Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums for the 2025 Season
There's nothing quite like being at a beautiful ballpark, almost regardless of what time of the year it is.
The flip side of that is with the amount of world-class stadiums in the sport today, the clunkers really stand out.
A year ago, we ranked the Oakland Coliseum and Tropicana Field as the two worst stadiums in baseball. Neither are in the mix this year, with the Athletics temporarily playing at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento and the Tampa Bay Rays playing at George M. Steinbrenner Field after Hurricane Milton destroyed the roof at the Trop. Both may be newer facilities, but they are beneath MLB teams.
So where do the two "new" MLB parks rank on this year's countdown? Here's a ranking of all 30 MLB stadiums for the 2025 season from worst to first.
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30. Sutter Health Park
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Home of the Athletics since 2025
By all accounts, Sutter Health Park is a nice minor league facility, and Sacramento is getting its chance to potentially audition to be the long-term home of the Athletics in the event that things fall through in Las Vegas.
Obviously, to have an MLB team, a new stadium would need to be in Sacramento.
As you can see in the image above, there's a ton of space behind home plate. Early evidence also suggests it's going to be a very hitter-friendly park, specifically when the wind blows out like it was against the Chicago Cubs in the first MLB series hosted at the park.
From a fan experience, the seating is very limited compared to an MLB park. Yes, the capacity of the stadium now is listed at 14,014, but there are only 10,624 actual seats. Sitting on the grass once a summer in the outfield at a minor league game might be fun for some, but it's not something you expect at an MLB game.
For better or for worse, though, it appears the A's are going to call Sutter Health Park home for at least three seasons. The Coliseum was obviously outdated, but you wonder if MLB will live to regret allowing John Fisher to rip the team out of Oakland, especially with no real guarantees about a future in Las Vegas.
29. George M. Steinbrenner Field
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Home of the Tampa Bay Rays since 2025
George M. Steinbrenner—which is located next to Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—is the spring training home of the New York Yankees, and an excellent one at that.
However, even with the temporary adjustments that have been made to the stadium, it's clearly not a long-term answer for the Rays. In fact, even as owner Stu Sternberg battles with local government officials and potentially even the MLB powers that be about the future of the team in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area, there's no plan for where the Rays will play in 2026.
Hurricane Milton destroyed the roof at Tropicana Field, and it's fair to wonder if it makes sense to put resources into the outdated facility if the Rays are going to have a new stadium in the not-so-distant future.
Of course, there's not currently a plan in place that all parties involved are content with to build a new stadium in the area. And the Rays are going to have to figure out where to play in 2026, 2027 and the immediate years even if a new facility is constructed before the end of the decade.
Steinbrenner Field is fine for a year in this emergency situation. But there's a reason the Rays have never played outside and the Miami Marlins almost always have the roof closed at loanDepot Park.
Between the heat and pop-up showers, playing outside in Florida in the summer is a disaster. MLB seemingly agrees, which is why the Rays will only have 16 home games between July and August.
A year from now, we'll likely have a much better idea of what the short- and long-term future for the Rays franchise is. The guess here is Steinbrenner Field will be one-and-done as an MLB stadium. At least it brought us this great meme above.
28. Chase Field
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Home of the Diamondbacks since 1998
Since the inception of the Diamondbacks franchise in 1998, they've called Chase Field—which went by the name "Bank One Ballpark" for its first eight seasons—home.
The roof is open in the picture above, although that's a rare sight during the regular season considering the extreme temperatures in Phoenix for much of the baseball season.
When the roof is closed, Chase Field is dark and feels outdated. The fact that there's still a line in center field where you can hit a home run without it actually landing in the stands is embarrassing. It's also difficult for viewers to track a ball, particularly when it's hit to deep center field.
Even if you're a fan of the pool in right-center field, it feels like this stadium—at least in its current form—is reaching its expiration date. Owner Ken Kendrick is currently lobbying for a mixture of public and private funding to upgrade the stadium, citing the HVAC system in the park as something that drastically needs updating.
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27. Guaranteed Rate Field
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Home of the White Sox since 1991
Once upon a time, the White Sox used Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg—obviously, before the area got the expansion team that became the Rays—as a threat of relocation.
The threat worked, the White Sox got a new stadium in the early 1990s. More than three decades later, it feels like they are trending towards needing a new stadium again, with Guaranteed Rate Field's legacy destined to be as one of the more unremarkable parks in MLB history.
