Lynn Smith
Ballparks
Mariners
T-Mobile Park, home to the Seattle Mariners
1250 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA, USA
Date of first visit: 06/18/2023
Diamondbacks
Attended my first two games at Chase Field, night with roof open the next day with roof closed
401 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Date of first visit: 04/11/2023
Red Sox
First of 2 games at Fenway v. Blue Jays. Toured Fenway in Aug 2004
4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Date of first visit: 08/23/2022
MiLB - Field of Dreams
The "Field of Dreams" movie site became home to a small MLB regulation size field in 2021, the next summer, they hosted the Cedar Rapids Kernels (aka "Bunnies") vs. the Quad Cities River Bandits (aka "Davenport Blue Sox')
28995 Lansing Road, Dyersville, IA, USA
Date of first visit: 08/09/2022
Rangers - Globe Life Park
Opened in 1994, the home of the Texas Rangers. My first and only game there was in the final season of the stadium
1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX, USA
Date of first visit: 06/02/2019
Rays - Tropicana Field
First home of the Tampa Bay Rays, while the ballpark is actually in St. Petersburg, (much to my surprise) The Rays home from 1998–2024 until stadium roof was shredded in a hurricane.
1 Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 07/08/2018
Nationals - Nationals Park
The second, and baseball only, home of the Washington Nationals opened in 2008
1500 South Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, USA
Date of first visit: 08/22/2016
Braves - Turner Field
The second home of the Altana Braves, 1997–2016. Former United Nations Ambassador, Andrew Young, pulled down the countdown banner at the game I attended in Turner Filed's final season.
755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA
Date of first visit: 08/04/2016
Royals + Rangers - Spring Training
Surprise Stadium, the shared Spring Training home of the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers
15850 North Bullard Avenue, Surprise, AZ, USA
Date of first visit: 03/07/2013
Rockies + Diamondbacks - Spring Training
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick the shared Spring Training facility of the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks
7555 North Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Date of first visit: 03/06/2013
Cubs - Spring Training
From 1997 to 2013, Hohokam Stadium was the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs
1235 North Center Street, Mesa, AZ, USA
Date of first visit: 03/04/2013
Twins - Target Field
Third home to the Minnesota Twins, opened in 2010
1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Date of first visit: 10/01/2010
Athletics
Oakland Coliseum - final home of the Oakland Athletics
7001 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA, USA
Date of first visit: 08/30/2008
Giants
AT&T Park, second name of the home of the San Francisco Giants
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA, USA
Date of first visit: 08/26/2008
Rockies - Spring Training
Hi Corbett Field, first home for Colorado Rockies Spring Training, 1993–2010
700 S Randolph Way, Tucson, AZ, USA
Date of first visit: 03/08/2008
Royals
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals
1 Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, USA
Date of first visit: 05/10/2007
Nationals - RFK Stadium
Original home of the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos) from 2005–2007, another 1960's era "cookie cutter stadium"
2400 East Capitol Street Southeast, Washington, DC, USA
Date of first visit: 09/20/2006
Cardinals - Busch Stadium
Newest home (opened in 2006) of St. Louis Cardinals with open air views of the city skyline and Gateway Arch
700 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA
Date of first visit: 09/12/2006
White Sox
333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL, USA
Date of first visit: 06/25/2005
Orioles
Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles, first of the modern, "old style" stadium
333 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
Date of first visit: 08/16/2004
Cardinals - Busch Memorial Stadium
Second home of the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the last standing "cookie cutter" circular stadiums from 1966 through 2005
250 Stadium Plaza, St. Louis, MO, USA
Date of first visit: 09/06/2003
Twins - Metrodome
Second home of Minnesota Twins from 1982-2009
900 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Date of first visit: 05/04/2002
Brewers
Miller Park, built in 2001 home of the Brewers, renamed American Family Field on January 1, 2021.
1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Date of first visit: 10/06/2001
Rockies
Home of the Colorado Rockies
Coors Field, 2001 Blake St, Denver, CO, USA
Date of first visit: 04/11/1996
Cubs
My first Cubs game, I got Sammy Sosa and Kevin Foster's autographs before the game. Ticket behind home plate was just $15.
1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL, USA
Date of first visit: 05/12/1995
Rockies - Mile High Stadium
First home of the Colorado Rockies for the 1993 & 1994 seasons
2755 West 17th Avenue, Denver, CO, USA
Date of first visit: 07/31/1993