Opening Day is this week! Here’s a running list I keep of my first new ballpark going back to the beginning of the millennium:
2001: Cinergy Field (Cincinnati (Reds) 2004: Safeco (Seattle Mariners) 2007: RFK Stadium (Nationals) 2009: Citifield (New York Mets) 2010: Tropicana Field (Tampa Bay Rays) 2011: Coca Cola Park (LeHigh Valley IronPigs) 2012: NBT Bank Stadium (Syracuse Chiefs) 2013: Marlins Park (Florida Marlins) 2014: Centennial Field (Vermont Lake Monsters) 2015: Dickey-Stephens Park (Arkansas Travelers) 2016: Prince George’s Stadium (Bowie BaySox) 2017: Dunkin Donuts Park (Hartford Yard Goats) 2018: First Energy Field (Reading Fightin Phils) 2019 Fifth Third Field (Toledo Mud Hens) 2020: 🥺 2021: McCormick Field (Asheville Tourists) 2022: George Steinbrenner Field (Yankees ST) 2023: Growden Memorial Park (Alaska Goldpanners) 2024: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (Marlins ST) 2025: Purdue Stadium (DelMarva Shorebirds) 2026: (check back in just a few weeks… 😁)
