5 MLB stadiums every fan needs to visit

2. Oracle Park

Home to the San Francisco Giants, Oracle Park has the most breathtaking view in all of Major League Baseball.

The park sits alongside San Francisco Bay. The section outside the right field area is known as McCovey Cove, honoring Hall of Famer and Giants great Willie McCovey.

The right field area of the park is the most awe-inspiring with its 24-foot wall honoring the man who wore 24 for the Giants, Willie Mays. Because of where the park sits on the bay, the right field foul pole is 309 feet from home plate. The right-field wall is made of brick and has fenced-off archways leading to the Cove.

The right field area was designed to resemble the Polo Grounds, home to the Giants when they were in New York. The corner is known as “Triples Alley” due to the depth of the field at 415 feet to the right-center field.

McCovey Cove has often been the recipient of some spectacular splash home runs. Fans in kayaks are often seen in the cove making their way to catch a homer. It can get dangerous for sure.

Rusty the Coke Bottle and a four-fingered glove are visions to behold in left field.

In 2004, 122 wifi hot spots were placed around the park making it one of the largest public hotspots in the world. This is a must in today’s tech culture!

Willie Mays statue is located at the ballpark entrance at 24 Willie Mays Plaza and is surrounded by 24 Palm trees. Willie McCovey’s statue is at McCovey Point across from the cove named in his honor. There are also statues of Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda. There is a final statue featuring a seal with a baseball on its nose in the plaza outside the center field. This statue honors the San Francisco Seals minor league club that played in San Francisco prior to the Giants’ arrival in 1958.

Oracle Park is a nice, cool place to take in the views and watch an exciting baseball game making it a must for any fan’s list of ballparks to visit.