The 15 Biggest (And 2 Smallest) Stadiums In Major League Baseball

The stadiums of Major League Baseball come in all shapes and sizes. League wide, there is a nearly 40,000 seat discrepancy between the largest and smallest MLB stadiums at the moment. How many have you been to? Let us know in the comments. But for now, these are the 15 biggest stadiums in Major League Baseball and the 2 smallest.

Visiting every Major League ballpark is a bucket list trip for every diehard baseball fan. These stadiums all have their quirks with different shaped outfields and fields cut to different dimensions and that’s one of the things that makes professional baseball so unique.

Today, we look at the 15 biggest stadiums in Major League Baseball and the 2 smallest because there are two outliers right now in the Major Leagues that are worth mentioning.

1. Dodger Stadium: 56,000 Capacity

Dodge Stadium in Los Angeles, home of the… you guessed it, Los Angeles Dodgers, only cost $23 million to be built in 1962 which is the equivalent of $239 million in today’s dollars.

This stadium is, by a number of 7,670 seats, the largest stadium in Major League Baseball. It has hosted the MLB All-Star Game twice, most recently in 2022, and Dodger Stadium has also hosted 11 World Series.

2. Chase Field: 48,330 Capacity

Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona was the first stadium built in America with a retractable roof built over a natural grass playing field. It is the second-largest stadium in Major League Baseball with a capacity of 48,330 and it opened in 1998 as the Diamondbacks debuted as an MLB expansion team.

Chase Field hosted 4 games of the 2001 World Series against the Yankees with the D-Backs winning all 4 home games in that WS. It has also hosted the 2011 MLB All-Star Game and 3 games of the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

3. T-Mobile Park: 47,929 Capacity

T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners, opened in 1999 after a battle where the Mariners’ owner threatened to relocated the Mariners to another city unless they got a new stadium.

With a seating capacity of 47,929, T-Mobile Park is the third-largest stadium in the MLB but it has actually packed in 54,097 fans for WrestleMania XIX. It has twice hosted the MLB All-Star Game (2001, 2023) and has seen two perfect games tossed by pitchers inside the stadium: White Sox pitcher Philip Humber in 2012 and Mariners pitcher Félix Hernández also in 2012 just 4 months later.

4. Coors Field: 46,897 Capacity

Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies, used to be slightly higher on this list until a reconfiguration of the stadium. From 2012-2017, Coors Field had a seating capacity of 50,398. Currently, Coors Field has a capacity of 46,897 but they can juice that number up to 50,144 with ‘standing room only’ seats sold to fans so we aren’t counting that.

Famously, Coors Field is the ‘Highest Park’ of any Major League ballpark, situated at 5,200 feet above sea level. The next closest is Chase Field in Phoenix which sits at a paltry 1,100 feet above sea level.

5. Yankee Stadium: 46,537 Capacity

The version of the Yankee Stadium we are talking about here is the one opened in 2009, the current stadium in The Bronx. With a capacity of 46,537, this is the 5th largest MLB stadium.

The newer/current Yankee Stadium has hosted the World Series twice, 2009 and 2024, and has also been home to the Pinstripe Bowl the MLB expansion team New York City FC.

6. Angel Stadium: 45,517 Capacity

Home of the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Angel Stadium has a capacity of 45,517 and has hosted the MLB All-Star game three times (1967, 1989, and 2010) as well as the 2002 World Series.

For many, Angel Stadium is fondly remembered from the 1994 film Angles In The Outfield where it is featured throughout the Disney movie.

7. Oriole Park at Camden Stadium: 44,487 Capacity

Probably my favorite stadium on this list for affordability and natural beauty, Oriole Park at Camden Stadium is the 7th largest ballpark in the MLB with a 44,487 capacity.

As a Tampa Bay Rays fan, we used to be able to buy tickets anywhere in the stadium and then go sit next to the Rays’ bullpen and watch our pitchers get warmed up and talk to them. It is about to under a $600 million renovation.

8. Busch Stadium: 44,383 Capacity

Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, and named in honor of the Anheuser-Busch Family. The seating capacity of 44,383 also boasts 3,706 club seats and 61 luxury suites throughout the ballpark.

Opened in 2006, Busch Stadium has hosted an array of big time events including the 2009 All-Star Game, the 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2014 World Series.

