MLB Stadium Tour

It goes without saying that I really like baseball. 

A number of years ago I had the opportunity to see a game in Seattle at Safeco Field. It wasn’t exactly a spur of the moment thing since I was out in Vancouver and Seattle was only a few hours away, but I never thought of it as the beginning of a long-term personal goal. That goal, of course, is to see a game at every current Major League Baseball stadium. A few years after that I made my way down the 401 to see a game in Detroit. Another few years later I was on the US east coast and was able to do three—almost four—in one trip.

It was at this point the thought of trying to get to each stadium didn’t sound so crazy. It’d obviously take years, but I’ve researched it enough to look at how I could maximize future trips and make this a reality. Places like Texas (Houston and Arlington), the midwest (Kansas City and St. Louis), and California (Los Angeles, Anaheim, Oakland, San FranciscoSan Diego, and even Phoenix since we’d be out in that direction anyway) are all places where multiple sites could be checked off the list in one trip if planned properly.

Overall I’ve seen games at 17 stadiums, although three of these—Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and the Metrodome in Minneapolis—no longer exist. Of the current crop of 30 stadiums, I sit at 14, one short of 50%. I’ve only experienced one rainout (my first trip to Pittsburgh) with a few others coming close (Wrigley and Cincinnati) but every other game went on as scheduled.

We just got back from a game in Cincinnati (pictured below) over the weekend which was probably the last one that is in reasonable driving distance. Places like New York, Washington, and maybe even Minnesota are still possible for driving, but with those distances we’d have to make it a trip beyond just seeing a baseball game.

To top it off, my wife is totally on board with this and the last few stadiums we’ve visited (Cleveland and Cincinnati) were her idea. I’m pretty lucky to have someone that wants to take part in this and advocates to make it happen.

I’ve also created a gallery of each stadium that I’ve seen. Think of it as a running tally to keep me going.

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