The Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a ballpark located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home ground of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the "retro" large league ball parks built in the 1990s and early 2000s. It was completed in 1992 to replace the Memorial Stadium.stock as an outfield wall. The stadium's name represented a compromise between the team - which favored "Oriole Park" - and former governor William Donald Schaefer, who wanted it named "Camden Yards" after the former on-site railroad terminal operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.The beautiful Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened on April 6, 1992, has been a model for ballpark in majors since the unveiling. Virtually every MLB ball field constructed since then, with the exception of the new Yankee Stadium in New York, has been based on Camden Yards' retro look.Camden Yards is built on the former site of a major railway station; the name comes from the railway stations that were previously on the site. The view from large parts of the park is dominated by the former B&O Warehouse behind the wall to the right. Many seats in the stadium also have great views of downtown Baltimore.Around 1,000 seats in the left field were removed as part of a major renovation this offseason. The corner of the left field remains 333 feet, but the fence extends rapidly to 384 feet, and the left center field is now 398 feet. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde believes the changes will help his pitching staff.