In February 2024, a new park was proposed in the South Loop, and the renderings of it looked pretty cool:
Obviously, you have to take any of these proposals with a grain of salt. First, not all stadiums end up looking like the renderings. Second, it takes years for stadium funding battles to play out, particularly in a city and state where the White Sox are clearly the No. 2 team on the agenda.
The good news for the White Sox is while they could benefit from a new park, they aren't in a dire situation where they have to move right now like the A's and Rays.
26. Loan Depot Park
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Home of the Marlins since 2012
LoanDepot Park is another stadium that looks much better when the roof is opened. The problem is, the roof is almost never opened because if you've ever been in Miami when it's hot, the humidity is unbearable.
What's also a problem is that rarely since the stadium opened in 2012 have the Marlins put a product on the field worth coming to see. That's especially true now, on what, outside of former NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcántara, is one of the most non-descript teams in baseball history.
They will likely improve on their 31st ranking in attendance from a year ago, but only because they are playing in an MLB stadium, while the A's and Rays aren't.
As for the park, it's brighter in person than it appears on TV, but there just isn't a ton that stands out. When the park opened, there was a fish tank behind home plate, and the home run sculpture in left center field. The fish tank has since been removed, with the home run sculpture banished to outside the stadium:
The Marlins did make one addition in 2025 in an attempt to liven up LoanDepot Park (and sell a sponsorship):
Miami is a beautiful city, but its baseball stadium—for a variety of reasons—doesn't stand out.
25. Nationals Park
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Home of the Nationals since 2008
The average fan may not necessarily care about this, but Nationals Park is one of the least media-friendly stadiums in baseball.
The press box is seated so high up that it's almost like the reverse of sitting in the front row at a movie theater. You basically have to invert your neck downward to see home plate, and even then it's almost impossible to tell what's a strike north and south. The announcer's booth is a level higher, making Nationals Park a place where many broadcasters have to call the game off the monitor.
For fans, there's been quite a bit of development around Nationals Park in recent years, which you can see in the skyline beyond the field. It's also close to both the U.S. Capitol and Union Station, which is convenient.
The stadium itself, though, kind of feels like a worse version of Citizens Bank Park. Also, the grassy batter's eye should be extended to the stands, rather than having the cement gap between it and the stands in right-center field.
24. American Family Field
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Home of the Brewers since 2001
It's hard to see this field and not call it Miller Park, which was the stadium's name from 2001-2020.
But the stadium clearly needs to be modernized, because for as cool as Bernie Brewer going down the slide in left field after home runs is, there's not a ton that American Family Field has going for it right now. As with all the stadiums built in the late-90s or early-00s with roofs, it's very dark in the stadium when the roof is closed.
Fortunately, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law in 2023 that granted the Brewers $500 million in public funds to upgrade American Family Field. The deal also came with an agreement that the team would remain in Wisconsin through the 2050 campaign.
Exactly what the entirety of that money will go to is still being worked out, although one priority appears to be making the stadium a place that could host events in the winter.
Obviously, it's extremely cold in Milwaukee in the winter, so that will likely require upgrades to the roof and the heating/cooling systems.
23. Globe Life Field
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Home of the Rangers since 2020
There's only one chance to make a first impression, and Globe Life Field—particularly when the roof is closed—has never beaten the warehouse allegations:
It is, like Marlins Park, a good place to host neutral events, which it did during the 2020 season when the World Series was played there. But if not for the Texas flags, there's not much in the stadium that makes you feel like you're at the home of the Rangers.
Given how hot it is in Texas during the summer, it makes sense that the Rangers built a new stadium with a retractable roof. But it's across the street from Choctaw Stadium, which was the home of the Rangers from 1994-2019 and had so much more character.
22. Great American Ballpark
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Home of the Reds since 2003
Great American Ballpark was one of the many new stadiums opened in the early 2000s, and unless you're a free-agent hitter, it hasn't become much of a destination.
Given its proximity to the Ohio River, it's a bit perplexing that they didn't find a way to put Great American Ballpark close enough to the water to get splash home runs:
Legend has it that the Adam Dunn home run above bounced into the Ohio River. But imagine if peak Dunn had water accessible the way it is at Oracle Park. There would have been splash home runs galore.
Alas, you'll have to settle for GABP being close to the Ohio River and having power stacks that go off after each home run that's hit by the Reds.
