Ranking EVERY MLB Stadium based on their Exterior

Ranking the outside of every MLB Stadium in 2023
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[@bblande]

Petco Park is in San Diego, not San Francisco fyi.

[@ZZSmithReal]

Citi Field is designed to throw back to Ebbetts Field.

[@ericB3444]

And that old field was a tribute to the future citified.

[@luckylandonyt]

No really

[@gabemorrison9702]

Does anyone else ever watch this guy's videos and say to themselves 'I bet this guy has never been to half of these places and is solely basing his opinions off of pictures and articles'

[@timothyhenry5454]

Agreed

[@timothyhenry5454]

Agreed

[@SteelRhinoXpress]

Do exterior NFL stadiums next.

[@beartackle]

Soldier Field hides in the lake.

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

Do exterior NAIA stadiums

[@matthew01234]

Shouldn't the interior matter more than the exterior? The interior is where the paying customers go.

[@SteelRhinoXpress]

@@matthew01234 he's already done reviews on the interiors.

[@matthew01234]

@@SteelRhinoXpress Very fair statement. I guess what I meant is the people who go to the stadium in Miami usually have a lot of complaints and that's likely the reason they have terrible attendance even though they are knocking on the door of the playoffs. But you made a very fair point. I guess my point is:who cares about the exterior when the interior is what's most important to the people who actually matter? Would you rather ride in a car that looks good on the outside but it very uncomfortable on the inside or would you rather ride in a car that is ugly on the outside but extremely luxurious on the inside?

[@CharlieHepp]

Nationals Park was designed to resemble the government office buildings in DC. Much steel and glass so it has a functional, modern, utilitarian look. Nothing really stands out about the exterior as good or speaks baseball. Other than #1, this video was spot on. I agree with every point you made. Nicely done DG! One thing I noticed was several of the stadiums could use a good power wash! Wrigley Field looks way Awesome Kauffman has this really cool spot where you can see the scoreboard from the parking lot One thing I think should have been mentioned is the train station built into Minute Maid Park. It’s beautiful on the outside and an original building, not some faux building. Lights on and exiting Citi Field at night in the summertime... then hopping on the 7 train just in front ... very cool. Citi Field's exterior was modeled after Ebbets Field. Where can I find that chart you are showing with the ballparks, Thanks DG. Surprised that you selected the Marlins' park as #1. Not that it is bad - I do think it's a top 10 exterior design for ballparks. Sure, it's not traditional but it looks like a cool venue to go see a game at. On Yankee Stadium, it should be mentioned that it is designed as a tribute to the original Yankee stadium, many of the design elements came from that original park. I do think you were a little rough on Comerica, I think it deserves to sit a little higher on the list above some of the ones you put above it. I like Angel Stadium's exterior with the giant bats/helmets more than Dodger Stadium's exterior...but oh well I feel like I can’t separate the exterior from the area around it. Citi Field has a decent exterior but is surrounded by a sea of parking lots, which is especially ridiculous with it being in a city where the majority of the people don’t own cars. Wrigley, Fenway, and Yankee Stadium are in actual neighborhoods where people live. 8:25 pm The main entrance at Camden Yards is over by the warehouse. Not behind home plate Being a bit harsh on Anaheim Stadium. The helmets, baseball diamonds, and bats are great. Also, the landscaping, which you can see from the outside, is nice. Dodger Stadium is built into a hillside. All you can do is landscaping. And why do you keep saying it’s hot there? Maybe on a Sunday, but what about the other 6 days of the year? It’s absolutely perfect weather for any summer night. Might be a little cool in April, but night games are rarely, if ever hot. PNC Park stone blacks are Pittsburgh staple for The Carnegie Library and Museum, Court House, old historic jail, many other buildings, and even some bridge towers. It was chosen to match the city. The look of it with the arch windows etc and the toothbrush lights are from Forbes Field. A park should reflect the community. You want to just take pictures from a catalog. BTW you blew it picking the side to look at. Try looking at the park from across the Allegheny River. That is the planned show-stopper look. And no generic palm trees. 10:10 Petco Park is in San Francisco? I Must have moved it from San Diego since I was last there in May of '23 The exteriors you have ranked are pretty spot on, Ginger!! With all the bashing that Guaranteed Rate (Comiskey) Field gets, I'm surprised it made it into the top 20. I'll admit I think the outside looks like the exterior of a tall shopping mall. Tropicana Field used to have the largest mosaic in the world (depicting an ocean/beach scene) leading into the main entrance. But for no reason, they ripped it out and poured in concrete. PETCO Park is in San Diego, Ginger....NOT San Francisco. Might wanna edit that. Do the exterior of old MLB and NBA stadiums that no longer exist Globe Life should have been #28, it looks like a warehouse Have you ever done one of the best statues at MLB parks? Good video 3:35 You know the lights at the Coliseum are separate from the building because of earthquakes, right? Candlestick was the same way. Oakland Coliseum was redone before the Raider's return. I've been to Great American Ballpark I gotta have a hot take compared to you and say it is too low on this list. From my experience trust me it looks way better in person. sure it's not the best but at least it is better than the Trop or Angel's bland exterior gap imo is underrated it's not bad it's alright. Tropicana Field looks like an above-ground pool will be done next year next week Confirmed okay.

