Globe Life Field replaced Globe Life Park, which opened in 1994 as The Ballpark in Arlington. That ballpark still exists today, as Choctaw Stadium, home of the Arlington Renegades in the revived XFL.

As for Globe Life Field, although the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its opening by several months, the Rangers’ new home field hosted its first regular season game on July 24, 2020, three days after its first exhibition game.

Globe Life Field also ranks among the smallest MLB stadiums in use today.

Some of the most storied ballparks in the land have been cast to the side in this rush toward the modern, and even some of the new fields barely last a generation.

All of which is to say that this list of the 10 newest MLB stadiums will likely continued to flux over the next several years. For now, though, here is today’s lineup:

1. Globe Life Field (2020)

The very newest MLB stadium is case in point. Construction on Globe Life Field began in 2017, a mere 23 years after its predecessor, Globe Life Park (née, The Ballpark at Arlington) opened for business as the home of the Texas Rangers. Scheduled for an Opening Day debut, the retractable-roof Globe Life Field had to wait until July of 2020 to officially greet the world, thanks to the pandemic-induced delay to the MLB season.

2. Truist Park (2017)

The opening of Truist Park marked an even hastier transition than did Globe Life Field. Turner Field had begun life as Centennial Olympic Stadium, built for the 1996 Olympics but with the express intent of turning it into a baseball-only venue starting in 1997. That’s exactly what happened, but the marriage between Turner Field and the Altanta Braves would soon hit the rocks, and the team announced in 2013 that the 2016 season would be their last in the ballpark. SunTrust Park opened as scheduled in 2017 and became Truist Park in 2020 following some corporate realignments.

3. loanDepot Park (2012)

After spending most of the first three decades of their existence in Joe Robbie Stadium, the Florida Miami Marlins christened colorful new Marlins Park in 2012. Since then, the team sold naming rights to LoanDepot, and the stadium took on the stylized name of loanDepot Park. One of the most colorful and festive ballparks in the game, loanDepot Park is also among the smallest MLB stadiums today.

4. Target Field (2010)

A successful three-decade tenure that produced two World Series champions and countless amazing memories couldn’t save the Metrodome from the scrapheap of baseball history. Derided almost from its inception for its dome-ness, its artificial turf, its unnatural atmosphere, and its “baggie” outfield wall, the Metrodome bit the dust in 2014, four years after Target Field replaced it as the home of the Minnesota Twins.

5. Citi Field (2009)

When National League baseball came back to New York in 1962, the expansion New York Mets had no place to call home — so they camped out in the old Polo Grounds. Two years later, Shea Stadium opened and remained a prominent, if complained-about, part of NYC baseball for nearly 50 years. In 2009, the old ballpark gave way to Citi Field, a sparkling new diamond built in the same lot.

6. Yankee Stadium (2009)

This may not be the “House that Ruth Built,” but it *is* sort of “The House that the House that Ruth Built Built.” Because, without all the success and history that unfolded from the baseball cradle that was the original Yankee Stadium, there never would have been the appetite and budget to rebuild in a more modern venue in 2009. The new Yankee Stadium combines the old (statues, walls, etc.) with the new (luxury boxes, modern scoreboards, etc.) to great effect.

7. Nationals Park (2008)

When the Montreal Expos packed up shop and moved to Washington, D.C., for the 2005 season, they had to make due with what they had at their disposal. When it came to playing venues , that meant camping out at RFK Stadium until their new digs were ready. Nationals Park opened three years later and has already witnessed one World Series champion (in 2019).

8. Busch Stadium (2006)

Old Busch (Memorial) Stadium was one of the cookie-cutter bowls of a park that proliferated during the 1970s, even though the St. Louis Cardinals added some distinguishing touches (like the archways along the top of the stadium rim). Still, Busch Stadium II, as it was sometimes called, lacked the intimacy and quirkiness of old Sportsman’s Park, which was one of the charges of the new Busch Stadium (III). Opening in 2006, New Busch fits the modern-retro mold and has already hosted two World Series winners (2006, 2011).

9. Citizens Bank Park (2004)

Of all the spaceship-style stadiums unveiled during the 1970s, Veterans Stadium was perhaps the most reviled by local fans. And so, after decades of dissatisfaction, Phillies phaithful welcomed the sparkling new Citizens Bank Park in 2004. The new cathedral looked all the more spectacular when the Philly won the 2008 World Series.

10. Petco Park (2004)

The San Diego Padres were yet another team who called a cookie-cutter home during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Stepping into the new century, though, they joined most of the rest of those teams in christening a new ballpark, Petco Park, to replace the old Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium.

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Home of the Green Monster — the fabled wall in left field — Fenway isn’t just the oldest stadium still in use, it’s also one of the most storied in the history of the sport.