21. Rogers Centre
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Home of the Blue Jays since 1989
Rogers Centre—which was referred to as the Skydome from 1989 to 2005—is the seventh-oldest stadium in baseball. But it still has some charm, and it has been upgraded in recent years.
First of all, when the roof is open, the CN Tower peeks through, and creates opportunities for incredible pictures like the one below:
As for the upgrades, the seating in the entire stadium has been upgraded, going from a more royal blue to navy blue. The capacity has been reduced from over 50,000 at one point to 39,150, as the stadium really is just used for baseball now, as opposed to being a multi-purpose facility for the first 30-plus seasons of its existence.
Also among the additions was "The Outfield District," which features a rooftop patio and multiple different places to get food and/or drinks while watching the game at:
Overall, the renovations have helped to give Rogers Centre long-term viability. The only complaint is that they didn't find a way to put in natural grass, and the outfield turf can be a bit too springy.
20. Daikin Park
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Home of the Astros since 2000
As far as corporate stadium sponsors go, Minute Maid Park was one of the better names baseball had to offer. But the juice company is no longer the sponsor of the stadium after a run that lasted more than two decades.
Instead, Daikin—the world's largest air conditioner manufacturer—is now the stadium's naming partner.
As for the park itself, there are a ton of quirks, even if it's been nearly a decade since they removed "Tal's Hill" from center field. It's just 315 feet to the left field foul pole, and like the short right field perch at Yankee Stadium, some of the home runs that go over the left-field wall in this park feel cheap. The visiting bullpen is also like a dungeon that's hidden in left-center field, which makes it almost impossible to see who is warming up.
The Crawford boxes are actually built into the old union train station—which Houston's new City Connect jerseys pay homage to. At the top is a train that's conducted by "Bobby D." Unfortunately with the naming change, the train no longer hauls oranges but instead giant baseballs:
This is probably one of the parks on this list that would have the widest amount of variance if you asked fans to rank it. It's very walkable around the stadium, and it unquestionably has character. But it's a difficult stadium to get around, and from here, it's a bit too quirky for its own good.
19. Comerica Park
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Home of the Tigers since 2000
Comerica Park 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.
However, there are plenty of spaces to hit the ball into the gaps at Comerica Park, and as Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Tarik Skubal can attest to, it's quite the place to pitch at.
Comerica Park's best feature actually comes outside at the north gate where there are Tiger statues:
Comerica Park might not be quite as popular as some of the other stadiums built in the early 2000s. But it's a solid park, particularly if you're a pitcher.
18. T-Mobile Park
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Home of the Mariners since 1999
Speaking of parks that are nice for pitchers, T-Mobile Park is probably the most pitcher-friendly stadium in baseball today.
It's hosted a pair of All-Star Games (2001 and 2023). Unfortunately for the Mariners, that's nearly as many times as the franchise has been to the postseason (2000, 2001 and 2022) since the stadium opened:
There's a distinct feel at T-Mobile Park, which has one of the larger scoreboards in baseball. It's unfortunate that it often gets discussed in a negative manner just because it isn't a great place to hit at.
17. Angel Stadium
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Home of the Angels since 1966
Angel Stadium is the fourth-oldest stadium in baseball, and the second-oldest among AL parks, behind only Fenway Park.
Perhaps the most unique part of the park was added in 1997. The Disney-inspired rock formation in left-center field—nicknamed the "California Spectacular"—features geysers and a waterfall:
"Of course, Angel Stadium is known for the rocks and rapids out in center field called the “California Spectacular.” Little did I know that you can go behind it to see waterfalls and knotholes through which you can see the game. pic.twitter.com/QZaI1zeed4
— snackeru (@snackeru) June 8, 2023"
Also, the giant Angels hats outside the stadium are a cool feature:
"Speaking of helmets, the main entrance gate is surrounded by two helmet or cap structures. It is a nice touch. The inside of the cap it lists the size as 649.5”. That is a cool detail! pic.twitter.com/2sJeKZNQ70
— snackeru (@snackeru) June 8, 2023"
Angel Stadium is one of the only parks in baseball that doesn't have a naming rights partner. It did go by "Edison International Field of Anaheim" from 1998-2003, but it hasn't had a corporate sponsor since.
The Angels agreed to extend their lease at the stadium through the 2032 season back in February.
