corporate stadium name—it’s much more aesthetically pleasing to watch a game at. But while not as dark as Chase Field, it feels extremely generic when the roof is closed.

And if you’ve ever been to Miami in the summer, you know the days when the roof is going to be open are few and far between.

Tim Kelly @TimKellySportsI will never understand why the Marlins removed the fish tank behind home plate. It was the coolest feature at loanDepot Park. pic.twitter.com/1Fvkk6WErp

To a degree, you can blame Derek Jeter for the generic feeling of the venue. Whatever you thought of the home run sculpture that used to be in left-center field, it added some life to an otherwise dull park. So did the fish tank that was once behind home plate.

During Jeter’s run as the team’s CEO, both were removed, with the home run sculpture banished to outside the stadium because it’s considered art and couldn’t just be destroyed, as Jeter perhaps would have preferred.

Tim Kelly @TimKellySportsYou know what? I like the sculpture. pic.twitter.com/gWZbkgPaVy

Jeter has been gone for close to two years now, but what he left is a generic create-a-stadium from a video game.

Of course, LoanDepot Park’s biggest issue remains the lack of interest in the team in Miami. Despite making the playoffs for just the fourth time in franchise history a year ago, the Marlins finished 29th in attendance.

There’s just better things to do in Miami, and a dull stadium mixed with ownership groups that haven’t consistently put a good product on the field hasn’t helped baseball catch on in the 305.

26. Nationals Park5 of 30

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Home of the Nationals since 2008

The field at Nationals Park isn’t offensive, but the stadium feels like a much worse version of Citizens Bank Park, which the division-rival Phillies opened four years prior.

There just isn’t a lot of life at the stadium. Part of that is because the Nationals are still relatively new, having relocated from Montreal in 2005. It takes time for sports to catch on in a city, especially one that had previously lost two other franchises, probably souring some in D.C. on baseball.

From a media perspective, the press box is extremely high up, to the point where you sometimes have to wear a coat even during the humid D.C. summers. TV and radio broadcasters are seated a level even higher than print media, which makes it almost impossible for them to gauge balls and strikes.

Outside of the fiasco in Oakland/Sacramento/Las Vegas, the Nationals probably have the worst outdoor stadium in baseball.

25. Globe Life Field6 of 30

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Home of the Rangers since 2020

Globe Life Field is across the street from its predecessor, which is now referred to as Choctaw Stadium.

Certainly, it made sense to build a stadium with a retractable roof for Texas summers, but Globe Life Field has so much less character and charm than “the Ballpark at Arlington” did.

With a roof, Globe Life Field is a pretty good destination for neutral-site events, like when it hosted the World Series during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. But nothing about the stadium makes you feel like it’s the home of the Rangers. It’s a building where the Rangers play 81 times a season.

It may be that when the stadium first opened in 2020, there were too many people who said it reminded them of a warehouse. There’s only one chance to make a first impression, and the initial take on the stadium has never been erased.

24. Guaranteed Rate Field7 of 30

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Home of the White Sox since 1991

Guaranteed Rate Field—known previously as Comiskey Park II and U.S. Cellular Field—isn’t awful, but there’s nothing that really stands out about it.

Perhaps the biggest thing that hurts the stadium is that it’s in the same city as Wrigley Field, one of the most iconic venues in MLB history. That stadium has such character, as opposed to Guaranteed Rate Field, which is fairly unremarkable. It may never have been able to top Wrigley Field, but other cities–New York and Los Angeles, for example—have figured out to have multiple excellent stadiums coexist.

Instead, the threat of relocation ultimately is what got the White Sox a new stadium in the early 1990s, one that’s better than the Trop but has as little luster as any in baseball today.

23. American Family Field8 of 30

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Home of the Brewers since 2001

American Family Field—known as Miller Park from 2001-2020—was part of a slew of new MLB stadiums that came to the sport around the turn of the century. Of the stadiums opened from 1999-2004, this one has probably aged the worst.

