The High-A Baseball Stadiums!

[@jordanwolfson8378]

AVISTA STADIUM BABY! Finally, hometown ballpark! It might look unassuming but i firmly believe it's one of the best stadiums out there.

[@joshebbert2822]

I am also proud to have worked at Dozer Park for 13 years for my summer job. Thank you to everyone who I ever worked with selling or taking tickets. It was an honor. We laughed and had fun every day. When I worked my last game I knew I would never have so much fun "working" ever again.

[@JidionNonPremium]

i got to play there for a game

[@coryspang7548]

Day Air Ballpark used to be one of three similarly named baseball stadiums under the Fifth Third Field title, as all three used to be sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. It's a nice venue to see some top-tier Minor League baseball.

[@teecee4574]

I really hope you add Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver to a future one, or re-edit this one to include it. I was hoping to hear your thoughts on a stadium named after a guy famous (locally) for his hamburger franchise! Keep up good work!

[@gregsalter]

Yeah, surprised to see it excluded.

[@KWally]

@@gregsalter Was most likely excluded because the Canadians aren't playing there this year, so may have just been an oversight.

[@jimmylayne2961]

not sure if anyone gives a shit but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. Have been streaming with my brother for the last couple of months =)

[@misaeldanny3561]

@Jimmy Layne yea, have been using instaflixxer for years myself :D

[@Bewchaca]

Being from the hometown of where Dow Diamond is and working there for the last five years, it's honestly an amazing ball park for lower level minor league ball. Until this year the Loons have been the Low-A affiliate of the Dodgers. The ball park has a massive video board in right field, a kids play place in foul territory in right field right next to a big hill of grass seats. A wonderful pavilion in left field foul territory with food and drink, working fire places around the outfield for those cold nights in April and May in Michigan, and it's own radio station housed in the suite level. It's an amazing ball park and one of my favorites to ever go to.

[@motorcitymuscle3878]

I worked there summer of 2015. I graduated from Northwood university

[@Stark_dan97]

Now high A

[@Bewchaca]

@@Stark_dan97 yeah, that’s why it’s in a video about High-A ballparks..

[@Deog15]

I’m near comstock park so I’ll happily take the whitecaps as my home town team. Also A.J’s is really fun (the mini golf and go kart place by Lmcu ballpark).

[@MOisMe643]

Massive respect for the commitment to do all the minor league ballparks. Definitely unique and as a baseball enthusiast, I can't say enough thanks.

[@CreightonRabs]

I'll co-sign this. This has turned out to be a pretty cool series.

[@thethirddan]

Great video! The reason all the stadiums out west look way worse, is until this year they used to be low A stadiums. MLB realigned a lot of these teams this last off season.

[@1berrylover178]

A lot of the high A East teams came from the former NYPenn League, which was also low A

[@gladfan1989]

Avista Stadium was named after Avista, the biggest electric company in the Spokane region. The playing field has won many awards from the old Northwest League. #GOSPO

[@redrome9]

THE ROME BRAVES!!! That river is the Oostanaula River! There are some popular Braves that started out here in Rome. Austin Riley, Freddie Freeman, Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies just to name a few!

[@davinmichaelgarg7915]

You skipped the prettiest little ballpark in the world, Nat Bailey Stadium, home to the Vancouver Canadians (high A west). Oldest manually operated scoreboard. Beautiful views of a park and downtown. Just because the team has to play in the US this year because of Covid doesn’t mean it isn’t a high A ballpark!

[@claytonsalmond8208]

Was waiting all video for this :(

[@illstreamthat]

12:20 Hillsboro will be hosting the Canadians this year.

[@bradd5662]

True, but The Nat is the true home of the Candians

[@paulj6756]

@@bradd5662 I was at the Nat in 2016. Great Ballpark.

[@briangraham1024]

Love their foot and a half long hotdogs ... pass the mustard please ... 🌭😄

[@daveyadharbeson9734]

the "coral" you referenced in Wilmington is actually just aged old bricks... also speaking of politicians from Wilmington, president Bidens victory speech was done in one of the parking lots of Frawley stadium

[@drewschieman1741]

I clicked on this video specifically because of Nat Bailey stadium and the Vancouver Canadians but they weren’t included, hopefully another video will have them cause it’s a really nice ballpark

[@scottcampbell9515]

Nice to see my hometown Dragons get some love.

[@amicooke1790]

Fellow Daytonian, and YES.

[@generalbullmoose]

McCormick Field may be my favorite MiLB park ever. Fantastic place to see a game. I love the rickety old field, and the fans...it's like everybody knows everybody else. And to watch a home run disappear into the trees is such a thing of beauty.

