The Baseball Stadiums of Major League Baseball: Part 3
Continuing the tours around the ballparks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
AL West
1. Minute Maid Park- Home of the Houston Astros
Minute Maid Park is the home field of the AL West Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. A few cool things about this stadium is that it has a retractable roof and has a train that runs behind its left field fence every time an astro hits a home run. Minute Maid Parks' seating capacity is currently 41,656 and this ballpark opened in April of 2000.
2. Angel Stadium- Home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Nicknamed the Big A, Angel Stadium is home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the AL West Division. They share this beloved city of baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League West Division. A unique feature this stadium has is that left of the Center field wall, there is a waterfall located that catches baseballs and is just overall a cool feature that adds unique flare to the stadium. The Big A fits 45,957 home and visiting fans within its confines.
3. O.co Coliseum- Home of the Oakland Athletics
O.co Coliseum is the home of both the Oakland Athletics of the American League West in Major League Baseball and the Oakland Raiders of the AFC West Division of the National Football League. This stadium is the only one in all of baseball that also houses a professional football team. Although the stadium has a capacity of 56,027 seats, only 35,067 are available for use for baseball games, making this stadium the 2nd smallest in all of the Major Leagues right behind the Tampa Bay Rays of the American League East.
4. Safeco Field- Home of the Seattle Mariners
Seattle is home of many awesome places like the space needle and also, Safeco Field which is home of the AL Wests' Seattle Mariners. This stadium does not have a great view of the city of Seattle because of the retractable roof that when not in use, seems to hover over right and center field respectively. Never the less, Safeco is an awesome place to be that the Mariners have called home since 1999 and is nicknamed, "The House that Griffey Built", referring to retired Mariner and nearly unanimously-voted MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. Safeco's seating capacity is 47,943.
5. Globe Life Park in Arlington- Home of the Texas Rangers
Arguably one of the coolest ballparks in all of baseball, Globe Life Park in Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers of the American League West. Interestingly, former President of the United States George W. Bush was once part owner of this historic franchise. This stadium opened in opened on April Fools Day in 1994 and can seat 48,114 wild sports loving Rangers fans as well as visiting team fans (as long as they aren't Astros fans).