Bernie the Brewer going down the slide in left-center field after home runs is a cool touch, but the stadium permanently feels mired in a cloudy day when the roof is closed. When it’s open, the shadows can get pretty wicked, so it’s kind of pick your poison.

In November, a deal was reached for the state of Wisconsin to provide $500 million in public funding to upgrade the stadium through 2050, with Brewers ownership adding $150 million on top of that.

This is a stadium that feels like it needs to be modernized, and it certainly needs more natural light when the roof is closed.

22. Great American Ball Park9 of 30

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Home of the Reds since 2003

It feels like an opportunity was missed in building Great American Ball Park to put it just a bit closer to the Ohio River so there could be splash home runs like there are in Pittsburgh and San Francisco.

Instead, you’ll have to take the probably-true legend of Adam Dunn hitting one into the Ohio River on the bounce in August 2004 and be happy with it, because the 535-foot home run he hit isn’t something that can reasonably be matched.

The power stacks that go off after the Reds hit a home run are a cool feature of this hitter-friendly park, but relative to some of the other National League Parks that opened around the same time—PNC Park, Citizens Bank Park and Petco Park—GABP is forgettable.

21. Rogers Centre10 of 30

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Home of the Blue Jays since 1989

Known as the “Skydome” from 1989-2005, the Rogers Centre has been home to multiple historical moments, whether it’s Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series, the music video for Drake’s 2009 hit “Headlines,” or José Bautista’s bat flip after he hit a titanic home run in Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS.

The Blue Jays have upgraded all of the seating in the 100-level, as part of a multi-year plan to restructure Rogers Centre from a multi-purpose facility to just a baseball stadium.

This is a super niche complaint, but while the new navy blue seats are probably more comfortable than the old ones, they make the stadium look darker than when the seats were more royal blue, which matched Toronto’s uniforms better.

Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi”Even last season, Rogers Centre was 50,000 blue seats, all the same except for how far you were from home plate. … It’s really about a ballpark experience.”

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Nonetheless, the Rogers Centre is a strong environment for baseball, whether the roof is opened or closed. When it’s open, the CN Tower is visible, a reminder of how cool it is when you build a stadium by a landmark.

Overall, this is now the seventh-oldest stadium in baseball, but it has charm and the Blue Jays continue to do a good job modernizing it.

20. Minute Maid Park11 of 30

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Home of the Astros since 2000

Even post-Tal’s Hill, Minute Maid Park is one of the quirkier stadiums in the league. Because of that, reasonable minds can disagree significantly on where it should be ranked on this type of list.

The good: The train tracks are awesome in left field, and there’s something satisfying about watching a home run hit off the Crawford boxes.

Destiny Lugardo @destiny_lugardoThis stadium is so damn cool with the roof open. pic.twitter.com/mzBtWpSboE

The bad: 315 feet to left field leads to a few too many cheap home runs. The roof isn’t open nearly as frequently as it should be. Also, the left-center field area is a disaster. To the right of the short porch, you can hit a ball high enough off the wall for it to be a home run but it still lands on the field after hitting off the Crawford boxes, rather than in the stands. The visitors’ bullpen is at this part of the stadium, and it’s almost like a dungeon where it’s impossible to see who, if anyone, is warming up.

For a stadium that opened in 2000, the infrastructure feels very dated, which makes it difficult to get around. Many baseball writers have found out over the last seven years how poorly equipped Minute Maid Park is to handle the influx of media that comes with a World Series.

Unlike many other stadiums with retractable roofs, Minute Maid Park has a unique feeling to it, even with the roof closed. But at times it borders on being gimmicky.

19. Comerica Park12 of 30

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Home of the Tigers since 2000

Comerica Park seems to get overlooked during these type of discussions, but it’s a spacious stadium that’s perfect if you love extra-base hits into the gaps.

