One of my lifelong goals is to go to a game at every college football stadium, college basketball arena and baseball stadium in the country. For baseball, that includes both MLB stadiums and the minor leagues. I’m far from going to every stadium, but it is a dream. I will rank the stadiums for each in time. Here are the Major League Baseball Stadium Rankings.
Note: Former stadiums and relative time periods will be used. Stadiums may have been updated since I have been there. I have enjoyed all the stadiums I have been to so far, regardless of their ranking on this list!
Here are the
Minor League Baseball stadium rankings!
1. Boston Red Sox- Fenway Park
Year attended: 2019
Fenway gets a lot of points for the history, which makes it easy to overlook the small seats. The green monster in left field descending to a short wall in right is unique. There are views of the city over the outfield and plenty of local foods to eat. Baseball nostalgia is through the roof at this ballpark. Bathrooms and concourses may not be the most comfortable, but that is very understandable for when the stadium was built.
2. Baltimore Orioles- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Year attended: 2001
Cal Ripken Jr. was may favorite non-Red and I was glad to see him before he retired. The fanfare on Eutaw street was great and the opportunity to see home runs get hit there by the warehouse was drawing. There is a view of the city from the seats and the stadium itself changed the way stadiums were made for the future.
3. Kansas City Royals- Kauffman Stadium
Year attended: 2010
The waterfalls in the outfield are what the stadium is known for and they were a nice addition to watching the game. Kansas City has some nice barbecue and wide concourses. There is plenty of parking around the stadium, but that does hurt the view outside. Luckily, the waterfalls are there. The scoreboard with the crown in centerfield fits the Royals’ theme. It felt like there was plenty of space to move around. It was a very enjoyable stadium to watch a game in.
4. Atlanta Braves- Truist Park
Year attended: 2022
Atlanta built their new ballpark right. While the location is not in Atlanta, there is a nice area around the stadium called The Battery worth checking out. The Chop House is worth checking out and so too is the team’s history on the lower level. There is plenty of themed food to eat and space to move around.
5. Cincinnati Reds- Great American Ballpark
Year attended: Several Years
Am I a biased Reds fan? Yes. The Reds (and Hamilton County) did a good job building the park right on the river. From the seats, the Ohio River can be seen for a nice view. Looking the otherway, some of the Cincinnati skyline can be seen. There are plenty of things that show the history of the Reds and Cincinnati from the museum attached to the stadium to the tall stacks in right-center field. Skyline, LaRosa’s and Greater’s are all good local food options. There is plenty of space on the concourse and so many different areas to enjoy watching the game.
6. New York Mets- Citi Field
Year attended: 2012
Getting to Queens wasn’t the easiest, but Citi Field was a great trip. The outside looks like a modern ballpark should and inside there are great views of the action. The scoreboard in centerfield was nice and plenty of local food options were available. Citi Field felt big, but had some nice decoration to remind of the history for the Mets.
7. Chicago Cubs- Wrigley Field
Year attended: 2005
Wrigley Field brought back some nostalgia just like Fenway. There have been some recent upgrades to make things more comfortable that I haven’t seed, so I am hoping to go back soon to check it out. The fans weren’t exactly friendly to a visiting fan from Cincinnati, but it was mostly in a fun way. The views of the city are great and if there really were some great improvements, this is a candidate to move up the list after another visit.
8. New York Yankees- Yankee Stadium
Year attended: 2012
I was very disappointed not to see the old Yankee Stadium, but I missed it by a few years. The new stadium had some nice features that showed reverence for the Yankees’ history. There wasn’t much to do in the surrounding area and some of the pricing was high, but it was still a decent ballpark and the history of the team could be appreciated.
9. Texas Rangers- Ballpark at Arlington
Year attended: 2010
The Rangers now play at Globe Life Park even though the Ballpark at Arlington still stands. It is a multi-sport stadium and was so big for a baseball stadium. The creek outside was unique and so too was the seating in the oufield. There was plenty of space to walk around and the Rangers made the most out of the area by offering some local foods.
10. Houston Astros- Minute Maid Park
Year attended: 2010
Minute Maid Park, also called the Juice Box, luckily has a retractable roof, because it can get hot. All of the concourses don’t have the most room for an indoor stadium. The train in left field and the fence were unique and so was Tal’s hill before it was taken out. It is much harder to pull off an inside (or retractable-roofed) ballpark and it could’ve been laid out better.
11. Cleveland Guardians- Progressive Field
Year attended: 2007
Progressive Field has a nice view of some of the buildings in Cleveland. The scoreboard in left field was very easy to see and the green space in center field is unique as well. There is more food being offered now than when I visited, so a return trip has to happen soon, but the layout of the stadium was nice.
12. St. Louis Cardinals- Busch Stadium
Year attended: 2001
I haven’t gone to a game in new Busch Stadium, which has the nice Ballpark Village around it. The old Busch was a circle with an awning all-around it. The views outside the stadium weren’t great and I don’t remember the amenities being the greatest. St. Louis seems to have done a much better job with the new Busch Stadium, which has better views of the Arch and city.
13. Pittsburgh Pirates- Three Rivers Stadium
Year attended: 1999
Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-sport stadium on the water. It felt that it was hard to show good views or have an identity at the stadium, although at the age I went, I was probably just excited to go to a baseball game. I’m very excited to check out a game at the Pirates’ new stadium.
14. Philadelphia Phillies- Veterans Stadium
Year attended: 1999
One of the coolest moments as a fan for me came at this stadium, as employees of the Phillies gave me a free windbreaker so I could support the team. Veterans Stadium was rundown by this point and didn’t offer much that I could notice at my young age.
15. Tampa Bay Rays- Tropicana Field
Year attended: 2016
I mentioned earlier, it is really hard to do baseball inside and the bottome two ballparks I’ve been to fit that. The ray tank at Tropicana field was fun, but otherwise it just didn’t feel like a baseball game or a stadium that was themed (other than the ray tank).
16. Minnesota Twins- Metrodome
Year attended: 2009
The Metrodome was a cool experience, as it was my first indoor baseball game, but it fell short. But as a stadium, it was rundown and also didn’t have the nicest concessions or concourses. It was hard for the Twins to make it their own given the circumstances, but they seemed to have done that in their new park.
* If there are any ballparks I should visit next or experience anything at the ones already visited, feel free to reach out in the replies or on X.
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