A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is a place where baseball is played. It refers to the field of play, seating areas (if any) and any other things added to it.

The flexible rules about baseball fields (aside from the rigid rules of sizes of basepaths and pitcher's mound) allow ballparks to have their own character and quirks. This happens at all levels of baseball, amateur and especially professional. This makes each stadium interesting and unique.

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Field

The baseball field is a grassy field that is about or more in diameter, and is separated into the infield (the area nearest to the batter) and the outfield.

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The infield is a square (usually called a "diamond"), with each side being long. In each corner of the square, there is a "base", which is a square with sides of . One of the bases is called home base or home plate, and the sides of the square that touch home plate are extended beyond the two nearest bases until the outfield fence (which is or more away from home plate) to form the foul lines. Most of what happens in a baseball game happens in the area of the field in between the foul lines and the outfield fence, which is called fair territory. All other areas of the field (except the foul lines) are called foul territory.

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Major League Ballparks

Below is a list of all current ballparks for teams of major league baseball.

References

Other websites

Baseball Park facts, figures, photos, and more at Ballparks.com

Satellite and Aerial Photography of American League Stadiums

Satellite and Aerial Photos of National League Stadiums