Unless you’re prime-Miguel Cabrera, this isn’t a great place to hit home runs at, as Nick Castellanos pointed out when calling the 422-foot center-field dimensions “a joke” in 2019 (It’s since been moved in 10 feet to 412-feet).

The flip side of that, though, is it’s a great place to pitch and helped launch the Hall of Fame careers of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.

The most unique feature at the stadium might actually come outside. At the north gate at Comerica Park, there are five Tiger statues that equally remind you what team inhabits the stadium and also scare you a bit. They’re pretty cool.

Diana C. Nearhos @dianacnearhosWalked by Comerica Park on the way to Little Caesars Arena. I kinda love the tiger sculptures pic.twitter.com/ac5YyjCD8v

Comerica Park might not be as magical as some of the stadiums built in the early-2000s, but it’s a very nice stadium that will likely house the Tigers for at least half a century.

18. T-Mobile Park13 of 30

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Home of the Mariners since 1999

T-Mobile Park gets a bad wrap because it’s a difficult stadium to be a home run hitter at. Aesthetically, though, it’s a nice place to watch a ballgame at, whether the roof is closed or open.

For the second time, T-Mobile Park hosted the All-Star Game last summer, as it was previously home to the Midsummer Classic in 2001. But for a stadium that’s celebrating it’s 25th anniversary in 2024, it has hosted very few playoff games, with Seattle only reaching the postseason three times (2000, 2001 and 2022) since it opened. Perhaps an optimistic way of looking at things is the greatest moment in the history of the stadium is still to come.

One final note: It’s still hard not to say “Safeco Field” when you see a Mariners home game, even though the sponsorship changed in 2019.

17. Target Field14 of 30

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Home of the Twins since 2010

After playing inside at the Metrodome from 1982-2009, the Twins moved back outside in 2010, when Target Field opened.

Sure, there are some chilly days in April and September. But come the summer time, there’s much less humidity in Minneapolis than at other parts of the country, making this a great place to catch a series.

Melissa Berman @Melissa_BermanWin! Another chance to check out the mechanical Minnie and Paul sign in action! pic.twitter.com/NMVpE4NFyS

The coolest feature at Target Stadium is the “Minnie and Paul” sign in center field, which features the two old-school mascots shaking hands underneath a sign that was upgraded prior to the 2023 season and now says “Win! Twins!”

Outside baseball is always better than inside baseball, and the Twins upgraded in a major way when they opted for the former in 2010.

16. Angel Stadium of Anaheim15 of 30

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Home of the Angels since 1966

Angel Stadium doesn’t get mentioned among the classic cathedrals in baseball, but it’s the fourth-oldest stadium in the sport, with only Fenway Park more tenured among American League venues.

Certainly, an argument can be made that any future venues built for summer sports in Anaheim should have a roof. But the balmy temperatures from June-September aside, Angel Stadium continues to be a nice one, particularly once the sun is down.

The Disney-inspired rock formation in left-center field—nicknamed the “California Spectacular”—which features geysers and a waterfall, was added during the 1997 renovations and is probably the most distinct part of the stadium.

Interestingly, this park hasn’t had a corporate sponsor since going by the name “Edison International Field of Anaheim” from 1998-2003.

15. Kauffman Stadium16 of 30

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Home of the Royals since 1973

Voters in Jackson County, Missouri recently turned down a proposal for a sales tax that would have given the Royals the ability to build a new stadium in downtown Kansas City, while also allowing for upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium, the long-time home of the NFL’s Chiefs.

Perhaps then, the best path forward is for the Royals to seek money to upgrade Kauffman Stadium. It might not come with the “ballpark district” that they were hoping to have partially financed by taxpayer funds around a new stadium. But the field at Kauffman remains aesthetically pleasing, so a compromise could be some sort of cheaper public/private solution that upgrades other amenities at their current home.

Kauffman is the sixth-oldest stadium in baseball, and the outfield fountains have long made it one that fans of the sport want to check off their list to visit. Hopefully, it remains for many years moving forward, with some additional upgrades in the near future.

