When SunTrust Park in Atlanta debuts tonight with an exhibition game against the Yankees, it will be the first new ballpark built in the Major Leagues since 2012. But it will be the 24th new ballpark built since 1989, as the era of retro ballparks and modernization continues unabated. Here is a look at all 30 Major League parks in use today, from oldest to newest.
Fenway Park (1912) – Famous for its 37-foot-high Green Monster left-field wall and other idiosyncratic dimensions, Fenway Park is the oldest and one of the smallest ballparks currently in use in the Major Leagues. Designed by James McLaughlin, Fenway opened the same week the Titanic sunk in 1912 and underwent a major renovation in 1934, including the insertion of a hand-operated scoreboard in the base of the left-field wall. The current Red Sox ownership group, led by John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino, took over in 2001 and made a series of additions and renovations throughout the park, most notably the addition of “Monster Seats” atop the left-field wall. The changes increased the overall seating capacity by nearly 4,000 seats to its current total of 37,731.
