MLB Stadiums: Fun fact rankings of American League ballparks

MLB stadiums: American League East venues 

Camden Yards was built upon the very location of a saloon that Babe Ruth’s father’s owned. As far as we know, no curses haunt the halls of Oriole Park.

My personal memory is two-fold. One, seeing the New York Yankees of 2006 invade their younger brothers down “south.” Johnny Damon hit a leadoff home run. Randy Johnson logged a quality start, and Mariano Rivera locked down the save.

Just another day at the office for this juggernaut of a team, but it was a sight to see with my own eyes.

My most memorable moment at Oriole Park was watching Ichiro gun down the speedy Brian Roberts attempting to stretch a double into a triple. Ichiro picked up the rock on the warning track and threw a perfect line to the third baseman, straight into the glove of Mariners’ third basemen Adrian Beltre.

Yankee Stadium debuted with a bang, with the New York Yankees winning the World Series that same season — 2009.  The same rang true for the house that Ruth built,  where the original Yankee Stadium saw the Bronx Bombers win the 1923 title.

Fenway Park is the oldest Major League venue in current use — hosting the Boston Red Sox the year the Titanic sunk in the Atlantic — 1912.

The 2013 World Series was something truly special, the first time since 1918 that the Sox celebrated by winning the deciding game on their home grass.

Tropicana Field is currently the only “domed” Major League Baseball site. Did you know that its former names were: Suncoast Dome (1986-1993) and the Thunderdome (1993-1997)?