[@willp.8120]

There was no forest beside Truist Park. It was a tiny few acres of wooded area. It was just north of the stadium. That area is heavily developed and the closest thing to a forest in the area is the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area a few miles away.

[@pgc2455]

Nationals Park was designed to resemble the government office buildings in DC. Much steel and glass so it has a functional, modern, utilitarian look. Nothing really stands out about the exterior as good or speaks baseball.

[@zen_XIII]

I respectfully HARD disagree with how far back you have comerica park I love the Tiger statues alone and I don't think there's anything wrong with the design of the buildings aside from that too many other stadiums have this cookie cutter copycat style on the outside. Especially HOK architecture. A lot of stadiums leave their regular construction gray concrete walls and never paint it over all the years they don't put cool designs into it nothing and like no statues whatsoever.

[@indyracingnut]

PETCO Park is in San Diego, Ginger....NOT San Francisco. Might wanna edit that.

[@noaho8457]

I have only been to two MLB stadiums that being Coors Field and T-Mobile park. Walking up to the stadium from lumen field I felt like a massive towering structure. The sounds inside the stadium echoed throughout and when you walked towards the ticket area you crossed through a winding path way to get trough the stadium, it was quite impressive. While T-Mobile Park dose a good job at emulating classic baseball design Coors Field dose it better with the perfect blend of steal and brick at the entrance. The whole experience of going to Coors Field is like a classic baseball experience more so than T-Mobile.

[@paperdo]

The pink just destroys t mobile. Any semblance of good esthetics and emulation is ruined by the overbearing pink.

[@Scott-vk4jv]

Angels stadium had a huge renovation in the 90’s and it took two years to complete.

[@eddieannis9867]

Wrigley Field looks way Awesome

[@reginaldgalloway]

For Camden Yards, I feel like you need to include the Warehouse and Eutaw Street - it's definitely part of the exterior of the ballpark.

[@dominicanball2361]

Ngl, that American Family Field exterior at night hits hard.

[@dennisdupre7867]

One thing I noticed was several of the stadiums could use a good power wash!

[@BlueCheezy.]

Kauffman has this really cool spot where you can see the scoreboard from the parking lot

[@kotaowens6978]

Love the K!

[@jbtornado]

Yea this guy hates and wants something new and doesn’t appreciate a classic. Kauffman would be dodger stadium status if the owner wanted that

[@MattSezer]

I feel like I can’t separate the exterior from the area around it. Citi Field has a decent exterior, but is surrounded in a sea of parking lots, which is especially ridiculous with it being in a city where the majority of the people don’t own cars. Wrigley, Fenway, and Yankee stadium are in actual neighborhoods where people live.

