Going to the ballpark is a great experience and here are the rankings of each American League ballpark from worst to best:
15. Tropicana Field – Tampa Bay Rays
This is not only a very ugly ballpark, but it also has very strange rules with regard to balls hitting the roof and/or catwalks. The Stadium also only seats about 25,00 people. The Rays have been trying to replace it for years and have had no luck. This season, of course, they will be playing at the Yankees spring training facility due to horrific storms in the Tampa area that destroyed the roof.
14. Minor Leagues Sacramento – Athletics
As clealry stated, this isn’t a major league ballpark, yet it is still better than the dump that is Tropicana Field in Tampa. The A’s will have a beautiful stadium when they eventually move to Las Vegas, though. Prior to 2025, the A’s played at the Coliseum, which opened back in 1966 and was the home to many great A’s teams.
13. Guaranteed Rate Field – Chicago White Sox
This stadium is okay. It opened in 1991, and big renovations were done to it in 2006. The bigger problem is the on-field product that the White Sox currently has.
12. Angel Stadium – Los Angeles Angels
The Angels should really look to move on from this ballpark. Although it is located in beautiful sunny Southern California, the stadium opened up in 1966, and its last major renovation came back in 1998.
11. Rogers Centre – Toronto Blue Jays
Although this ballpark opened up all the way back in 1989, the Blue Jays have done a very good job of continuing to upgrade it over the years. They recently renovated the outfield, and the view of the C.N. Tower is very cool as well.
10. Globe Life Field – Texas Rangers
This ballpark opened just 5 years ago, and it has already been the host to an all-star game and World Series. It has a retractable roof, which protects fans from the blazing hot weather in Texas.
9. Progressive Field – Cleveland Guardians
This ballpark opened up in 1994. The Indians/Guardians have done a decent job of keeping it renovated, and fans rave about the food court that is located in the right field.
8. Comerica Park – Detroit Tigers
Comerica opened up in the year 2000 and seats just over 41,000 fans. It has hosted two World Series (2006 and 2012). However, the home team Tigers lost both.
7. Minute Maid Park – Houston Astros
It has cool dimensions, but it is fairly old, opening in 2000, and is likely only this popular because the Astros have been a dynasty over the past 9 years, and so many visiting team fans have attended the park.
6. Target Field – Minnesota Twins
This ballpark opened in 2010, but it seats under 40,000 people, and the Twins team hasn’t had much on-field success. Still, it is a nice ballpark and is very easy to get to via public transportation, which is something that the die-hard Twins fans appreciate.
5. T-Mobile Park – Seattle Mariners
This ballpark opened up in 1999 and seats nearly 48,000 fans when it’s at capacity. Although the Mariners haven’t had many successful seasons, the ballpark is beautiful, has great food, a retractable roof in case of rain, and is beloved by almost anyone who has ever attended a game there.
4. Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City Royals
This ballpark is very old, which is why it isn’t rated higher. Kauffman opened in 1973 and seats under 40,000 people. The Royals have announced plans for a new Stadium, which could be ready in 2028, but until then, there are still gorgeous fountains and a cool video board with a crown on top.
3. Yankee Stadium – New York Yankees
Although it doesn’t have the history and aura of the old Yankee Stadium, this ballpark that opened up in 2009 is compared to a cathedral. It is fancy, has a historic monument park in the outfield, and has incredible food. The knock on the stadium is that tickets are expensive, and so are food and beverages. The Yankees won the World Series the year they opened.
2. Camden Yards – Baltimore Orioles
They have made some changes to the outfield wall dimensions over the past few years, but this ballpark still has its charm from when it opened in 1992. With the factory out in right field, it has a throwback feel, but it feels new and modern at the same time.
1. Fenway Park – Boston Red Sox
Fenway is over 100 years old. It has seen some of the greatest players in MLB history play there and has been the host of some of the most classic games in MLB history as well. The Green Monster is a sight to be seen, and the addition of seats on top of the monster years ago has given the stadium new life.