[@dccavalier]

Appreciate the work you’ve put in on these stadium videos

[@forumknight]

I saw Daft Punk at the Brooklyn Cyclones stadium in Coney Island … great memories

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I bet you'd like to see them One More Time. Or even follow them on a tour Around the World.

[@forumknight]

@@TheWideWorldofStadiums I thought I might Get Lucky and see another concert .. sadly they called it a day.. don’t think they liked touring .. they are Human After All

[@TheCyborgXD]

The best thing about Dozer Park is that they sell actual batting helmets filled with dippin' dots

[@mattallerding5662]

Cooley law school stadium in Lansing was like that

[@danielflynn8530]

Many ballparks actually do this.

[@thekidsyx4700]

Angel Stadium fills up batting helmets with nachos

[@Nutshaq]

Corn Crib in Normal did that too

[@MrThedoodleman]

This is a gimmick in like 65% of stadiums, let it be dippin’ dots, scooped ice cream, nachos, pop corn, etc.

[@matthewbless3335]

I can't help but feel that Parkview Field got way undersold here. It's easily the nicest minor league park, regardless of class, that I've ever been to

[@nathanhudson5612]

Flour Field is in Greenville, South Carolina not North Carolina also loved the video

[@eyeofhorus99]

Loved going to Drive games when I lived there.

[@VidClips858]

You notice when the two get confused, it's never the other way.

[@watchmanadam726]

I live in Laurens SC ....it's a nice complex

[@shaindaman13]

I live in Greenville. Personally, I miss the Braves AA team but I digress. Flour is nice and situated truly in the Westend of Downtown Greenville whereas the G braves were way off down in Mauldin 30 minutes farther south. The Drive is nice but you don’t see nearly as many players end up in the Bigs. We had Tom Glavine & Chipper Jones, both Hall-Of-Famers, as well Andrew Jones and a tonne of others come through the G-Braves. Got to see Michael Jordan play there when he was with the Barons. Loads of rehab outtings from Pitchers. Seemed like Atlanta always sent them to Double A for rehab stents. Single A is not as exciting. And also, the Wisconsin Timber Rattles field sucks it’s just awful with that artificial infield and natural grass outfield. That red roof Makes me wanna check into a room for some reason too. I hate it.

[@drewfranklin4809]

My dad actually did the concrete overlay around the concourse at Parkview Field. We got free ticket to like four games that season, as well as the league's All-Star game, which was there that year.

[@dapigbear312]

Finally get to see my home park flour field been there 1000 times love that park go drive

[@rockys9509]

Lol you didn’t even spell it right

[@dapigbear312]

@@rockys9509 it’s flour

[@rockys9509]

@@dapigbear312 is it spelled wrong in the video?

[@dapigbear312]

@@rockys9509 your right darn dyslexia

[@ckywizard]

I was Webbly(Everett AquaSox mascot) and you are right. That field is odd. Also Wasps. Lots of them

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Wasps are never a plus at a baseball game.

[@cascadecapillary4481]

I used to go to Beloit Snapper games a lot and on bobblehead days, there would always be a long line. I remember there used to be this one dad and his sons who would walk through the line giving popsicles to the kids all the time. It was pretty cool

[@rylandspencer]

The stadiums in High-A West are all moving up from Short Season. Outside of Spokane, they weren't exactly designed to be big time ballparks. I go to a lot of Aquasox games, and Funko Field is not a great place to watch a game other than being really close to the field. Concessions are not good, the surrounding area is not safe, but the staff of the team/stadium do work very hard to put on a great show. A side note about the stadium in Hillsboro. The football and baseball stadium share a big walkway that houses the concessions. The stadium that is attached to it hosts D1 Portland State University and a lot of high school championship games.

[@tcbobb1613]

I went to the Aquasox game this season because my dad's cousin is a private pitcher coach for one of the Aquasox pitchers. I thought Funko Field was a pretty cool Field for a high A team. Also, I thought that Concessions were super good for a High A team. all around it was a great field.I had a good time there other than it being really hot that day I went to the game.

[@smokejensen_]

If you do Low A don’t be fooled by LECOM park in Bradenton. It says opened 2010 but it actually opened as City Park in 1923 and has been remodeled. One of the oldest stadiums in baseball still used by an MLB team.

[@mikethechristiangamer85]

I been to day Air ballpark in Dayton so many times it's a great place to watch a game very nice

[@ethan_benfield]

I love looking down from the football stands at Asheville. You get a birds eye view of the park and you dont have to buy a ticket to the game.

[@zacharyhadaway318]

Great to see Dow Diamond on this list! If you've never been there, check it out. 2 story store, great food, suites are nice, and not a bad seat in the house.