From Babe Ruth to Ted Williams to Wade Boggs and Roger Clemens, Fenway has been home to some of the greatest players in the game, and it’s born witness to 13 different World Series, nine of which the Red Sox have won.

Come take a ride through baseball’s golden history as we visit the 10 oldest MLB stadiums still in use today, ordered by the year they opened (in parentheses below).

1. Fenway Park (1912)

There may have been a time in some now-distant past when fans or city officials dared to speak about building a new stadium for the Boston Red Sox. But today, after Boston finally broke the “Curse of the Bambino” to win the 2004 World Series and a handful more since then, and with baseball history falling by the wayside on a daily basis … well, Fenway Park is likely here to stay. Ain’t nobody wants to be the jerk who demolishes a place that’s now as hallowed as any in the game and that harbors all the ghosts that tether generations of baseball fans like shared strands of DNA.

2. Wrigley Field (1914)

It took the Cubs a bit longer to lift their own “curse,” but they finally managed by eeking out a World Series win against the Cleveland Indians in 2016. Wrigley Field, of course, played a starring role in that magical run, just as it has in every hopeful spring and squandered summer on the Northside of Chicago since it was built well over 100 years ago. And, sure, there may be lights now, and the rooftops may mean something different, but just a glimpse of that ivy and that brick and those buildings is enough to make any baseball fan weep.

3. Dodger Stadium (1962)

That Dodger Stadium stands third on this list says a whole mouthful about just how special Fenway and Wrigley are. The past 30-50 years have witnessed the complete annihilation of most of baseball’s traditional complement of green cathedrals, leaving the Dodgers’ 60-year-old home as one of the elder statesmen. Good thing the Chavez Ravine gem is such a sprawling, inviting classic!

4. Angel Stadium (1966)

For the first five years of their existence, the Angels played in Wrigley Field (the California one) and … yes … Dodger Stadium. In 1966, though, they got their own ballpark in Anaheim, complete with a halo-encircled “A” gateway that has graced baseball cards for decades. Whether you call it Anaheim Stadium or Angel Stadium or, heaven forbid, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, this one is a quiet classic.

5. Oakland Coliseum (1968)

The Coliseum technically opened for business in 1966, but saw no baseball until 1968 when the Athletics moved from Kansas City to Oakland. In the interim, the cavernous ballpark hosted the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, and the two teams — A’s and Raiders — shared the facility until 1981, when the Raiders left for Los Angeles (they’d come back in 1995 and stay through 2019). Long lambasted for its rough conditions (and technically currently known as RingCentral Coliseum), the Coliseum is also the biggest MLB stadium.

6. Kauffman Stadium (1973)

Despite a spate of new cookie-cutter stadiums opening during the early 1970s, Kauffman is the only one that remains, and it may not be here all that much longer. Originally known as Royals Stadium, Kauffman has born witness to generations of great players and competitive teams, and it’s also famous for its outfield waterfall!

7. Rogers Centre (1989)

The Toronto Blue Jays spent their first decade-plus playing in Exhibition Stadium, a multi-purpose sports venue that opened in 1948. As the Jays geared up for what would be a historic run in the 1990s, though, they moved into SkyDome, a state-of-the-art, retractable-roof stadium that felt like some space-age creation at the time. Now more than 30 years old and called the Rogers Centre, SkyDome is a tangible bridge to baseball’s past.

8. Guaranteed Rate Field (1991)

This terrible, generic name actually belongs to something with classic roots — the replacement for old Comiskey Park. Opened in 1991, the new Comiskey Park was big and bold and featured all the modern amenities, but it was also the last balllpark built before a wave of retro-focused, smaller venues swept through the game.

9. Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992)

That movement away from cookie-cutter monoliths began with the unveiling of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1992. This thing wasn’t really a stadium so much as a ballpark in the tradition of the small, intimate neighborhood venues that helped fans of earlier generations build such strong ties with their teams. With brick warehouses in the outfield and niche dining experiences along the open-air concourses, and with odd dimensions not seen since the days of the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field, Oriole Park was an instant hit … just in time for Cal Ripken’s assault on Lou Gehrig‘s record for consecutive games played.

10. Progressive Field (1994)

Taking cues from the success in Baltimore, the Cleveland Indians christened their new home in 1994. Jacobs Field featured much of the same quirkiness and intimacy that Camden Yards boasted, and it quickly gained favor as one of the best ballparks in the game. Plenty of national television coverage on the backs of the Indians’ forthcoming postseason runs didn’t hurt things, either.

Honorable Mention

Technically, Tropicana Field opened its doors in 1990, but it did not host a MLB team until the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays came to town in 1998. Before that, the throwback domed field hosted the Davis Cup Finals and some other events and local teams as it laid in wait, providing support for the region’s continued expansion bids. Along the way, The Trop was also known as Florida Suncoast Dome and ThunderDome.

