There are some iconic baseball stadiums in Major League Baseball, but how do the ones in Illinois rank compared to the rest of the league?

Ranking The Chicago Baseball Stadiums

When I was a kid, I loved baseball. I would race home from school to catch the end of the Cubs game on TV. I also really enjoyed playing the game. It didn't have to be in a league. Just in the street with my friends in the neighborhood was good enough for me.

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I was lucky growing up because my dad got a lot of free tickets for both the Cubs and White Sox, so I spent quite a bit of time at both ballparks. Of course, Wrigley Field is iconic, but I don't think Rate Field is as bad as many people say.

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My question is, how do the Chicago baseball stadiums rated compared to the rest of the league? It's no surprise that the White Sox's home is the 2nd worst in Major League Baseball at number 30. The only one lower is Oakland, and they left that dump.

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So what about the Cubs? As I don't agree with their terrible ranking of Rate Field, I also feel that the Northsiders got robbed, too. They rate Wrigley Field at number 9. In my opinion, it should be at least in the top 5, if not at the number 1 spot.

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Baseball’s oldest park, Boston’s Fenway, dates to 1912. One of the newer stadiums, SunTrust Park in Atlanta, opened its doors in 2017.

 

 

That century-plus span of ballparks includes a wide range of architectural styles, from buildings that celebrate the past to buildings that, frankly, we wish were part of the past already.

I also enjoy going up to Milwaukee to watch the Brewers play the Cubs at American Family Field. This list has them ranked at number 17. That's middle of the road. Not bad, but it is a great place to watch a game.

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