- The oldest MLB ballpark is Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox.
- The newest ballpark is the Texas Rangers' Globe Life Field.
Major League Baseball ballparks come in all shapes and sizes. Since home teams get to choose how their field will be shaped, no two fields are the same, and visiting as many arenas as possible is a shared passion among a lot of baseball fans.
So, from traditional fields to modern stadiums, which team’s ballpark is the oldest, and which is the newest?
Ranking MLB Ballparks Oldest to Newest
| RANK | BALLPARK | HOME TEAM | FIRST GAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenway Park | Boston Red Sox | April 20, 1912 |
| 2 | Wrigley Field | Chicago Cubs | April 23, 1914 |
| 3 | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles Dodgers | April 10, 1962 |
| 4 | Angel Stadium | Los Angeles Angels | April 19, 1966 |
| 5 | Oakland Coliseum | Oakland Athletics | April 17, 1968 |
| 6 | Kauffman Stadium | Kansas City Royals | April 10, 1973 |
| 7 | Rogers Centre | Toronto Blue Jays | June 5, 1989 |
| 8 | Guaranteed Rate Field | Chicago White Sox | April 18, 1991 |
| 9 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Baltimore Orioles | April 6, 1992 |
| 10 | Progressive Field | Cleveland Guardians | April 4, 1994 |
| 11 | Coors Field | Colorado Rockies | April 26, 1995 |
| 12 | Tropicana Field | Tampa Bay Rays | March 31, 1998 |
| Chase Field | Arizona Diamondbacks | March 31, 1998 | |
| 14 | T-Mobile Park | Seattle Mariners | July 15, 1999 |
| 15 | Minute Maid Park | Houston Astros | April 7, 2000 |
| 16 | Comerica Park | Detroit Tigers | April 11, 2000 |
| Oracle Park | San Francisco Giants | April 11, 2000 | |
| 18 | American Family Field | Milwaukee Brewers | April 6, 2001 |
| 19 | PNC Park | Pittsburgh Pirates | April 9, 2001 |
| 20 | Great American Ball Park | Cincinnati Reds | March 31, 2003 |
| 21 | Petco Park | San Diego Padres | April 8, 2004 |
| 22 | Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia Phillies | April 12, 2004 |
| 23 | Busch Stadium | St. Louis Cardinals | April 10, 2006 |
| 24 | Nationals Park | Washington Nationals | March 30, 2008 |
| 25 | Citi Field | New York Mets | April 13, 2009 |
| 26 | Yankee Stadium | New York Yankees | April 16, 2009 |
| 27 | Target Field | Minnesota Twins | April 12, 2010 |
| 28 | loanDepot park | Miami Marlins | April 4, 2012 |
| 29 | Truist Park | Atlanta Braves | April 14, 2017 |
| 30 | Globe Life Field | Texas Rangers | July 24, 2020 |
What’s the Oldest MLB Ballpark?
The oldest MLB ballpark is Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park opened on April 20, 1912, and Hugh Bradley hit the field’s first home run just six days later (April 26, 1912).
What’s the Newest MLB Ballpark?
The newest MLB ballpark is the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field, which held its first game on July 24, 2020. The field’s first home run was hit by the Rangers’ Joey Gallo two days after opening (July 26, 2020).
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