14. Yankee Stadium17 of 30

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Home of the Yankees since 2009

There is an energy at Yankee Stadium—even if this isn’t the Yankee Stadium—that exists at very few other places in sports.

Among current MLB fields, Dodger Stadium might be the only one where you step in and feel the bright lights of the big city, like you’re immediately on the national stage, even if you’re just a fan attending a Tuesday game in May.

While other stadiums have since copied it, Yankee Stadium started the trend of flickering the lights as a player on the home team trots around after homering. Additionally, the frieze that goes around the top of the stadium makes you feel like you’re at the original Yankee Stadium, which housed the Bronx Bombers from 1923-2008.

What are the downsides? The area around the stadium isn’t very nice. Secondly, while the short-porch in right field is iconic, at 314 feet it just produces too many cheap home runs. Some balls were just meant to be deep pop flies.

13. Truist Park18 of 30

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Home of the Braves since 2017

For as many games as the Braves won from 1997-2016, Turner Field was a stadium built for the 1996 Olympics, one that never had much appeal as a baseball stadium.

Truist Park has proved to be a significantly better home for the Braves than its predecessor.

Notably, it isn’t in downtown Atlanta as Turner Field was. Outside of a Waffle House, there’s not a ton around the area in Cobb County that doesn’t have to do with Truist Park. However, “the Battery” that’s been built around the stadium is almost like a little community that features restaurants and business. It’s something that’s already been emulated by a few teams and figures to be copied by more.

The in-stadium environment is one of the louder ones in the league, particularly when an opposing relief pitcher is coming in to pitch during a night game. The Braves turn the lights down in the stadium, fans turn their phone lights on and create electricity in the stadium.

This isn’t the place to have the culture war debate about whether and to what extent “the Chop” is problematic. Maybe some day it can be adjusted to something like “the Hammer,” in honor of Henry Aaron. At that point, everyone would be able to enjoy the ritual Braves fans do to welcome visiting relievers to the mound.

The Braves are a team that has employed some of the greatest players in MLB history, and the stadium almost serves as a museum to the franchise’s rich history, both in Atlanta and elsewhere. It’s a fun stadium to explore.

12. Progressive Field 19 of 30

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Home of the Guardians since 1994

One of the most intimate parks in baseball, Progressive Field only seats 34,830 fans per game. But every seat in the house is a good one, and there really is a feeling in what was called “Jacobs Field” from 1994-2007 that you’re right on top of the action.

It’s only 325 feet to left field, but the 19-foot wall is sometimes difficult to clear, even if it has the distance. The left field seats feature bleachers, a Wrigley Field-esque touch that reminds you of the diehard fans in the “Major League” movies.

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Cleveland hasn’t always come out of the positive end of things, but Progressive Field has been home to some incredible playoff games, from the loaded 1990s teams to Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, one of the greatest tilts in the history of the sport.

As hard as it may be to believe, Progressive Field is now the eighth-oldest park in the American League, and it remains one of the more enjoyable stadiums the sport has to offer.

11. Busch Stadium20 of 30

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Home of the Cardinals since 2006

This is the third Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and it’s at least as nice as the prior two, if not nicer.

Nestled in downtown St. Louis, it features the top of Gateway Arch peaking out just above the right-center field scoreboard. Additionally, the arch is often mowed into the outfield grass, one of the few times a custom outfield mowing looks good.

Is there a case to be made that if you sit in right field there’s not really a scoreboard that you can see well without turning around? Perhaps, but St. Louis is a great baseball town, and yet another Busch Stadium is a hit there.

10. Coors Field21 of 30

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Home of the Rockies since 1995

Despite Dick Monfort’s ownership group rarely putting their best foot forward in terms of trying to build a World Series-caliber team, Coors Field regularly draws 2.5 million fans. That’s because even if you aren’t a huge baseball fan, the aesthetics of the park and the sunsets it often has made the vibes incredible in the summer.