[@ChasetheG]

Glad you put Ft. Wayne in the thumbnail.

[@dannycnoble]

I like artificial turf. Been to Pasco many times and there is nothing there. Still surprised they did not put the ballpark along the Columbia River. Love these videos. I am more of a low minor league fan than a Major League or AAA fan.

[@JamesDavidWalley]

"Ron Tonkin" owned a huge Portland auto dealership. And while Funko Field (or whatever they call the place in Everett nowadays) looks uninspiring in fly-bys, it's actually a quite pleasant place to watch a game.

[@generalbullmoose]

Fluor Field is great! You can see the mountains in the distance on a good day, and great fans. AND a great city.

[@Chicago1234ish]

If you get a chance you need to visit Four Winds Field and Parkview Field Two of the best in my opinion!!

[@REZIVORsince93]

This is great, awesome work! I always love taking my son to a hometown game. Try to quite a bit. Watching the Spokane Indians play. Always such a great time. Avista Stadium is simple, but nice. Everyone that works there is nice, down to earth. The food is great and reasonable prices. There are 4 mascots. Ribby is awesome, haha. And the games are always great to watch.

[@410speedy7]

the small field he referred to by Ripken stadium is a mini version on Camden Yards in Baltimore. the other fields are Yankee stadium, Wrigley, memorial park, and fenway

[@michaelspain3601]

Having been to Modern Woodman Park. Hitting a HOME RUN, puts the ball into the Mississippi River... And we love Bandit, our favorite raccoon

[@jaredpittsley4966]

Ripken stadium doesn’t have a miniature version of itself next to it, it has a miniature version of Camden Yards next to it which is even cooler

[@joshebbert2822]

Have been to over 90 major and minor league ballparks and McCormick Field is as close to perfection as you can get. Great and enthusiastic fans, great setting, good food, and reasonable prices. If they just served Cheerwine you would have baseball perfection.

[@RougeOrange]

2:42 Truist was a very nice ballpark to be at. In 2018, I went there and watched a 12-10 walk-off Grand Slam in the 10th inning. Featuring future White Sox star Yermin Mercedes.

[@Genjo_N_Mojave]

MLB "realignment" shut down my hometown A+ Team. The Hangar, once home of the Lancaster Jethawks, located in Northern L.A. County. L.A. County is the most populated County in the USA that no longer has a Minor League Team. Nothing like paying only 12$ to sit behind home plate. RIP 1996-2020

[@bluebear1985]

While not in use for this season for obvious reasons, there is one stadium that went from being a Class A Short Season park to a High-A one this year, that being Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, normally the home of the Canadians. It's located within an actual park. I've been to it once myself, and it's pretty nice there.

[@generalbullmoose]

As a Grand Rapids native (and Comstock Park alum), I can promise you that LMCU is worth a visit!

[@joelgeudtner8187]

I guess my Lake Elsinore Storm and their amazing stadium is in low A ball. So ill patiently wait for that video. Well done by the way!!!

[@CreightonRabs]

The entire California League, along with the Florida State League, were both demoted to Low A from High A, so Lake Elsinore will probably be featured in the next video.

[@MrThedoodleman]

Ehhh Stockton takes the cake in Cali league.

[@matthewrosenberg1918]

Always enjoy these videos! I hate to give you more work, but there's a ton of great/interesting independent league baseball stadiums and stadiums that used to be part of Minor League Baseball before the recent reorganization that I'd love to see get videos as well. Would also love a video on the MLB Spring Training stadiums, some pretty cool ones there too!

[@Haysie95]

The seats at The Dutch were changed to navy and blue in 2019. Oh and there’s not one but two prisons next to Dutchess Stadium

[@ravefeild9995]

High A Central QC River Bandits (8:36) got to be one of the best. I mean the river, Farris wheel, and the bridge. that's amazing.

[@jackm0429]

for the West Michigan Whitecaps I went to that mini golf right by there for fireworks great time

[@theverburger]

whitecaps lmcu is the best

[@Primalkopfjager]

I grew up going to Aquasox games and playing football on the field behind Funko field. I can say the atmosphere brought by fans is great. The stadium is utter trash, most high school parks are nicer than that place. Oh the view is amazing, you have a wonderful view of the Cascades, have to give it that .

[@jacobmounts8975]

Need to also do a video of major independent league baseball stadiums. Home of the former Triple-A and 3rd oldest ballpark in the US behind Fenway and Wrigley, Bosse Field in Evansville, IN is home of the Otters and has a long history of local greats who have played or coached there that went on to the major leagues. It also has links to Hollywood with A League of Their Own staring Tom Hanks.

