Overview: We visited Kauffman Stadium (KS) in May of 2019. It was an impromptu weekend getaway trip (it’s only 3 hours away from us). We went against our usual policy and purchased tickets from Stubhub on the day of the game (on a Friday vs. the Yankees). We were met with a severe thunderstorm with …
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Overview: We went to Louisville Slugger Field (LSF) in the summer of 2019 as part of a weekend getaway. We ended up going to the Louisville Slugger Museum (which we may talk about in a separate post someday), LSF and Churchill Downs in a 24 hour period. LSF was about a 20 year old park …
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Overview: We visited Citizens Bank Ballpark (CBP) in 2019. CBP is a 15 year old ballpark, and is a car ride or uber ride south of the historic parts of downtown Philly. It felt like it was pretty removed from the downtown area. The outfield area is known as Ashburn Alley, and it opens exclusively …
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Overview: Modern Woodmen Park (MWP) was built in 1931. It has a brick facade, and is well known by Ballpark Chasers because of its unique backdrop. It has a full 360 degree concourse. MWP backs up directly to the Mississippi River, its so close, in fact, that the stadium does flood, as it did earlier …
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Overview: We visited Fifth Third Field in the summer of 2019. They were marking their 20th year in Dayton this summer. When doing our preliminary research on Dayton, we learned quickly about “the streak”. Dayton has 20 years of consecutive sell out games. This caused quite the panic, as we had to break our personal …
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Overview: We visited PNC Park in June 2019. It is a consensus “favorite park” among baseball fans and ballpark chasers. It was mindfully constructed to show off the downtown Pittsburgh skyline and showcase the Allegheny River. The Clemente bridge is open exclusively to pedestrian traffic before, during and after the game. The Riverwalk area of …
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Overview: We last went to Blue Wahoos Stadium (BWS) in 2018, when it was then a AA Affiliate for the Reds. It has since become an affiliate for the Minnesota Twins. We attended this game without kids, and went before we thought about blogging our adventures, so we did not check out the kids related …
Overview: Ft Wayne, Indiana….sounds underwhelming, right? Ft Wayne just happened to be on the way home from our crazy baseball road trip of 2019, and I viewed it as just a pit stop that happened to have Minor League Baseball. It quickly became apparent that Ft Wayne, Indiana, houses one of the best kept secrets …
Overview: Guaranteed Rate Field is the home of the Chicago White Sox. It’s located on the South Side of Chicago in a rough neighborhood, according to most everyone. Having heard of that reputation, we have stayed very close to this stadium (not venturing in the surrounding neighborhoods) on our visits. We have visited this stadium …
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Last Visited: June 2019 Overview: Sahlen Field is the home of the AAA Affiliate for the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, NY. Upon first sight, the Ballpark looked unimpressive. We learned that the park was built in 1988, and it definitely felt every bit of it. We attended a Friday night game, which was billed …
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#Baseballfamily: A Guide to Visiting Professional Ballparks with Kids