Baseball park

A **baseball park**, **baseball stadium**, or **ball park** / **ballpark** is a place where baseball is played. It refers to the field of play, seating areas (if any) and any other things added to it.

The flexible rules about baseball fields (aside from the rigid rules of sizes of basepaths and pitcher's mound) allow ballparks to have their own character and quirks. This happens at all levels of baseball, amateur and especiallyprofessional. This makes each stadium interesting and unique.

## Field

The **baseball field** is a grassy field that is about  or more in diameter, and is separated into the _infield_ (the area nearest to the batter) and the _outfield_.

The infield is a square (usually called a "diamond"), with each side being  long. In each corner of the square, there is a "base", which is a square with sides of . One of the bases is called home base or home plate, and the sides of the square that touch home plate are extended beyond the two nearest bases until the outfield fence (which is  or more away from home plate) to form the foul lines. Most of what happens in a baseball game happens in the area of the field in between the foul lines and the outfield fence, which is called fair territory. All other areas of the field (except the foul lines) are called foul territory.

## Major League Ballparks

Below is a list of all current ballparks for teams of major league baseball.

|Stadium||Team||City||seats|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Angel Stadium of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Anaheim, California|45,050||||||
|AT&T Park|San Francisco Giants|San Francisco, California|||||||
|Busch Stadium|St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis, Missouri|46,861||||||
|Chase Field|Arizona Diamondbacks|Phoenix, Arizona|49,033||||||
|Citi Field|New York Mets|Queens, New York City|41,922||||||
|Citizens Bank Park|Philadelphia Phillies|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|43,647||401′||||
|Comerica Park|Detroit Tigers|Detroit, Michigan|41,782||||||
|Coors Field|Colorado Rockies|Denver, Colorado|50,445||||||
|Dodger Stadium|Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles, California|56,000||||||
|Fenway Park|Boston Red Sox|Boston, Massachusetts|39,928||||||
|Great American Ball Park|Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati, Ohio|365′|325′|52′||||
|Kauffman Stadium|Kansas City Royals|Kansas City, Missouri|38,030||||||
|Marlins Park|Miami Marlins|Miami, Florida|||||||
|Miller Park|Milwaukee Brewers|Milwaukee, Wisconsin|||||||
|Minute Maid Park|Houston Astros|Houston, Texas|40,950||||||
|Nationals Park|Washington Nationals|Washington, D.C.|41,888||||||
|O.co Coliseum|Oakland Athletics|Oakland, California|35,067*||||||
|Oriole Park at Camden Yards|Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore, Maryland|48,876||||||
|PETCO Park|San Diego Padres|San Diego, California|||||||
|PNC Park|Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|||||||
|Progressive Field|Cleveland Indians|Cleveland, Ohio|43,570||||||
|Rangers Ballpark in Arlington|Texas Rangers|Arlington, Texas|49,115||||||
|Rogers Centre|Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto, Ontario|49,539||||||
|T-Mobile Park|Seattle Mariners|Seattle, Washington|47,116||||||
|Target Field|Minnesota Twins|Minneapolis, Minnesota|40,000||||||
|Tropicana Field|Tampa Bay Rays|St. Petersburg, Florida|36,973**||||||
|Turner Field|Atlanta Braves|Atlanta, Georgia|50,096||||||
|U.S. Cellular Field|Chicago White Sox|Chicago, Illinois|40,615||||||
|Wrigley Field|Chicago Cubs|Chicago, Illinois|41,118||||||
|Yankee Stadium|New York Yankees|Bronx, New York City|52,325||||||

## Other websites

- Baseball Park facts, figures, photos, and more at Ballparks.com
- Satellite and Aerial Photography of American League Stadiums
- Satellite and Aerial Photos of National League Stadiums