With an uncertain long-term future for the stadium, Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken asked for the team to once again go by the name "Anaheim Angels" in a recent open letter to owner Arte Moreno aimed at trying to thaw out the relationship between the team and city.
It's unlikely he is going to agree to that, but the 78-year-old will need to work with Aitken if he hopes to see through plans on either building a new stadium or renovating the existing one.
16. Target Field
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Home of the Twins since 2010
The Metrodome had some amazing moments, but even if the temperatures in April and September can be pretty brutal, props to the Twins for moving back outside 15 years ago.
Target Field's coolest feature is the "Win! Twins!" statue of the old mascots "Minnie and Paul" that shake hands after a victory.
Target Field's first walk-off home run came off of the bat of Jim Thome in August of 2010:
When a future Hall of Famer christens your stadium, that's got to be a good sign, right?
15. Kauffman Stadium
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Home of the Royals since 1973
There are two parts of Kauffman Stadium, and they probably need to be evaluated separately.
The stands behind home plate that extend to each foul pole feel outdated when you're at the stadium. However, the fountains in the outfield and crown scoreboard are timeless, and pair well with what's still a very nice field.
There's been talk of a downtown stadium that could succeed Kauffman. And there's some logic to that considering that other than Kauffman and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium there's really nothing around the park currently. Relative to most MLB stadiums, Kauffman Stadium is in the middle of nowhere.
But "The K" is baseball's fifth-oldest park, and it's still a fun place to watch a game at. It would be cool if they find a way to modernize some parts of the park and stay in Kauffman over the long haul.
14. Yankee Stadium
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Home of the Yankees since 2009
There is a corporate vibe to at least parts of Yankee Stadium, but you still feel like you're on the big stage when you're in the Bronx to watch a game at the successor to the "House That Ruth Built."
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.
Yankees fans—or should we say, Bleacher Creatures—do roll call to start out games, chanting each member of the starting lineup's name until they acknowledge the crowd. It's one of the more distinct traditions at any park:
Also a tradition is hearing Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" after victories at Yankee Stadium. Previously, it had been played at the end of all games, but the Yankees have elected this season to use it only after wins.
There is a lot at Yankee Stadium that's cool.
Ultimately, though, the short porch in right field is a turnoff. Yes, it pays homage for the original Yankee Stadium. But a ball hit 314 feet shouldn't be a homer. It should be a pop fly that maybe reaches the warning track.
13. Citi Field
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Home of the Mets since 2009
The inside of Citi Field features a 17,000 square foot scoreboard in center field, the largest in all of baseball. Also, the apple in center field rises after each Mets home run, paying homage to the apple from Shea Stadium, which is actually outside of Citi Field.
Speaking of the outside of the stadium, Citi Field might have the best exterior in baseball, particularly when it's lit up at night time. It was designed to look like Ebbets Field:
Overall, the food inside Citi Field is excellent, and it's a pretty easy park to get to using the 7 train. As is, Citi Field is the superior of the two New York stadiums from here.
However, owner Steve Cohen is pushing to build up the area around the park, plans that would include a casino. That would certainly make the surrounding area more vibrant around the stadium, especially since the proposal also would include "25 acres of new public park space, a Queens Food Hall with 20 local vendors, a 5,000-seat indoor concert venue and a renovated transportation hub."
12. Progressive Field
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Home of the Guardians since 1994
Progressive Field only has 34,830 seats, making it one of the smallest parks in baseball from a capacity sense. However, almost every seat in the house is a good one because you feel like you're right on top of the action.
It's only 325 feet to left field, but the 19-foot wall keeps there from being "Mickey Mouse" home runs. There's also outfield bleachers, as you know if you're a fan of the "Major League" franchise.
The most noteworthy game hosted at Progressive Field was Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. That may not have come out the way the home fans had hoped for, but it's one of the greatest games in the history of the sport, one that featured a fair share of positive moments for the local nine:
What was called "Jacobs Field" from 1994-2007 is often overlooked on discussions like this, but if you visit there for a summer game, you'll appreciate a relative lack of humidity given its proximity to Lake Erie. You're also pretty much guaranteed to have a great view.
11. Busch Stadium
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Home of the Cardinals since 2006
The third park in St. Louis called Busch Stadium might be the best one yet.
