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Major League Baseball (USA & Canada)									NPB (Japan)				Others
ALW	NLW	ALC	NLC	ALE	NLE	ST	Minor	Past	PL	CL	Farm	Past	KBO, NFL, etc.

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Major League Baseball

American League West Division

Safeco Field Seattle Mariners 1999 47,116 grass retractable 331-388-409-405-385-326 Cost of Construction: US$ 517 million. The home of the 2001 All-Star Game.

Angel Stadium of Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1966 45,054 grass no 330-365-400-365-330

# McAfee Coliseum Oakland Athletics 1968 43,662 grass no 330-375-400-375-330

# Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Texas Rangers 1994 49,178 grass no 334-388-400-407-381-326

National League West Division

AT&T Park San Francisco Giants 2000 40,800 grass no 335-364-404-420-307 I saw the XFL game betweem SF Demons and Memphis Maniax there.

Chase Field Arizona Diamondbacks 1998 48,569 grass retractable 330-374-413-402-413-374-334

Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 1962 56,000 grass no 330-385-395-385-330

# Petco Park San Diego Padres 2004 42,445 grass no Moved from Qualcomm Stadium

# Coors Field Colorado Rockies 1995 50,381 grass no 347-390-415-424-375-350

American League Central Division

U.S. Cellular Field Chicago White Sox 1991 44,321 grass no 347-375-400-375-347 Formerly known as Comisky Park. The home of the 2003 All-Star Game.

# Kauffman Stadium Kansas City Royals 1973 40,625 grass no 330-375-410-375-330

# Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minnesota Twins 1982 48,678 artificial turf fixed 343-385-408-367-327 Fieldturf installed in 2004.

# Comerica Park Detroit Tigers 2000 40,000 grass no 345-370-420-365-330 The home of the 2005 All-Star Game.

# Progressive Field Cleveland Indians 1994 43,368 grass no 325-370-410-405-375-325

National League Central Division

Great American Ball Park Cincinnati Reds 2003 42,060 grass no 328-379-404-370-325

PNC Park Pittsburgh Pirates 2001 38,365 grass no 325-389-410-399-375-320 The home of the 2006 All-Star Game.

Miller Park Milwaukee Brewers 2001 42,500 grass retractable 342-374-400-378-356 The home of the sausage race and the 2002 All-Star Game.

Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 1916 39,086 grass no 355-368-400-368-353 You will simply enjoy baseball in this ballpark covered with grass and ivy.

# Minute Maid Park Houston Astros 2000 42,000 grass retractable 315-362-435-373-325 Formerly known as Enron Field. The home of the 2004 All-Star Game.

# Busch Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1966 49,676 grass no 330-372-402-372-330

American League East Division

Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 1923 57,545 grass no 318-399-408-420-385-314 "The House That Ruth Built." Though the ballpark is close to the subway station, I was a little bit nervous for my debut in the Bronx.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore Orioles 1992 48,262 grass no 333-364-410-400-373-318 While this is a great ballpark, some fans and employees I met there and at Babe Ruth Museum were not good.

Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 1912 33,871 grass no 310-388-390-420-380-302 I enjoyed the oldest MLB ballpark.

# Tropicana Field Tampa Bay Rays 1998 45,360 artificial turf fixed 315-370-404-370-322 Fieldturf installed. It looks like natural grass.

# Rogers Centre Toronto Blue Jays 1989 50,516 artificial turf retractable 328-375-400-375-328

National League East Division

Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia Phillies 2004 43,500 grass no 329-374-385-381-409-401-369-330 Moved from Veterans Stadium.

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington Nationals 1961 43,500 grass no 335-385-410-385-335

Shea Stadium New York Mets 1964 55,775 grass no 338-378-410-378-338 This is one of the typical stadiums in that age; big, round and symmetric. Not bad.

