Chicago White Sox fans celebrate Pope Leo XIV with pope hats
Chicago White Sox fans honored Pope Leo XIV as more than 40,000 pope hats were handed out before the Reds game.
There’s not a more beautiful view in baseball than PNC Park in Pittsburgh, no better garlic fries than those at Oracle Park in San Francisco, or beer choices than T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
The most dedicated and diehard fans can be found at Busch Stadium in St. Louis or Fenway Park in Boston.
If you want to party, you go to Wrigleyille in Chicago, the Gaslamp Quarter outside Petco Park or The Battery at Truist Park in Atlanta.
And if you want to harass the opposition, or even boo the hometown team, you hit Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
We’re here to provide you with the top 10 ballparks in Major League Baseball:
1. Fenway Park, Boston
No ballpark in America has the romantic feel or the unique quirks of Fenway Park, from the Green Monster to to Pesky’s Pole. It’s not a baseball game, but a religious experience watching games at Fenway.
2. Wrigley Field, Chicago
There’s not a more beautiful sight than walking into the ballpark and taking your first look at that beautiful green grass, the ivy on the walls and the iconic scoreboard in center field. Taking in a Friday afternoon game, hitting Murphy Bleachers afterwards, and enjoying the Chicago nightlife is utopia for any baseball fan.
3. PNC Park, Pittsburgh
The most gorgeous ballpark in America. Forget the game on the field. You want to be sitting in the upper deck taking in the view of the Clemente Bridge, the Pittsburgh skyline and the Allegheny River. It’s magnificent.
4. Target Field, Minneapolis
This may be the most impressive urban design in baseball on its downtown eight-acre site with freeways and trains outside the park, and warehouses to the left. It also has an ultra-modern look inside, with a 360-degree open concourse, that celebrates the club’s glorious history. Its nod to the retro look is the iconic neon Minnie and Paul home-run sign featuring two ballplayers shaking hands over the Mississippi River representing the Twin Cities.
5. Petco Park, San Diego
This gorgeous park doesn’t quite have the stunning views as Pittsburgh or San Francisco, but it’s pretty darn close. The architecture is beautiful and the old Western Metal Company warehouse in left-field gives it a retro look. It also happens to be located in the heart of the lively Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego.
6. Oracle Park, San Francisco
This ballpark has the second-best view in baseball behind PNC Park with its bay backdrop and splash-down hits in McCovey Cove, but only if you happen to sit in the upper deck. The park is already showing its age and its concourses are narrow and cramped, making it difficult to move around, with the Giants already out-growing the place and badly needing more space.
7. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
This is the most serene setting in baseball, nestled into the hillside of Chavez Ravine. It has a view of the San Gabriel Mountains beyond the outfield, and downtown Los Angeles behind home plate. It’s hard to believe it was built in 1962 and even though it holds 56,000 fans, it still feels intimate.
8. Coors Field, Denver
The team may stink but the ballpark is so beautiful and the vibe is so cool that it’s become a destination on its own. There’s a purple row of seats signifying the mile-high altitude, and the bullpen could be mistaken for a forest with its trees and running stream. The right-field upper-deck is the hottest bar in Denver.
9. Camden Yards, Baltimore
Meet the godfather, with its famous B&O Warehouse. This is the original retro-classic ballpark that not only dramatically influenced the look of new stadiums, but changed the fabric of some major cities. Denver, Cleveland, San Francisco and San Diego followed its lead and built downtown ballparks that completely invigorated growth.
10. T-Mobile Park, Seattle
This ballpark fits perfectly in the Northwest with the nearby mountains, skyline and water. It features an “umbrella-style” retractable roof that doesn’t enclose the park, only stopping the rain, while enabling fans to enjoy the beautiful outdoors.