The center field shrubbery features seven fountains, which go off “when the Rockies take the field, when the Rockies hit a home run and during the seventh-inning stretch.”

Myra Roberson @myra_robersonFountains in full force after last night’s homer at Coors Field #rockies pic.twitter.com/XcMHmYkzev

Not only has Coors Field housed the Rockies since 1995, but it’s also where Blue Moon beer was initially brewed.

As long as you aren’t asked to take the mound, you’ll almost certainly enjoy any trip to Coors Field.

9. Citi Field22 of 30

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Home of the Mets since 2009

This isn’t meant to diss what’s actually inside the stadium, but the coolest part about Citi Field is the exterior, which was modeled after Ebbets Field.

MLB Cathedrals @MLBcathedralsEbbets Field and Citi Field. pic.twitter.com/cdLTTpAeYM

Inside, the rising apple in center field appears when the Mets hit a home run. That initially started at Shea Stadium, which was home to the team from 1964-2008. The apple from Shea Stadium is actually outside Citi Field, while the current apple was constructed when this stadium opened in 2009.

Looming over the apple is what’s now the largest scoreboard in baseball, which debuted in 2023.

Darren Rovell @darrenrovellThe @Mets new scoreboard is 17,000 square feet 😳😳 pic.twitter.com/j5Xv8v4Wwr

Overall, while Citi Field might not have the same star allure as Yankee Stadium, there’s a strong case to be made that it’s the nicer of the two New York MLB venues.

8. Citizens Bank Park23 of 30

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Home of the Phillies since 2004

The electric environment at Citizens Bank Park has become the talk of the sport during the last two postseasons, while also reminding fans of just how tremendous the stadium is after a decade-long absence from the postseason by the Phillies.

They unveiled a massive new left-field scoreboard in 2023, one that is 77 percent larger than its predecessor.

There were some glitches during the first year of the new scoreboard, but generally speaking, there was a positive response to what’s now one of the five biggest scoreboards in the sport.

However, the Phillies ditched their old-school out-of-town scoreboard in right field this year, in favor of a new digital board that shows ads and analytical stats as much or more than scores around the league. Fans aren’t thrilled by that development.

Tim Kelly @TimKellySportsThere are a lot more new-school stats on the new out-of-town scoreboard, including WAR and FIP. pic.twitter.com/2X9nVPoOpd

Despite the downgrade in the out-of-town scoreboard and a few too many ads around the stadium, Citizens Bank Park’s swinging Liberty Bell in right-center field and the tremendous energy that is felt around the stadium make it a must-visit.

7. Petco Park24 of 30

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Home of the Padres since 2004

The natural beauty of San Diego’s skyline just beyond the stadium and the Western Metal Supply Co. in left field have made Petco Park one of the most beloved fields in the league.

As the stadium celebrates its 20th-anniversary season in 2024, they will also honor late owner Peter Seidler, who died in November.

Seidler made tremendous investments in the team in recent years, acquiring stars like Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Yu Darvish and Xander Bogaerts while extending Fernando Tatis Jr. through the 2034 season.

Seidler made the Padres as relevant as the franchise has ever been, and the team’s first home hit of the 2024 campaign came off the bat of Bogaerts, landing in the center field heart that has the late owner’s initials mowed into it.

6. Oriole Park at Camden Yards25 of 30

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Home of the Orioles since 1992

Camden Yards is one of the most universally loved stadiums in baseball, and not just because it reminds fans of Cal Ripken Jr. setting a new record for most consecutive games played in September 1995.

The Western Metal Supply Co. that is such a cool feature at Petco Park was seemingly inspired by the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse in right field at Camden Yards, which Ken Griffey Jr. made a generation of young baseball fans dream of homering off of.

The only critique of Camden Yards is that the updates made to the left-center field wall prior to the 2022 season are a bit of an eyesore.

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Overall, though, this is excellent. It’s still new when compared to Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, but believe it or not, it’s now the ninth-oldest stadium in baseball.