# Turner Field Atlanta Braves 1997 49,714 grass no 335-380-401-390-330 Originally the main stadium for 1996 Olympics.

# Dolphin Stadium Florida Marlins 1993 47,622 grass no 330-385-434-385-345

Spring Training

Surprise Recreation Campus
Surprise, AZ Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals 2003 10,500 grass no 350-379-400-379-350

HoHoKam Park
Mesa, AZ Chicago Cubs 12,575 grass no 340-390-410-390-350

Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, AZ Oakland Athletics 8,776 grass no 345-390-410-390-345

Scottsdale Stadium
Scottsdale, AZ San Francisco Giants 10,500 grass no 360-430-360

Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tempe, AZ Anaheim Angels 1968 9,785 grass no 340--400-420-360

Maryvale Baseball Park
Phoenix, AZ Milwaukee Brewers 9,000 grass no 350-365-374-378-400-364-340

Peoria Sports Complex
Peoria, AZ San Diego Padres
Seattle Mariners 10,133 grass no 340-385-410-385-340

Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, AZ Colorado Rockies 1937 9,500 grass no 366-389-410-392-371-348

Tucson Electric Park
Tucson, AZ Chicago White Sox
Arizona Diamondbacks 11,500 grass no 340-388-405-388-340

Osceola County Stadium
Kissimmee, FL Houston Astros grass no 330-390-410-390-330 My first experience in American baseball. You can also enjoy Walt Disney World, Universal Studio and etc. in Orlando.

Minor League

PGE Park
Portland, OR Portland Beavers
(San Diego Padres AAA A Affiliate) 1926 19,566 artificial turf no 317-405-320
(308-407-348: -2000) NexTurf is installed. Formerly known as Civic Stadium until 2000, home of the Portland Rockies (currently the Tri-city Dust Devils), Colorado A Affiliate.

Cheney Stadium
Tacoma, WA Tacoma Rainiers
(Seattle Mariners AAA Affiliate) 1960 grass no 325-350-385-425-385-350-325 It takes about an hour and a half from Seattle by bus. A "Mountain Dog" is a foot-long hot dog ($5.25).

Tucson Electric Park
Tucson, AZ Tucson Sidewinders
(Arizona Diamondbacks AAA Affiliate) See "Spring Training" above.

Ballparks of the Past

Kingdome
until June 1999 Seattle Mariners 1977 59,084 artificial turf fixed 331-376-389-405-380-352-312 Implosion video by ESPN. Over 97% of the concrete was recycled and 50% was used for Seahawks Stadium.

Olympic Stadium Montreal Expos 1977 46,500 artificial turf fixed 325-375-404-375-325 This stadium was not bad in comparison with Japanese ballparks. Fieldturf installed in 2004.

Nippon Professional Baseball

Pacific League

# Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1993 48,000 artificial turf retractable 100-118-122-118-100 The retractable roof makes an ugly shadow on the field.

Kyocera Dome Osaka Orix Buffaloes 1997 48,000 artificial turf fixed 100-116-122-116-100 Better-known for concerts than baseball.

Skymark Stadium 1988 35,000 grass no 99.1-117-122-117-99.1 Formerly known as Green Stadium Kobe.

Seibu Dome Saitama Seibu Lions 1979 35,879 artificial turf fixed 100-116-122-116-100 The naming right was sold to a company named "Invoice" in 2005.

Chiba Marine Stadium Chiba Lotte Marines 1990 30,086 artificial turf no 99.5-116-122-116-99.5 Looks like the American stadiums in 1970's.

Kleenex Stadium Miyagi Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2005 23,000 artificial turf no 101.5-122-101.5 Formerly known as Sendai Miyagi Stadium. Renovated as home of the newly established team, the Eagles.

# Sapporo Dome Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2001 42,600 artificial turf fixed 100-122-100 Moved from Tokyo Dome in 2004.

Central League

Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1957 31,984 OF: grass
IF: clay no 91.4-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.4 A new ballpark is being planned.

Hanshin Koshien Stadium Hanshin Tigers 1924 55,000 OF: grass
IF: clay no 96-120-96 The home of the national high school baseball tournaments in spring and summer.

Nagoya Dome Chunichi Dragons 1997 40,500 artificial turf fixed 100-122-100 Not so bad.

Yokohama Stadium Yokohama Bay Stars 1978 30,730 artificial turf no 94.2-117.7-94.2 Near to the Chinatown. Fieldturf installed in 2003.

Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1926 44,361 artificial turf no 90.9-120-90.9 Too small. Home of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League.

Tokyo Dome Yomiuri Giants 1988 46,314 artificial turf fixed 100-110-122-110-100 Fieldturf installed in 2002. FIFA recommended facility.