[@frenchfrey65]

Fox Cities stadium is really nice! It's easy to get to off the highway, it's 30 minutes SW of Green Bay making it a nice minor league park to get to even for out of towners (Milwaukee is 2 hours from GB). I've been there many times and it's always a good time.

[@burninghammerstudios7033]

just imagine how long the video is gonna be for independent teams stadiums

[@donmcc6573]

Modern Woodmen Park was previously named John O'Donnell Stadium, after one of our prominent sports writers in the Quad Cities. We hate it that the name was changed.

[@Bolverine]

Facts. It will always be J.O.D. same with The Mark. If you know, you know.

[@Deadsphere]

I went to a few games at Fluor Field and to be honest, their green monster is just a massive eyesore. It's not backed up by anything, there's no stands around it, and it's pretty much entirely blank save for the traditional scoreboard on it. If they'd put something around it, it'd look a little better.

[@dylanh2618]

I’ve been waiting for this!!!!! I’ve never seen my hometown teams stadium in a video before

[@carter-rm9js]

same, i live in dayton

[@dylanh2618]

@@carter-rm9js I’m in Wilmington

[@drewcarlson3395]

Funco just got upgraded to high A used to be short season thats why its so small its a great stadium to watch a game tho

[@jonortega2308]

Basically Grew up at frawley stadium and yes the brick color is coral or a pinkish

[@joeyroyer3195]

Great video and commentary. I thought Dayton's ballpark was called Fifth-Third Field, but they might have changed it

[@andrewross3523]

In Brooklyn, the right-field bleachers have been removed and now if you sit on the third-base side, you'll get a spectacular view of lower New York Bay the Atlantic Ocean, all the way to the horizon.

[@derrickbanks1128]

I live in ft Wayne and have been to park view field a few times. It’s a really nice stadium

[@thundertv1431]

quite a few celebrities have visited Parkview Foeld for a game one of them was Pat Mcafee, Hacksaw Jim Dugan, and Leslie David Baker from The Office

[@hughjaass3787]

Wait, I forgot about McCormick Field in Asheville. Its gorgeous, and has alot of character, and personality.

[@loganmclarry]

Glad to see PK Park on the list! Go Ems!

[@sokonek1]

Fox Cities Stadium is also home to the Wisconsin State Baseball Championships. And they schedule games in a way that a few times a year you can catch a minor league game in the afternoon in Appleton and make the drive to Milwaukee in time for a Brewer game

[@robertd9850]

The stadium in Winston Salem is nice but it was expensive. Ended up being something like $48 million. They also just finished completely ripping out the highway you see and redoing in in a very fancy way. That wasn't cheap either but it really did have to be replaced and it all looks really nice now.

[@debbiebenefiel]

Funko field is actually a great ballpark. It might not look that good but they have made improvements over the years to make it more up to date. Great place to watch a game it's a little cold in April and when the season starts cause it's by the puget sound. The aquasox and Everett city council are making plans for a new ballpark.

[@_ConnorEdwardsMusic]

Your graphic says North Carolina for the Greenville Drive...most definitely in South Carolina

[@epyon302]

Most definitely.

[@joshhansen2643]

First energy Park is the best. I live 15 mins from there and I highly recommend checking it out. It has an arcade and Beer Garden, lawn seats, a mini golf course and every Thursday is Thirsty Thursday which is $1 beers.

[@larareed4353]

I just moved and now live close to First Energy. I'll have to check out those $1 beer Thursdays!

[@joshhansen2643]

@@larareed4353 best thing ever. I’ve been going to that park since it opened, it’s opening day was actually my 5th birthday. The exact day and I thing it’s the most fan friendly minor stadium in the tri-state area. So many events, significant people doing autographs, and fun activities at the park

[@larareed4353]

@@joshhansen2643 That sounds amazing! I'll have to go with my nephew this season!

[@trevontheroad]

The problem with Funko Field is that it was originally a low A ballpark so it isn’t Super suited for high a baseball. The other thing is that it’s one of the oldest stadiums in the high A west, and it’s actually owned by the Everett school District

[@chasebance5070]

At Modern woodman park sadly no one is ever caught a homerun on the Ferris wheel I know that because it’s my home team

[@carsonpingel9466]

I love that place

[@qceaz11]

I love the fact that my city was in the thumbnail 260 stand up!!!!!!

[@randyferino2729]

The west stadiums were the “short season A” stadiums. The West “high A” is the California League. Lake Elsinore, Inland Empire, Modesto, Visalia, San Jose, Stockton, Rancho Cucamonga, Fresno. Great videos though! Awesome actually.