There's the perfect mix of modern-looking buildings in the skyline, plus the Gateway Arch peaking out as well. Often times, the Cardinals will also mow a version of the Arch into the outfield grass:
Finally, Big Mac Land in left field is probably the best corporate sponsorship in baseball. Yes, there's money to be made from McDonald's, but it also ties into franchise icon Mark McGwire.
10. Truist Park
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Home of the Braves since 2017
Truist Park has become a model for new ballparks, not only for how beautiful the inside of the stadium is, but because of "the Battery" area of restaurants and shops around it that have kind of created a community around the park:
Inside the park, there's a pretty electric environment, especially when opposing relief pitchers are coming into the game.
The lights inside Truist Park are turned down, which creates something cool when fans make up for that by turning the flashlights on their phones on:
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. That would be a way for everyone to enjoy the electricity of how opposing relief pitchers are welcomed to the mound at Truist Park.
Another great tradition at the park is "God Bless America" being sung by Timothy Miller during the seventh-inning stretch at Sunday games and other key matchups:
The other part that's cool about Truist Park is it kind of operates as a museum to the history of the Braves. All parks do to a degree, but Truist Park does it about as well as any in baseball.
The Braves franchise has an illustrious history, and it's enjoyable to learn about everyone from Warren Spahn to Chipper Jones around the park.
Truist Park is going to host the 2025 All-Star Game, and those who attend will realize why it's become one of the more popular stadiums the game has to offer.
9. Citizens Bank Park
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Home of the Phillies since 2004
Much has been made about how loud it gets at Citizens Bank Park in October, and as someone who has covered every postseason game the stadium has hosted over the last three years, it really is as loud as it sounds on TV. In fact, it gets louder outside at "The Bank" than it does at some parks with roofs.
The Phillies are going to host the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, as the city celebrates America's 250th anniversary. In recent years, the park has been modernized in anticipation of that.
After increasing the left-field scoreboard size with one that was 77% larger than its predecessor in 2023, the Phillies ditched their old-school out-of-town scoreboard in right field for a digital one in 2024. In 2025, they've also gone digital behind home plate:
Plus, they've added the Xfinity "Home run takeover," which we're yet to actually see because the Phillies didn't homer during any night games on their first homestand:
If there's any critique to be made of Citizens Bank Park it's that with the pivot to digital and new home run celebration—which, of course, is on top of the swinging Liberty Bell—there's a risk of the park becoming overly stimulating. It's necessary to always be updating a park to keep it from getting obsolete, but there is a danger of making a park that had an old-school aesthetic too modern.
Also updated this year were the dugouts, which now feature heated benches and air conditioning. The home dugout even features a fridge that is stocked with the necessities, such as Smartwater and Uncrustables:
Finally, the bullpens now also feature heat and air conditioning, along with the ability to close the doors on a day with inclimate weather:
The doors do open and can be pushed to the side if teams want it. The guess here is that opposing teams—which get the top bullpen—may opt to stay inside and not listen to any trash talk from Phillies fans until they have to warm up.
8. Coors Field
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Home of the Rockies since 1995
This is a very unscientific assessment, but it feels like no stadium has nicer sunsets than Coors Field.
There are seven fountains in center field in the midst of the shrubbery that are activated "when the Rockies take the field, when the Rockies hit a home run and during the seventh-inning stretch:"
What you may not have known if you're aren't from Denver is that Blue Moon beer was brewed for the first time in the Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field. Here's the sparknotes version from Blue Moon's website:
"Among the many beers brewed out of Sandlot Brewery, one fan favorite emerged, and in true baseball fashion was named 'Bellyslide Wit.' It wasn’t until someone said, 'A beer this good only comes around once in a blue moon' that Blue Moon Belgian White Belgian-Style Wheat Ale was born. Since then, we've been a home run for baseball fans at home and at the park, making every game a little brighter."
Even if owner Dick Monfort rarely puts a product on the field worth watching, Coors Field is such a beautiful place to watch a game in the summer that fans come out anyway. Pitchers may not be fond of the venue, but everyone else is.
7. Dodger Stadium
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Home of the Dodgers since 1962
There were $100 million in renovations done to Dodger Stadium in the offseason:
Among the updates to the stadium—which is the third-oldest park in baseball—were updated clubhouses:
There may still need to be some things updated about Dodger Stadium, but it's hard to beat the view of Chavez Ravine and the fact that it's sunny with zero percent chance of rain for just about every home game.