Farm

Ballparks of the Past

Osaka Stadium Nankai Hawks 1950 OF: grass
IF: clay no

Fujiidera Stadium Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 1928 artificial turf no The former home of the Buffaloes until 1996.

Others

Shikoku Island League

Oronamin C Stadium Tokushima Indigo Socks 18,600 OF: grass
IF: clay no 99-121.9-99

Korea Basebal Organization

Jamsil Baseball Stadium Doosan Bears
LG Twins 30,500 grass no 95-125-95 My one and only experience of Korean baseball.

Incheon Munhak Baseball Stadium SK Wyverns 2002 30,480 grass no 95-122-95

# Mokdong Baseball Stadium # Woori Heroes 16,000 artificial turf no 98-118-98

# Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium Hanwha Eagles 1965 13,242 artificial turf no 98-115-98

# Daegu Baseball Stadium Samsung Lions 1948 12,000 artificial turf no 95-117-95

# Kwangju Moodeung Baseball Stadium # Kia Tigers 1965 14,600 artificial turf no 99-120-99

# Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium Lotte Giants 1986 40,000 grass no 95-118-95

National Football League

Qwest Field Seattle Seahawks 2002 72,000 artificial turf no Field Turf installed. Originally known as Seahawks Stadium.

Soccer/Premiership

The Valley Charlton Athletic 1919 26,875 grass no

Cricket

Lord's Marylebone Cricket Club 1814 Grass No Home of Cricket. Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787

Tennis

Queen's Club Stella Artois Championships 1886 grass no Nearest tube station: Barons Court.