If you need a reminder of how ahead of its time it was, take a look at how many stadiums built in the decade after tried to replicate elements of Camden Yards.

5. Wrigley Field26 of 30

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Home of the Cubs since 1916

Wrigley Field is the oldest park in the National League, and second oldest in baseball, behind only Fenway Park. Getting to be part of a cup snake in the outfield bleachers is a bucket-list item for every MLB fan.

Prior to the 2015 season, the Cubs finally added a digital video board in left-center field, which some felt was sacrilegious at the time, but it has proved to be a necessary modern upgrade for the stadium.

Meanwhile, the iconic center-field scoreboard remains, along with a digital right-field lineup board, that was constructed to look like the center-field board. The board in right field also has become a target of home run hitters.

Wrigley Field now has the perfect mix of old-school charm with new-school technology that makes it a great place for fans to watch a matinee or even the occasional night game.

4. PNC Park27 of 30

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Home of the Pirates since 2001

Between 1998 and 2004, 11 new MLB stadiums opened. If PNC Park isn’t the best from that period, it’s pretty damn close.

The short porch in right field is 320 feet, far enough to keep home runs from feeling as cheap as they do at times in Yankee Stadium or Minute Maid Park. But also, the opportunity for the occasional splash home run into the Allegheny River makes having a short right-field porch worth it.

The short porch in right field is balanced out by the fact that the left-field power alley is 389 feet, and it’s 410 feet to left-center field, creating plenty of opportunities for extra-base hits that stay in the field of play.

Finally, the Roberto Clemente Bridge looming just beyond PNC Park is one of the coolest backdrops that any stadium in sports has to offer.

3. Fenway Park28 of 30

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Home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912

In May 1995, then-Red Sox chief executive officer John Harrington made the case for a new ballpark in Boston, saying that Fenway Park had become “economically obsolete.” Thankfully, the Red Sox didn’t get their way.

Instead, Fenway Park has received multiple rounds of renovations since then, perhaps the best being when they added seats on top of the legendary Green Monster prior to the 2003 season.

Red Sox chief operating officer Jonathan Gilula said in 2022 that Fenway Park—which hosted its first game five days after the Titanic sank—is no longer seen as having an “expiration date.”

Hopefully, many more generations of baseball fans will get to experience one of the greatest stadiums the sport has ever produced.

2. Dodger Stadium29 of 30

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Home of the Dodgers since 1962

There’s nothing quite like walking into Chavez Ravine and hearing the legendary Vin Scully say: “It’s time for Dodger baseball.”

More than 60 years after it first opened, Dodger Stadium remains one of the most beautiful venues in the sport, aided by the fact that there’s almost never a day when it isn’t sunny.

This is one of the most historic stadiums in the sport, and has been home to moments such as Kirk Gibson’s iconic walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, to Clayton Kershaw’s no-hitter in June of 2014. On a team with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, you get the sense there’s plenty of incredible moments yet to come at Dodger stadium.

Since their fifth season in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have called Dodger Stadium home. It’s the third-oldest stadium in baseball, and it’s still one of the very best.

1. Oracle Park30 of 30

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Home of the Giants since 2000

There’s no better backdrop in baseball than a sunny Oracle Park, which was seemingly constructed for Barry Bonds to hit the ball into McCovey Cove for a splash home run.

Bonds is long gone, but the giant Coke bottle and baseball glove in left field remain, among the best quirks any stadium has.

Bonds probably is the largest reason for this, but there’s such a nostalgic feel when you see a stadium that’s been home to the Giants for a quarter century now. Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Madison Bumgarner pitched here. Bruce Bochy managed here. And some of the greatest announcers in MLB history—Jon Miller, Duane Kiper and Mike Krukow—have called thousands of games here.

Oracle Park—which has previously been sponsored by Pac Bell, SBC and AT&T—is now old enough to be considered classic, but it has better modern amenities than some of the older stadiums it beat out to claim the top spot.