[@Gabeh.28]

bet you’ve never been to citi field

[@MattSezer]

@@Gabeh.28 I’ve been to Citi Field 15+ times this season alone and lived in Queens for the majority of the past decade.

[@robbyg8104]

Citi Field's exterior was modeled after Ebbets Field.

[@stratplayr6997]

Surprised that you selected the Marlins' park as #1. Not that it is bad - I do think it's a top 10 exterior design for ballparks. Sure, it's not traditional but it looks like a cool venue to go see a game at. On Yankee Stadium, it should be mentioned that it is designed as a tribute to the original Yankee stadium, many of the design elements came from that original park. I do think you were a little rough on Comerica, I think it deserves to sit a little higher on the list above some of the ones you put above it.

[@gabemorrison9702]

8:25 the main entrances at Camden Yards is over by the warehouse. Not behind homeplate

[@PublicEnemyNo19]

Where can I find that chart you are showing with the ballparks, Thanks DG.

[@mrguystarr]

Lights on and exiting Citi Field at night in summertime... then hopping on the 7 train just in front ... very cool.

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Globe Life should have been #28, it looks like a warehouse

[@gymrat2647]

Agree looks like a barn as well

[@timothyhenry5454]

It looks like a warehouse or a factory It’s a horrible exterior & the interior is not much better

[@mattferguson9109]

One thing I think should have been mentioned is the train station built into Minutr Maid park. It’s beautiful on the outside and an original building, not some faux building.

[@roseymour2440]

Didn’t know that San Diego changed its name to San Francisco

[@keyshawnscott12]

Lmao

[@jartstopsign]

Camden Yards is the last ballpark I went to and it's weird. Before you get into the stadium it's a mess of parking lots that's shared by the Ravens, and the ballpark itself looks like nothing from the outside. But once you get by the warehouse and all those bar/grill places it's night and day. Target field is still my favorite, but that's just me. Oakland dead last for sure.

[@timothyhenry5454]

What’s the big deal really of Camden Yards ? It’s overrated You take away the warehouse it’s just another park

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

i like angel stadium exterior with the giant bats/helmets more than dodger stadium exterior...but oh well

[@BrysonConroy]

angel stadium looks tacky.

[@timothyhenry5454]

Dodgers Stadium is a classic but the exterior is awful

[@soar123]

I just knew Comerica was gonna be in the bottom five😂

[@beartackle]

With all the bashing that Guaranteed Rate (Comiskey) Field gets, I'm surprised it made it in the top 20. I'll admit I think the outside looks like the exterior of a tall shopping mall.

[@gymrat2647]

Do exterior of old MLB and NFL stadiums that no longer exist

[@MannyLoxx2010]

The exteriors you have ranked are pretty spot on, Ginger!!

[@alexbatchelor8285]

Quite honestly, I would put Oakland Coliseum a little higher than dead last for the exterior. It's dug into the ground, making it more welcoming for baseball at least compared to the Vet or Three Rivers. That's like the one GOOD about it, and I think it still deserves SOME recognition.

[@fatherandsonbaseball]

I forgive you for not putting Yankees Stadium at #1, because I like Miami. But the Yankee Stadium is Yankee Stadium.

[@Member15201]

PNC Park stone blacks are Pittsburgh staple for The Carnegie Library and Museum, Court House, old historic jail, many other buildings and even some bridge towers. It was chosen to match the city. The look or it with the arch windows etc are and toothbrush lights are from Forbes Field. A park should reflect the community. You want to just take pictures from a cataloged. BTW you blew it picking the side to look at. Try looking at the park from across the Allegheny River. That is the planned show stopper look. And no generic palm trees.

[@ec1628]

Being a bit harsh on Anaheim Stadium. The helmets, baseball diamond, and bats are great. Also the landscaping, which you can see from the outside, is nice. Dodger Stadium is built into a hillside. All you can do is landscaping. And why do you keep saying it’s hot there? Maybe on a Sunday, but what about the other 6 days of the year? It’s absolutely perfect weather for any summer night. Might be a little cool in April, but night games are rarely, if ever hot.