Track & Field

National Kasumigaoka Stadium 1965 55,903 grass no

photos^*1	ballparks^*2	home team^*2	open^*3	capacity	surface	roof	dimensions(left-center-right)^*4	note
*Major League Baseball*
*American League West Division*
	Safeco Field	Seattle Mariners	1999	47,116	grass	retractable	331-388-409-405-385-326	Cost of Construction: US$ 517 million. The home of the 2001 All-Star Game.
	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1966	45,054	grass	no	330-365-400-365-330
	# McAfee Coliseum	Oakland Athletics	1968	43,662	grass	no	330-375-400-375-330
	# Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	Texas Rangers	1994	49,178	grass	no	334-388-400-407-381-326
*National League West Division*
	AT&T Park	San Francisco Giants	2000	40,800	grass	no	335-364-404-420-307	I saw the XFL game betweem SF Demons and Memphis Maniax there.
	Chase Field	Arizona Diamondbacks	1998	48,569	grass	retractable	330-374-413-402-413-374-334
	Dodger Stadium	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	56,000	grass	no	330-385-395-385-330
	# Petco Park	San Diego Padres	2004	42,445	grass	no		Moved from Qualcomm Stadium
	# Coors Field	Colorado Rockies	1995	50,381	grass	no	347-390-415-424-375-350
*American League Central Division*
	U.S. Cellular Field	Chicago White Sox	1991	44,321	grass	no	347-375-400-375-347	Formerly known as Comisky Park. The home of the 2003 All-Star Game.
	# Kauffman Stadium	Kansas City Royals	1973	40,625	grass	no	330-375-410-375-330
	# Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minnesota Twins	1982	48,678	artificial turf	fixed	343-385-408-367-327	Fieldturf installed in 2004.
	# Comerica Park	Detroit Tigers	2000	40,000	grass	no	345-370-420-365-330	The home of the 2005 All-Star Game.
	# Progressive Field	Cleveland Indians	1994	43,368	grass	no	325-370-410-405-375-325
*National League Central Division*
	Great American Ball Park	Cincinnati Reds	2003	42,060	grass	no	328-379-404-370-325
	PNC Park	Pittsburgh Pirates	2001	38,365	grass	no	325-389-410-399-375-320	The home of the 2006 All-Star Game.
	Miller Park	Milwaukee Brewers	2001	42,500	grass	retractable	342-374-400-378-356	The home of the sausage race and the 2002 All-Star Game.
	Wrigley Field	Chicago Cubs	1916	39,086	grass	no	355-368-400-368-353	You will simply enjoy baseball in this ballpark covered with grass and ivy.
	# Minute Maid Park	Houston Astros	2000	42,000	grass	retractable	315-362-435-373-325	Formerly known as Enron Field. The home of the 2004 All-Star Game.
	# Busch Stadium	St. Louis Cardinals	1966	49,676	grass	no	330-372-402-372-330
*American League East Division*
	Yankee Stadium	New York Yankees	1923	57,545	grass	no	318-399-408-420-385-314	"The House That Ruth Built." Though the ballpark is close to the subway station, I was a little bit nervous for my debut in the Bronx.
	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	Baltimore Orioles	1992	48,262	grass	no	333-364-410-400-373-318	While this is a great ballpark, some fans and employees I met there and at Babe Ruth Museum were not good.
	Fenway Park	Boston Red Sox	1912	33,871	grass	no	310-388-390-420-380-302	I enjoyed the oldest MLB ballpark.
	# Tropicana Field	Tampa Bay Rays	1998	45,360	artificial turf	fixed	315-370-404-370-322	Fieldturf installed. It looks like natural grass.
	# Rogers Centre	Toronto Blue Jays	1989	50,516	artificial turf	retractable	328-375-400-375-328
*National League East Division*
	Citizens Bank Park	Philadelphia Phillies	2004	43,500	grass	no	329-374-385-381-409-401-369-330	Moved from Veterans Stadium.
	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Washington Nationals	1961	43,500	grass	no	335-385-410-385-335
	Shea Stadium	New York Mets	1964	55,775	grass	no	338-378-410-378-338	This is one of the typical stadiums in that age; big, round and symmetric. Not bad.
	# Turner Field	Atlanta Braves	1997	49,714	grass	no	335-380-401-390-330	Originally the main stadium for 1996 Olympics.
	# Dolphin Stadium	Florida Marlins	1993	47,622	grass	no	330-385-434-385-345
*Spring Training*
	Surprise Recreation Campus Surprise, AZ	Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals	2003	10,500	grass	no	350-379-400-379-350
	HoHoKam Park Mesa, AZ	Chicago Cubs		12,575	grass	no	340-390-410-390-350
	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	Oakland Athletics		8,776	grass	no	345-390-410-390-345
	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, AZ	San Francisco Giants		10,500	grass	no	360-430-360
	Tempe Diablo Stadium Tempe, AZ	Anaheim Angels	1968	9,785	grass	no	340--400-420-360
	Maryvale Baseball Park Phoenix, AZ	Milwaukee Brewers		9,000	grass	no	350-365-374-378-400-364-340
	Peoria Sports Complex Peoria, AZ	San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners		10,133	grass	no	340-385-410-385-340
	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	Colorado Rockies	1937	9,500	grass	no	366-389-410-392-371-348
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ	Chicago White Sox Arizona Diamondbacks		11,500	grass	no	340-388-405-388-340
	Osceola County Stadium Kissimmee, FL	Houston Astros			grass	no	330-390-410-390-330	My first experience in American baseball. You can also enjoy Walt Disney World, Universal Studio and etc. in Orlando.
*Minor League*
	PGE Park Portland, OR	Portland Beavers (San Diego Padres AAA A Affiliate)	1926	19,566	artificial turf	no	317-405-320 (308-407-348: -2000)	NexTurf is installed. Formerly known as Civic Stadium until 2000, home of the Portland Rockies (currently the Tri-city Dust Devils), Colorado A Affiliate.
	Cheney Stadium Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners AAA Affiliate)	1960		grass	no	325-350-385-425-385-350-325	It takes about an hour and a half from Seattle by bus. A "Mountain Dog" is a foot-long hot dog ($5.25).
	Tucson Electric Park Tucson, AZ	Tucson Sidewinders (Arizona Diamondbacks AAA Affiliate)	See "Spring Training" above.
*Ballparks of the Past*
	Kingdome until June 1999	Seattle Mariners	1977	59,084	artificial turf	fixed	331-376-389-405-380-352-312	Implosion video by ESPN. Over 97% of the concrete was recycled and 50% was used for Seahawks Stadium.
	Olympic Stadium	Montreal Expos	1977	46,500	artificial turf	fixed	325-375-404-375-325	This stadium was not bad in comparison with Japanese ballparks. Fieldturf installed in 2004.
*Nippon Professional Baseball*
*Pacific League*
	# Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	1993	48,000	artificial turf	retractable	100-118-122-118-100	The retractable roof makes an ugly shadow on the field.
	Kyocera Dome Osaka	Orix Buffaloes	1997	48,000	artificial turf	fixed	100-116-122-116-100	Better-known for concerts than baseball.
	Skymark Stadium	1988	35,000	grass	no	99.1-117-122-117-99.1	Formerly known as Green Stadium Kobe.
	Seibu Dome	Saitama Seibu Lions	1979	35,879	artificial turf	fixed	100-116-122-116-100	The naming right was sold to a company named "Invoice" in 2005.
	Chiba Marine Stadium	Chiba Lotte Marines	1990	30,086	artificial turf	no	99.5-116-122-116-99.5	Looks like the American stadiums in 1970's.
	Kleenex Stadium Miyagi	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	2005	23,000	artificial turf	no	101.5-122-101.5	Formerly known as Sendai Miyagi Stadium. Renovated as home of the newly established team, the Eagles.
	# Sapporo Dome	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	2001	42,600	artificial turf	fixed	100-122-100	Moved from Tokyo Dome in 2004.
*Central League*
	Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	1957	31,984	OF: grass IF: clay	no	91.4-109.7-115.8-109.7-91.4	A new ballpark is being planned.
	Hanshin Koshien Stadium	Hanshin Tigers	1924	55,000	OF: grass IF: clay	no	96-120-96	The home of the national high school baseball tournaments in spring and summer.
	Nagoya Dome	Chunichi Dragons	1997	40,500	artificial turf	fixed	100-122-100	Not so bad.
	Yokohama Stadium	Yokohama Bay Stars	1978	30,730	artificial turf	no	94.2-117.7-94.2	Near to the Chinatown. Fieldturf installed in 2003.
	Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium	Tokyo Yakult Swallows	1926	44,361	artificial turf	no	90.9-120-90.9	Too small. Home of the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League.
	Tokyo Dome	Yomiuri Giants	1988	46,314	artificial turf	fixed	100-110-122-110-100	Fieldturf installed in 2002. FIFA recommended facility.
*Farm*