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The Coliseum opened for play in 1966, though the Oakland A’s didn’t begin playing there until 1968 after moving from Kansas City. The Oakland Raiders of the NFL were also tenants of the Oakland Coliseum from 1966 through 1981 (when they moved to Los Angeles) and from 1995 through 2019, when they moved to Las Vegas.

Without further adieu, then, here are the ten biggest MLB stadiums…

1. Oakland Coliseum

With a 1966 opening, the Coliseum predates the A’s in Oakland by two years (the Athletics played in Kansas City at the time). It’s one of the few dinosaurs remaining, those stadiums built after World War II but before the 1990s, and it’s absolutely massive — with a seating capacity of 56,782, the yawning Coliseum makes the tiny Athletics’ crowds look even more paltry than they really are.

2. Dodger Stadium

Hailing from the same era as the Coliseum, Dodger Stadium is a jewel that stands in stark contrast to Oakland’s albatross. After the Dodgers spent their first four seasons in California playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Dodger Stadium opened for business in 1962 and became an instant classic. The grand old ballpark seats 56,000 fans.

3. Yankee Stadium

You can’t very well serve fans in the largest city in America with a tiny ballpark, right? So, when the new Yankee Stadium replaced the original Yankee Stadium in 2009, it had to have enough capacity to keep the turnstiles hopping. At 54,251 seats, the current ballpark has room for plenty of pinstriped fannies at each game.

4. Coors Field

When the expansion Colorado Rockies sprang into existence in 1993, they became an immediate sensation in the Denver area. After three seasons in Mile High Stadium, the Rox moved out of the Broncos’ home and christened their own baseball cathedral. Coors Field has been famous as a launching pad ever since, which helps put its 50,144-fan capacity to good use.

5. Rogers Centre

As Canada’s only team since the Expos left Montreal after the 2004 season, the Toronto Blue Jays draw big numbers of fans year after year. Good thing they built the SkyDome with plenty of capacity, even if the current Rogers Centre has a less catchy name. Today, the retractable-roof stadium holds 49,282.

6. Chase Field

The expansion Arizona Diamondbacks hit the ground running with a brand new stadium for their first season in 1998. Bank One Ballpark is now Chase Field, but it’s still big and popular, accommodating 48,686 fans at a pop.

7. T-Mobile Park

This is the House That Griffey Built! Indeed, the Mariners were on the verge of leaving Seattle before the 1995 team pulled off a miracle run into the playoffs — their first-ever postseason appearance. It culminated with Griffey sprinting home against the Yankees and helped spur the imagination of fans and the effort to build a new stadium. Originally Safeco Field, T-Mobile Park today has a capacity of 47,929.

8. Angel Stadium

After playing at Wrigley Field (not that one!) in their first year as an expansion team in 1961 and at Dodger Stadium from 1962 through 1965, the California Angels moved into their own ballpark — Angel Stadium — in 1966. All these years later, the Angels are still in their “new” home, serving up to 45,517 fans per game.

9. Busch Stadium

The current Busch Stadium replace Busch Memorial Stadium in 2006, leaving it to fill some mighty big shoes. After all, that older ballpark witnessed a lot of glory from 1966 through 2005, and itself replaced the storied Sportsman’s Park. Today’s rendition of Busch Stadium boasts a capacity of 45,494.

10. Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Camden Yards was the first of the new “retro” ballparks to be built, opening in 1992 to much fanfare. It was and is a beautiful place to play and catch a game, and it remains one of the gems of the sports more than 30 years after its debut. Today, Oriole Park has a seating capacity of 44,970.

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Progressive Field opened as Jacobs Field in 1994 and served as the home of the Cleveland Indians until 2021, when the team became the Cleveland Guardians. The Progressive Corporation bought naming rights to the stadium ahead of the 2008 season, and the park has been known as Progressive Field ever since.

Big domes and Astroturf may be passé today, but that doesn’t mean indoor MLB stadiums are completely extinct.

And it also doesn’t mean the indoor parks of yesteryear don’t still loom large in the game’s history. Let’s celebrate those weather-resistant green cathedrals with a run through all the indoor MLB stadiums we’ve ever known … past and present.

Astrodome (Houston Astros, 1965-1999)

This is the one that started it all, the so-called “Eighth Wonder of the World.” The Astrodome was home to superstars like Nolan Ryan, Cesar Cedeno, and Jeff Bagwell, and it saw some amazing postseason baseball in 1980 and 1986.

Kingdome (Seattle Mariners, 1977-1999)

Much derided during its entire run, the Kingdome suffered through the worst years of the expansion Mariners and was a constant point of contention when the team started making noises about moving elsewhere in the 1990s.