[@gabemorrison9702]

10:10 Petco Park is in San Francisco? Must of moved it from San Diego since I was last there in May of '23

[@marioleaguebaseball1468]

Having Comerica below the Trop and Globe Life is a crime

[@timothyhenry5454]

The Trop is God awful This guy is hilariously awful

[@91_C4_FL]

Tropicana Field used to have the largest mosaic in the world (depicting an ocean/beach scene) leading into the main entrance. But for no reason, they ripped it out and poured in concrete.

[@ryanmclellan8740]

I'm biased as a Twins fan but I love Target Field's exterior.

[@FkdkfFmdkd-jx7yi]

Good vid

[@theharmelodynetwork]

Comerica at 27is E'ffin redic, and to say that its "disheveled" is just a bad bad bad take. there are lots of ballparks that should have been before Comerica. you have a bad take and you should feel bad for your bad take.

[@brianwhite586]

Have you ever done one on the best statues at MLB parks?

[@gabemorrison9702]

1:15 you know the lights at the Coliseum are separate from the building because of earthquakes, right? Candlestick was the same way.

[@921shamrock]

Citizens bank park at 24?!?! Dude, have you ever been there?

[@dogcowrph]

Oakland Coliseum was redone prior to the Raiders return.

[@calebkent6706]

Ive been to Great American Ballpark i gotta have a hot take compared to you and say it is too low on this list. From my experience trust me it looks way better in person. sure its not the best but at least its better than the the trop or angels bland exteriors gabp imo is underrated its not bad its alright.

[@timothyhenry5454]

This guy seems to have a bias against Cincinnati

[@matthewvaclavik1639]

Tropicana Field looks like an above ground pool

[@MannyLoxx2010]

I live in LA, originally from there, and it is hot most of the year but the state of California has three regions/climates: tropical/subtropical, mediterranean and desert! You get 100-115 degrees in LA County during the Summer! 90-95 in the Spring half the time! 70-80 during the Fall half the time! 60-70 during the Winter half the time!! Rarely does it get below 40 degrees at night in LA, ever!! SF is colder and has nicer weather but SD has the best climate out of all the cities in Cali with an MLB baseball team! I agree that the exterior of Dodgers Stadium is old and obsolete! As a hardcore Dodgers fan, they need to renovate the outside!

[@ELILOL853]

These college football games are boring 🥱

[@zeroeffortmemes]

Target Field is probably my overall favorite

[@js8805]

Comerica being that low ruins this whole list

[@srtpete1353]

Bruh there is so much character outside of Comerica

[@zch7491]

Rank parks by surrounding area

[@BrownieCFB]

Create video as always! Target Field is actually built out of Limestone from the great state of Minnesota!

[@Rockhound6165]

CBP has a great exterior, what are you talking about? The Mike Schmidt statue and Liberty Bell from the old Vet at the 3rd base entrance, the brick exterior, even the parking lots are welcoming. And for the record, Marlins Park is bland and it sucks.

[@Rubbanitz27]

Other than #1, this video was spot on. I agreed with every point you made. Nicely done DG!

[@MattM4903]

His hate for Comerica Park needs to be studied

[@joshua1935]

Citizens bank park should be way lower than #24

[@AmericanGeo]

10:05 bro said the Padres were in San Francisco?!?!

[@alexlackner1945]

Haha Petco Park is in San Diego, not San Francisco. Tropical plants and all ;)

[@bobbowie9350]

Minute maid park looks like a post modern mess. Neck and neck with GLF in ugliness. Comerica looks like an entrance to a zoo.

[@ericB3444]

I agree that CitiField is the nicest because it has Shake Shack. NY also has the HAMBURGULAR. That’s why their slogan is, “Eat YOUS tasty product fast to avoid our shifty friend.”

[@free2befree]

Petco is in SD not SF lol

[@ramsesgarcia8461]

Why does he think LA is super hot or tropical?