*Ballparks of the Past*
	Osaka Stadium	Nankai Hawks	1950		OF: grass IF: clay	no
	Fujiidera Stadium	Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes	1928		artificial turf	no		The former home of the Buffaloes until 1996.
*Others*
*Shikoku Island League*
	Oronamin C Stadium	Tokushima Indigo Socks		18,600	OF: grass IF: clay	no	99-121.9-99
*Korea Basebal Organization*
	Jamsil Baseball Stadium	Doosan Bears LG Twins		30,500	grass	no	95-125-95	My one and only experience of Korean baseball.
	Incheon Munhak Baseball Stadium	SK Wyverns	2002	30,480	grass	no	95-122-95
	# Mokdong Baseball Stadium	# Woori Heroes		16,000	artificial turf	no	98-118-98
	# Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium	Hanwha Eagles	1965	13,242	artificial turf	no	98-115-98
	# Daegu Baseball Stadium	Samsung Lions	1948	12,000	artificial turf	no	95-117-95
	# Kwangju Moodeung Baseball Stadium	# Kia Tigers	1965	14,600	artificial turf	no	99-120-99
	# Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium	Lotte Giants	1986	40,000	grass	no	95-118-95
*National Football League*
	Qwest Field	Seattle Seahawks	2002	72,000	artificial turf	no		Field Turf installed. Originally known as Seahawks Stadium.
*Soccer/Premiership*
	The Valley	Charlton Athletic	1919	26,875	grass	no
*Cricket*
	Lord's	Marylebone Cricket Club	1814		Grass	No		Home of Cricket. Marylebone Cricket Club was founded in 1787
*Tennis*
	Queen's Club	Stella Artois Championships	1886		grass	no		Nearest tube station: Barons Court.
*Track & Field*
	National Kasumigaoka Stadium		1965	55,903	grass	no

*1 Digital cameras: RICOH DC-2L (July 1996 - September 1999); SONY DSC-F505K (October 1999 - August 2003); Canon EOS Kiss Digital (September 2003 -).

*2 "#" means: with respect to the ballparks, I have not been to such ballpark; and with respect to the teams, I have not seen a ball game of such team at any ballpark.

*3 These years include the year when such ballpark was originally built, the year when the first professional game was held and the year when renovation was completed.

*4 foot (US/CA ballparks) / meter (JP/KR ballparks).

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