Fansided

Every MLB stadium ranked from worst to best

By Kareem Gantt

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 28: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) The New York Yankees stand for the national anthem on Opening Day against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on March 28, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Orioles 7-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 28: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) The New York Yankees stand for the national anthem on Opening Day against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on March 28, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Orioles 7-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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5. Oracle Park — San Francisco Giants

Here’s one spot where the San Francisco Giants beat out the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Oracle Park, which is the 50th name change this ballpark has seen since it opened in 2000, beats its rival park in the south in location and stature. Now, Dodgers fans won’t be happy with ranking their rivals ballpark ahead of there, but I cannot tell a lie, Oracle Park is a great place to watch a baseball game.

It opened as Pacific Bell Park in 2000, and the park immediately became one of the best in the Majors. It was the catalyst of the reinvigoration of the South Beach neighborhood, which was once a derelict spot on San Francisco’s picture-perfect landscape and which has transformed into a mecca for the city’s sports franchises.

Even though the ballpark will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next season, Oracle Park still looks mighty good for its age. Oh, and one cannot talk about Oracle Park without mentioning McCovey Cove, named after former Giants great Willie McCovey. There are a lot of baseballs that are sitting at the bottom of the Cove, but seeing Oracle Park from the water just gives it a gleam that few ballparks can match.

It also helps that the Giants have largely been a dominating team within their home ballpark. While it does get chilly, especially for night games, there are few better parks to watch a baseball game than Oracle Park.

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