Olympic Stadium (Montreal Expos, 1977-2004)

Built for the 1976 Olympics and designed with a whiz-bang retractable roof, Olympic Stadium wasn’t completed until the late 1980s. Even then, the roof was a constant source of malfunction and frustration.

The Expos left Jerry Park Stadium for Olympic Stadium and stayed there until 2004. That offseason, they left town and became the Washington Nationals.

Metrodome (Minnesota Twins, 1982-2009)

Technically the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, this place became known as the “Baggie Dome” thanks to its plastic right-field wall. The Metrodome was electric during the postseason and played a large role in Minnesota’s World Series victories in 1987 and 1991.

Rogers Centre (Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-present)

The first of the still-active stadiums on our list (Olympic Stadium still hosts CFL games), Rogers Centre in Toronto is also the first of the indoor MLB stadiums with a viable retractable roof. This was the home of the world champion Blue Jays in both 1992 and 1993.

Chase Field (Arizona Diamondbacks, 1998-present)

Another retractable-roof stadium, Chase Field has been the home of the expansion Diamondbacks since they winked into existence in 1998. It’s seen some memorable performances, from the likes of Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, for example, and was also home the 2001 World Series champs … who just so happened to defeat the mighty New York Yankees.

Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays, 1998-present)

A throwback to an earlier era, Tropicana Field is the only active, permanent indoor stadium … and it’s a dome, to boot! Originally built in 1990, the existence of Tropicana helped Tampa win a bid for a 1998 expansion team.

Safeco Field (Seattle Mariners, 1999-present)

“The House that Griffey” built, Safeco Field was an outcropping of the Mariners’ unlikely 1995 postseason berth and a symbol of how close the team actually got to leaving town before municipal bonds saved the day.

Safeco has a retractable roof.

Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros, 2000-present)

Another retractable-rook stadium, Minute Maid Park began life as Enron Field and has seen the play of Hall of Famers Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio, as well as countless other superstars.

Miller Park (Milwaukee Brewers, 2001-present)

Miller Park replaced County Stadium, which had also been home the Milwaukee Braves in the 1950s (and the Chicago White Sox in 1968 and 1969), as well as occasionally hosting the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. Another retractable-roof field, Miller Park is famous for it’s sausage races between innings.

Marlins Park (Miami Marlins, 2012-present)

Marlins Park is a retractable-roof stadium that opened in 2012, allowing the Marlins to vacate Joe Robbie stadium after 29 seasons in Joe Robbie Stadium. Marlins Park is renowned for its marine colors and fun features.

Those stadiums all pretty much looked the same, too — big bowls of humanity that served as the theaters for our sporting conquests.

Across the modern baseball landscape, though, there are as many different ballpark configurations and atmospheres as there are ballclubs themselves. Teams and their fans are no longer content to share a field with the local football franchise (and vice versa).

No, going to a baseball game is as much about the experience and ambience of the setting as it is about the action on the field, and each ballpark is built with specific goals in mind.

The ongoing customization and changing shape of our ballparks has impacted the number of fans that each venue can accommodate, too.

In some cases, that choice is by design, with teams in smaller markets often aiming for a more intimate experience that will pack cozy stadiums to the brim on a regular basis.

In more booming markets, older stadiums are often expanded to add seats, and newer parks are designed with the larger populations in mind.

The result is a fairly wide rang of seating capacity among modern parks, ranging from a low of about 35,000 at Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians) to a high of nearly 57,000 at Oakland Coliseum (Oakland Athletics).

The landscape is always changing, too, as teams seem to be on the constant lookout for their next best deal and some ballparks falling out of active use after only a couple of decades (the Atlanta Braves played at Turner Field for an even 20 seasons).

For now, though …

Here is the complete rundown of current MLB stadium capacity, including information about the teams who inhabit those green cathedrals.

(For more information, see the related Wikipedia article.)

One of the newer stadiums in Major League Baseball, Citi Field still has an interesting history …

History of Citi Field

The Mets and the city of New York negotiated throughout most of the 1990s on plans to eventually replace Shea Stadium, home of the Amazin’s since 1964 (the expansion Mets played in the old Polo Grounds, former home of the New York Giants, in 1962 and 1963).

Plans for a westside field finally took shape as part of the city’s bid to land the 2012 Summer Olympics. When NYC lost that bid, the West Side Stadium was scrapped, but the wheels were set in motion for the Mets and the city to proceed with a replacement for Shea.

In 2006, the Mets and the city revealed their plans for a new stadium, scheduled to cost $610 million, with the club footing $420 million of the bill.

Citi Field was completed in time for Opening Day in 2009.

As of 2022, Citi Field has a seating capacity of 41,922.