9. Great American Ballpark: 43,500 Capacity

The only ballpark in America that serves goetta sausage ‘hotdogs’ that I know of, Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is the 9th largest stadium in the MLB. For a stadium that opened in 2003, Great American Ballpark has ‘the feel’ of a historic stadium in a way that’s hard to describe. With a 43,500 capacity, it’s the 9th largest stadium in baseball.

10. Citizens Bank Park: 42,901 Capacity

Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park rounds out the top 10 biggest stadiums in Major League Baseball with a seating capacity of 42,901. Located in the heart of Philly’s Sports Complex, a name someone probably spent decades coming up with, this stadium slings Philly cheese steaks, hoagies, and every other delicacy associated with the City of Brotherly Love.

Citizens Bank Park has hosted the 2012 NHL Winter Classic with 46,967 fans in attendance for the hockey game. It has also been named as having the ‘Best Ballpark Food’ by the Food Network Awards.

11. Citi Field: 41,922 Capacity

Citi Field would normally be #12 on this list if it wasn’t for Hurricane Milton last October which made landfall in my hometown and the eye of the storm passed over my house… Tropicana Field has a capacity of 42,735 but Tropicana Field doesn’t have a roof! So the Mets’ Citi Field in Queens is at #11 with a 41,922 seating capacity.

While Philadelphia has been named as having the ‘Best Ballpark Food’ at one point in history, Citi Field has it beat these days. Host of the 2012 MLB All-Star Game, the Mets make $20 million a year just off selling the naming rights to Citigroup. Not too shabby.

12. American Family Field: 41,900 Capacity

American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, has a convertible roof that can open and close in under 10 minutes. Formerly known as Miller Park, American Family Field is the 12the largest currently active stadium in Major League Baseball and it has been open since 2001.

The Johnsonville Sausage Race is a staple at American Family Field, as are the multiple mascots and friendly fans.

13. Wrigley Field: 41,649 Capacity

It might come as a bit of a shock to see Wrigley Field on this list. With a seating capacity of 41,649, Wrigley is the 13th largest stadium in Major League Baseball and it was first opened in 1914.

Wrigley has undergone 3 major expansions over the years, in 1922, 1927, and 2006. It also underwent a renovation from 2014 to 2019. The Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field is the second oldest MLB stadium behind Fenway Park.

14. Nationals Park: 41,373 Capacity

Located in Navy Yard, Nationals Park (home of the Nationals) has a capacity of 41,373. It hosted the 2018 MLB All-Star Game and Nationals Park is, unmistakably, a stadium. Does it have defining characteristics like Oracle Park, Fenway, or Yankee Stadium? Well, no. But it is the 14th largest stadium in baseball, so there’s that.

15. Oracle Park: 41,331 Capacity

Home of the San Francisco Giants, Oracle Park has a 41,331 seating capacity that doesn’t include the kayakers in the McCovey Cove water hoping to catch a home run ball that goes out of the park.

Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, Oracle Park hosts an annual college bowl game and sits in the heart of San Francisco making it easily accessible to people in the City and greater Bay Area.

29th Smallest: Sutter Health Park, 12,192 Capacity

With a seating capacity of just 10,624, Sutter Health Park which is the current home to the Athletics in West Sacramento is the second-smallest ballpark in Major League Baseball at this current point in time.

In order to make room for the Athletics who will call it home until they move to Las Vegas, if that ever happens, they brought in new lights. With standing room seats and fans sitting on the lawn, the stadium was able to pack in 12,192 fans for the A’s first game in Sacramento.

Smallest Current Ballpark In MLB: George M. Steinbrenner Field: 11,026 Capacity

George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa is the current temporary home of the Tampa Bay Rays after the roof of Tropicana Field was destroyed by Hurricane Milton in October of last year. The Rays currently don’t have a plan in place for the future after plans for a new stadium were scuttled by local politicians.

In the mean time, the Rays are playing at George M. Steinbrenner Field which has a seating capacity of 10,000 and is the Spring Training home of the New York Yankees who were gracious enough to open their doors for their AL East rival. As an outdoor stadium (no roof), the Rays are going to get absolutely destroyed playing in this stadium by rain/lightning delays as we enter the wet Summer months. They will easily set a record for delays this year.