[@MannyLoxx2010]

I live in LA, originally from there, and it is hot most of the year but the state of California has three regions/climates: tropical/subtropical, mediterranean and desert! You get 100-115 degrees in LA County during the Summer! 90-95 in the Spring half the time! 70-80 during the Fall half the time! 60-70 during the Winter half the time!! Rarely does it get below 40 degrees at night in LA, ever!! SF is colder and has nicer weather but SD has the best climate out of all the cities in Cali with an MLB baseball team!

[@christill]

Why do you always say follow you on Twitter / X when you haven’t posted in years?

[@that1dbacksfan354]

10:06 you said Petco Park is in San Francisco

[@joshdrenth4526]

Fenway and Wrigley are better than Yankee stadium! Fenway deserves the #1 position. It's such a classic and nothing can beat it

[@erikrubino9134]

Excuse me petco park is san deigo not san fransisco

[@lagodifuoco313]

petco park is in San Diego. You said San Francisco.

[@elmomonster6043]

Progressive field is not UNFINISHED, I’m sorry but you are actually on something

[@lukeschiltz9688]

Marlins park at number one? Wtf that one is an abomination.

[@ItsHenrysHumor]

Miller park should have been at least top 8

[@ohmygonzalez]

Oakland forever 💛💚

[@donkraemer50]

The Ballpark at Arlington would have definitely been Top 3. Shame Globe Life is such a downgrade

[@NoName-rq6bg]

do the same with the other 4 leagues, these videos are very intresting

[@xl-in1sb]

Again with the LA getting hotter comments lol bro check out the daily weather reports for out here its literally the same as it has always been and i have lived out here since the 70’s. In fact it felt way hotter back in the 80’s when the pollution was so bad we had days when i was a kid where we could not go outside for recess because of the air quality back then. If anything the cleaner air has made it cooler.

[@sinwaters909]

San Diego isn’t San Francisco

[@stretchedmonkey6490]

The comerica park slander in all your vids is starting to piss me off

[@uncletrilly3566]

Sorry, but Busch has to be hit with major demerit points for the main entrance being right under an interstate. Looks like trash from above.

[@classicsportsgames]

As a Rangers fan, I’m shocked you have us so high. sure its better than the coliseum, but ranking us ahead of progressive field is insanity. i mean just listen to how many more positive thing you had to say about all the stadiums ranked behind us, and you had what? one nice thing to say about globe life field? just admit it, we have the ugliest “state of the art” facility in perhaps all of professional sports

[@josephhanes6402]

Most specific videos on KZbin.

[@silmarian]

Glad the metrodome is gone or it would have given the coliseum a run for its money.

[@chrisbobuk1637]

AFF is absolute garbage. For a retractable roof stadium it’s about as soulless as a 1970s concrete donut.

[@timothyhenry5454]

Why do you hate Cincinnati so much ? Really?! You rated Riverfront Stadium the worst of the cookie cutter old stadiums & here you ranked badly GABP when it is a very nice facility along with The Banks & the Reds Hall Of Fame You are delusional

[@dwaynerichardson5380]

Oakland Coliseum is better served as a bomb shelter... Rogers Centre another bomb shelter... Globe Life looks like the entrance to Costco... Nationals, vanilla... Minute Maid, ugly roof... Wrigley and Fenway, classic... Yankee Stadium, The Death Star, but we like it... CitiField, tribute to Ebbitts Field.

[@TheFIghtin]

This list sucks.

[@ronpeacock9939]

I do have to say.. who cares? I’ve not met ANYONE who pays tickets to see the outside of the stadium. They should be paying to see the teams play on the inside, not any part of the stadium… only in the first 2-3 years of a venue opening do people go to see the venue.. they go to see the event.. So for teams like the A’s… I don’t care if they play their home games in the greatest place on earth… nobody will come because the team sucks… they have not tried to field a top teir team since they moved Mark McGwire out… The fans don’t want to pay MLB game ticket prices to watch a AA ballclub.

[@beartackle]

It's just a fun video. Enjoy. ❤