Michael Ortman
Ballparks
Petco Park
Home of the San Diego Padres since 2004. Connected with the "other" Michael Ortman at PetCo for the Padres game against visiting Arizona.
Petco Park, Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, USA
Date of first visit: 06/21/2022
Truist Park
Home of the Atlanta Braves since 2017. Attended a few games 2017-19 (especially Nationals games) when in town on business or visiting family.
Truist Park, Battery Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA
Date of first visit: 09/19/2017
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
Spring Training home of the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros since 2017. Attended several spring training games there each March 2017-20 and 2022-23. Was there on 3/12/20 watching the Nationals play the NY Yankees when it was announced that upon the conclusion of today's game, MLB would be temporarily suspending operations due to something called the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, N Haverhill Rd, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/17/2017
Roger Dean (Chevrolet) Stadium
Spring Training home of the St. Louis Cardinals (since 1998) and Miami Marlins (since 2003). Attended a couple of Washington Nationals spring training games there 2016-18.
Roger Dean Stadium, Main Street, Jupiter, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/17/2016
Tropicana Field
Home of the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998. Attended a Nats game there with my son Patrick in 2015 and returned 8 years later for a SABR Event on 9/23/23.
Tropicana Field, Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 06/15/2015
Guaranteed Rate Field
Meh! Went to a meaningless May regular season game while in town on business.
Guaranteed Rate Field, West 35th Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Date of first visit: 05/07/2015
George M. Steinbrenner Field (fka Legends Field)
Spring Training home of the NY Yankees since 1996. Attended a 2015 Washington Nationals Spring Training game there.
George M. Steinbrenner Field, Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/08/2015
Space Coast Stadium
Spring Training home of the Washington Nationals 2005-16. Attended several Nats spring training games there 2015-16.
Space Coast Stadium, Stadium Parkway, Melbourne, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/07/2015
The Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports (fka Champion Stadium)
Spring Training home of the Atlanta Braves from 1997-2019. I attended a 2015 Nationals Spring Training game there against the Braves..
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, South Victory Way, Orlando, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/06/2015
Citi Field
Home of the NY Mets since 2009. Attended a couple of Washington Nationals games there 2014-18.
Citi Field, Seaver Way, Queens, NY, USA
Date of first visit: 08/12/2014
LoanDepot Park
Home of the Miami Marlins since 2012. Attended a Nats game there as part of my 2014 tour of all NL East parks and returned nine years later for another Nats game (8/25/23).
Marlins Park, Marlins Way, Miami, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 07/29/2014
Osceola County Stadium
Spring Training home of the Houston Astros from 1985-2016. Attended a 2014 Washington Nationals spring training game there.
Osceola County Stadium at Osceola Heritage Park, Heritage Park Way, Kissimmee, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/16/2014
Joker Marchant Stadium
Spring Training home of the Detroit Tigers since 1966. Attended a 2014 Washington Nationals spring training game there against the Tigers.
Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/14/2014
Turner Field
Home of the Atlanta Braves 1997-2016. Attended a few games there while in town on business or visiting family, including a stop on my 2014 tour of all NL East parks, plus one of the final games of the ballpark's final season on 9/18/16 vs. Washington Nationals.
Turner Field, Hank Aaron Drive Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA
Date of first visit: 05/26/2012
Citizens Bank Park
Home of the Philadelphia Phillies since 2004. Attended several mid-week Nationals games there during my tenure at Comcast HQ 2011-2019 plus Phillies' Opening Day 2022 vs. Oakland A's.
1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date of first visit: 05/04/2011
Yankee Stadium (new)
Home of the NY Yankees since 2009. Enjoyed a pair of games against the visiting Washington Nationals June 9-10, 2015. Also experienced the Shamrock Classic football game (Notre Dame vs. Army) there on 11/20/2010.
Yankee Stadium, East 161 Street, The Bronx, NY, USA
Date of first visit: 11/20/2010
Minute Maid Park
Home of the Houston Astros since 2000. Attended a Sunday afternoon game in 2009 against the Washington Nationals during the annual JA Conference. It turned out to be Manny Acta's last game as manager of the Nats.
Minute Maid Park, Crawford Street, Houston, TX, USA
Date of first visit: 07/12/2009
Yankee Stadium (original)
Never actually made it to old Yankee Stadium for a baseball game, but attended the Papal Mass there less than a year before demolition.
Yankee Stadium, East 161 Street, The Bronx, NY, USA
Date of first visit: 04/20/2008
Nationals Park
Home of the Washington Nationals since 2008. I was there for Opening Night, the first-ever playoff games (vs. Cardinals in 2012), all 3 WS games in '19, and dozens more regular and post-season games in between including all 13 home openers (2008-19).
1500 South Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, USA
Date of first visit: 03/30/2008
Hard Rock Stadium
Home of the Florida Marlins 1993-2011. I never saw an MLB at this stadium but attended three big time FB games there: Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins on 11/16/03, Super Bowl XLIV (Colts. v. Bears) on 2/7/10, and the BCS National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Alabama on 1/7/13.
Hard Rock Stadium, Don Shula Dr, Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 11/16/2003
Jack Murphy Stadium
Home of the San Diego Padres from 1969-2003. I never actually attended a baseball game at The Jack, but was there for Super Bowl XXXVII (Raiders-Buccaneers) following the 2002 NFL season.