It also doesn't hurt that you see Dodger Stadium and think of some of the all-time greats in the sport, both past and present. It has been home to World Series walk-off home runs by Kirk Gibson and Freddie Freeman. The broadcast booth has seen legendary calls from Vin Scully and Joe Davis. It's just a special stadium.
6. Wrigley Field
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Home of the Cubs since 1916
The ivy walls at Wrigley Field create one of the most iconic backdrops in the history of professional sports. And getting to be a part of putting together a cupsnake in the outfield bleachers is a must-do for all baseball fans:
A decade ago, the Cubs made the decision to modernize aspects of Wrigley Field, adding a digital video board in left-center field, and a digital right-field lineup board that looks similar to the iconic board in center field.
What's funny is that while Wrigley Field was historically viewed as a hitter's ballpark because there were some classic day games that the wind was blowing out for, it actually really isn't a haven for batters. In fact, MLB Park Factors says that since the start of the 2023 season, it's got a score of 96, which would tie it for Oracle Park for the second-least hitter-friendly park.
5. Fenway Park
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Home of the Boston Red Sox since 1912
Fenway Park hosted its first game on April 20, 1912, 10 days after the Titanic set sail. So there are certain modern amenities that you have to learn to live without to truly appreciate the oldest stadium in the sport.
The 37-foot, two-inch Green Monster in left field is the park's calling card. Seats were added to it in 2003, and it's hard to think of a cooler spot to sit at to watch a game:
It feels crazy to think about now, but back in 1995, John Harrington—then the CEO of the Red Sox—made the pitch for a new stadium in Boston. He said that Fenway Park was "economically obsolete." They wanted to have a new park in place by 2001.
Instead, Fenway Park continues to be one of the most special stadiums in baseball more three decades later after a slew of updates.
4. Petco Park
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Home of the Padres since 2004
Between the skyline of San Diego and the Western Metal Supply Co. in left field, Petco Park has been viewed one of the most beautiful stadiums in baseball since it opened more than 20 years ago.
What Petco Park has mastered is building a luxury park where you can enjoy the game even if your team isn't winning:
Another cool part of Petco Park is the home run deck in right field:
Petco Park definitely took some inspiration from Camden Yards, but it's got enough of its own unique features and the weather of San Diego, making it one of the must-attend stadiums in the sport.
3. PNC Park
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Home of the Pirates since 2001
Rightfully so, much was recently made about the Pirates replacing a tribute to franchise icon Roberto Clemente with an advertisement. After universal pushback, the logo has been restored:
What you may not have known is that the right field wall is 21 feet high, in honor of the number that Clemente wore during an 18-year career spent entirely with the Pirates. You can also see the yellow Roberto Clemente Bridge in the backdrop of the stadium, as the city honors the Hall of Famer.
Also cool about right field is that just beyond the 320-foot wall and bleachers is the Allegheny River, which is a target for left-handed power hitters:
The Pirates deserved criticism for removing Clemente's logo, and owner Bob Nutting in general should just sell the team. However, there's no question that PNC Park is one of the nicest in baseball.
2. Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home of the Orioles since 1992
Even as someone who had their laptop destroyed in the press box at Camden Yards last season, I don't have anything negative to say about Oriole Park:
In fact, the only real criticism of Camden Yards last year was the eyesore that was the indented left-center field wall. But after three seasons of it being nearly impossible for right-handed hitters to hit the ball out in that part of the park, logical adjustments have been made:
The coolest part about Camden Yards remains the Baltimore and Ohio Warehouse in right field. That seemingly inspired things like the Crawford boxes in Houston and the Western Metal Supply Co. in San Diego. No one, though, has matched the warehouse in right field at Camden Yards.
1. Oracle Park
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Home of the Giants since 2000
Barry Bonds shattering MLB home run records in the early years of Oracle Park made every game that was at what was then called "Pac Bell Park" feel like a playoff game.
Bonds eventually broke the all-time home run record at home in 2007, hitting a slew of splash home runs into McCovey Cove in the process:
Even post-Bonds, there's little doubt how special games at Oracle Park are. From the Coke bottle, to the giant baseball glove, to triples alley, it's such a beautiful place to watch a game at.
It also doesn't hurt the mystique of Oracle Park that almost all of the games since it opened 25 years ago have been called by some combination of Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow, all of whom are among the best announcers in MLB history.
Oracle Park is the perfect combination of modern and classic, which is why it's ranked No. 1 on B/R's list.
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