[@Princess_Aurora]

I'm with most, we love cheap tickets so Minor League Baseball fits our bill, they also take time to talk to the fans when warming up as the Major league players could care less.

[@macsenplays]

The difference between High A and Low A is that Low A is geared more toward new MLB draftees. It's got a lot akin to the previous Short-Season Class A format, though it's not a short season.

[@user-en7qh9jv4b]

Very cool Parks can you do another video for 2022?

[@dippsy74]

Your videos are great

[@oliverdavis6030]

Day Air stadium in Dayton Ohio where I live. Best High A stadium in baseball. GO DAYTON DRAGONS.⚾

[@zepole87]

Love the smaller parks

[@706d]

That's what i love about San Jose Giants (Excite) ballpark... So much more accessible than the MLB stadium.

[@hughjaass3787]

I've played on 4 of these stadiums.

[@hughjaass3787]

My fav that I played on is Frawley, in Delaware. It's also the oldest..

[@danielflynn8530]

I know this may not have a grand interest but how about summer college leagues. I live near one in Bristol Connecticut, Muzzy Field. Babe Ruth hit his first homerun there. It's old but beautiful though

[@epyon302]

I live near Historic Duncan Park in Spartanburg SC. Currently undergoing renovations for the 22 season. And we have seats from Shiba Park/Stadium.

[@emelvee0]

Love the stadium, hate the name: Truist Stadium in my hometown of Winston Salem...the name just flows terribly (was better as BB&T Ballpark, but the bank is now Truist Bank). The Greensboro stadium is nice too.

[@mlbowen6476]

A Synagogue in South Bend, Indiana. No doubt the students at Notre Dame attend services every Saturday before going to see the Fighting Irish play football.

[@MrTab252]

Avista is the power company in Spokane

[@joshuahake5117]

Came here to say just that. It's not because the park as "a vista" view. Great rundown of all the High-A parks!

[@willcrowe980]

So the Greenville drive actually gets its name from the companies in Greenville. BMW and Michelin

[@dennisud]

Will you do a video of the Independent Teams Ballparks???

[@erikvaccaro2004]

You’ve got to do MLB spring training stadiums

[@curtisdavis4433]

Super Nice, Yo, I Like It And Love It Amazingly!

[@DrewCougMario]

Avista is actually the name of an electric company that is a really good company in the Spokane area

[@theverburger]

whitecaps lmcu ballpark is really nice and it is always well attended and i get to see spencer torkelsen

[@eddthefolky]

I’m hoping, really hoping, that you will provide us with your (always clever and often irreverent) reviews of the ballparks used by America’s two most popular Independent Minor League baseball leagues: the American Association and the Atlantic League. Fingers crossed you will.

[@jnsmith111]

N.E.W a wrestling promotion uses Brooklyn's stadium quite a bit during the summer. The wrestlers are brought out on stadium maintenance gators.

[@doomesdayboy]

can you do the rugby stadiums of Europe? please? also great video, thank you :D

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

I will.......... eventually.

[@stevencorwin4950]

@@TheWideWorldofStadiums how about boxing gyms or bowling alleys.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

@@stevencorwin4950 Lots of bocce pits in my region.

[@Forestgravy90]

Love how you go over these lesser known grounds. I'd love it if you did English rugbyeague stadiums including the lower leagues. They're ugly as fuck in a lot of the time but they have a lot of history

[@pookey6905]

Ayyyy Fort Wayne on top

[@Halomustard]

Don't forget about rookie leagues too in the Appalachian States (unless that league got removed)

[@CreightonRabs]

Unfortunately, the "Rookie" Leagues and Short-Season A leagues (ie. the Appy, New York-Penn, etc.) are not part of the new Minor League Baseball system. Most of those teams are part of college summer leagues similar to the Cape Cod League (that's the closest comparison that I can make), while a few are now part of the "independent" leagues (Atlantic League, Frontier League, etc.).

[@sebastianbreceda7317]

Do Mexican Baseball Stadiums (include LMB (summer league) and LMP (winter league) because they all have incredible stadiums) 🙌

[@mariofanalex4455]

It would be cool if you got to play at all of these stadiums when you are in triple A

[@Stark_dan97]

I’ve been to Fort Wayne Lansing south bend going to west Michigan in September my hometown town minor league park is Dow diamond

[@brokensword1119]

Love the video, but how bout the Vancouver Canadians

[@andrewcarey5359]

The Great Lakes Loons is my baseball team downtown.

[@davidthrash4553]

Do a video of the Gulf League Stadiums and west coast counter parts.

[@imtiaz3554]

We need some cricket stadiums!!!