Friars Road, San Diego, CA, USA
Date of first visit: 01/29/2003
PNC Park
Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 2001. I attended a couple of regular season games there while in town for business 2002-03.
PNC Park, Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Date of first visit: 05/28/2002
Milwaukee County Stadium
Home of the Milwaukee Braves (1953-65) and Brewers (1970-2000). I attended a game at this dump in 1996 while in town working to launch the short-lived Wisconsin Sports Network.
Brewers Way, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Date of first visit: 04/16/1996
Rogers Center (fka Toronto SkyDome)
Home of the Toronto Blue Jays since 1989. Attended a random game there while in town on WWF business circa 1994.
Rogers Centre, Blue Jays Way, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date of first visit: 09/12/1995
Fenway Park
Home of the Boston Red Sox 1912-present. Enjoyed a four-game series vs. the Baltimore Orioles in 1992
Fenway Park, Lansdowne Street, Boston, MA, USA
Date of first visit: 07/31/1992
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Home of the Baltimore Orioles since 1992. I was there for every home opener from 1992-2004, Opening Day in 2022 and '23, post-season games in 1996 and '97, Cal Ripken's historic 2,131st consecutive game, and his emotional farewell on 10/6/01.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
Date of first visit: 04/06/1992
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Home of the Atlanta Braves 1966-96. Attended a game there while in town on business circa 1989?
Georgia State Stadium Green Lot, Pollard Boulevard Southwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Date of first visit: 05/23/1989
Clover Park (fka Tradition Field)
Spring Training home of the NY Mets since 1988. Attended an Orioles-Mats spring training game there in 1989 (Orioles' catcher Chris Hoiles homered, I fetched the ball, and got Chris to autograph it for a client!). Also attended a couple of Washington Nationals spring training games there circa 198
St. Lucie Mets, Piazza Drive, Port St. Lucie, FL, USA
Date of first visit: 03/15/1989
Municipal Stadium
Home of the Hagerstown Suns, the Baltimore Orioles' Class A minor league affiliate in 1986. I was hired by Antietam Cable TV to share the play-by-play duties for 4-5 games on their local access cable channel.
274 E Memorial Blvd, Hagerstown, MD, USA
Date of first visit: 07/15/1986
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs (1916-present)
When Harry Carey defected from the South Side White Sox to the North Side Cubs during the off-season, I had to be there for Harry's Wrigley debut as Voice of the Cubs on Opening Day (4/9/82). Was also there in May 2019 to witness a friend throw out the ceremonial first pitch as part of a weekend-long retirement celebration. Attended a few other games there in between including Pete Rose's final game in baseball (as manager of the Reds) on 8/23/89. I was in town on business. Of course, we didn't realize until the next day that Pete was finished. Wish I'd kept THAT ticket stub!
Wrigley Field, West Addison Street, Chicago, IL, USA
Date of first visit: 04/09/1982
Municipal Stadium
Home of the Cleveland Indians 1932-93. Drove from South Bend, IN to Cleveland (and back) one Sunday in May (during final exams) for a White Sox-Indians game. Got a speeding ticket en route. Slipped a note to Harry Carey pre-game, earning a shout-out during the afternoon's broadcast.
Cleveland Browns Stadium, Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland, OH, USA
Date of first visit: 05/03/1981
Comiskey Park (original)
Home of the Chicago White Sox 1910-90. I went to Opening Day at Comiskey in 1979 and fell in love with the antics of Harry Carey. Enjoyed several Sox games there over four seasons (1979-82) including two more Opening Days (1980 and '81), plus the "Re-Opener" in 1981 following the mid-season players strike.
Comiskey Park, South Shields Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
Date of first visit: 04/10/1979
Veterans Stadium
Home of the Philadelphia Phillies 1971-2003. While I attended many football games at The Vet (Eagles and Army-Navy), the only baseball game I ever attended there was the 1976 MLB All-Star Game.
Veterans Stadium Home Plate Marker, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date of first visit: 07/13/1976
LA Coliseum
Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958-61. I never saw an MLB game here, but I attended Super Bowl VII, the game in which the 1972 Miami Dolphins completed the NFL's only perfect season. Their 14-7 victory over the Washington Redskins sealed a 17-0 record.
LA Memorial Coliseum, South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, L A, CA, USA
Date of first visit: 01/14/1973
Memorial Stadium
Home of the Baltimore Orioles 1954-1991. Went to the O's home opener there each year 1972-78, a handful of Texas Rangers games in the 70s, Earl Weaver's FIRST farewell game (10/3/82), Opening Day each year 1983-91, the Chicago White Sox only post-season win in 1983, and the stadium's epic final game (10/6/91), and more than 100 other regular-season games over that span (1972-91).
Memorial Stadium, East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
Date of first visit: 04/16/1972
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Home of the Washington Senators 1961-71 and Washington Nationals 2005-07. The first baseball game I remember there was on my 9th birthday (8/9/69). I attended the next two Opening Day games at RFK (1970 and '71), the Senators' final game before leaving for Arlington, TX (9/30/71), the return of baseball on Opening Night 2005 (plus OD 2006 and '07), the final Nats game there in 2007, and dozens more over those 6 season of MLB at RFK (1969-71 and 2005-07).
The Fields at RFK, East Capitol Street Southeast, Northeast Washington, Washington, DC, USA
Date of first visit: 08/09/1969