The Oldest MLB Stadiums Still in Use

Two MLB ballparks have crossed the century mark and are still hosting games: Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914). After that pair, the rest of the league’s oldest active parks are much younger — Dodger Stadium (1962), Angel Stadium (1966), Kauffman Stadium (1973), Rogers Centre (1989), Tropicana Field (1990), Rate Field (1991), Oriole Park at Camden Yards (1992) and Progressive Field (1994) round out the 10 oldest venues still in use for the 2026 season, per our baseball research.

The 10 oldest active MLB ballparks

1. Fenway Park — Boston Red Sox (1912)

The oldest ballpark in the majors opened on April 20, 1912 — the same week the Titanic sank — and has hosted the Red Sox ever since. It’s defined by the 37-foot-high Green Monster in left field, a manual scoreboard still updated by hand, and some of the tightest, most old-fashioned sightlines in the sport. Fenway has been renovated repeatedly (most recently with added seating atop the Monster and expanded concourses) but never replaced, and it remains the standard by which every “classic ballpark” conversation starts.

2. Wrigley Field — Chicago Cubs (1914)

Opened two years after Fenway as Weeghman Park for the Federal League, Wrigley became the Cubs’ home in 1916 and has stayed that way for more than a century. It’s famous for its ivy-covered brick outfield walls, a hand-operated center-field scoreboard that’s never been replaced by video, and the Wrigleyville neighborhood that wraps around the park. A 2010s renovation added a jumbotron and clubhouse upgrades without touching the field-level character that makes it baseball’s second cathedral.

3. Dodger Stadium — Los Angeles Dodgers (1962)

The third-oldest park in the league and, notably, the newest of the “old three” by nearly half a century. Built into a hillside in Chavez Ravine, Dodger Stadium is also the largest MLB stadium by seating capacity (around 56,000). Its mid-century modern pastel seating bowl and mountain-and-palm-tree backdrop have made it one of the sport’s most recognizable venues since it opened, and it remains largely unchanged in footprint despite decades of upgrades.

4. Angel Stadium — Los Angeles Angels (1966)

Opened as “Anaheim Stadium,” it originally hosted both the Angels and the NFL’s Rams before a 1990s renovation converted it back into a baseball-only park, adding the rock-formation display beyond the outfield fence. At 60 years old in 2026, it’s the fourth-oldest park in the majors, and its future is uncertain as the Angels and the city of Anaheim continue talks over a long-term stadium deal.

5. Kauffman Stadium — Kansas City Royals (1973)

Kauffman Stadium (originally Royals Stadium) opened as part of the same wave of late-1960s/early-1970s multipurpose construction that produced several now-demolished “cookie-cutter” parks — but unlike most of its era-mates, it was built baseball-only, with a famous water spectacular fountain display beyond the outfield wall. A major 2009 renovation modernized the concourses and added a Hall of Fame museum while preserving the original bowl.

6. Rogers Centre — Toronto Blue Jays (1989)

Opened as SkyDome, Rogers Centre was the first stadium built with a fully retractable roof, a design that made it a marvel of late-1980s stadium engineering and MLB’s only Canadian ballpark. It underwent a major renovation completed in 2023 that replaced the artificial turf, widened the bullpens and added new seating areas closer to the field, keeping it competitive with newer parks despite its age.

7. Tropicana Field — Tampa Bay Rays (1990)

Tropicana Field opened in 1990 (originally as the Florida Suncoast Dome) and became the Rays’ home when the franchise launched in 1998. Hurricane Milton tore the fabric roof panels off in October 2024, forcing the Rays to play their entire 2025 season at Steinbrenner Field; a roughly $60 million repair brought the Trop back online for the Rays’ 2026 home opener. Its future is limited regardless — the team’s new ownership is already searching for a permanent replacement park targeted to open around 2029.

8. Rate Field — Chicago White Sox (1991)

Opened in 1991 as (new) Comiskey Park — later renamed U.S. Cellular Field, then Guaranteed Rate Field, and now Rate Field — this was the first MLB park built after the 1960s-70s multipurpose boom and served as a bridge to the retro-ballpark era that Camden Yards would kick off a year later. Renovations over the years have replaced the steeply pitched upper deck and added a fan-friendly outfield plaza.

9. Oriole Park at Camden Yards — Baltimore Orioles (1992)

Camden Yards didn’t just open in 1992 — it reshaped the entire league. Its brick-and-steel retro design, built around the historic B&O Warehouse beyond right field, launched the “retro-classic” ballpark boom that produced nearly every park built since. Widely regarded as one of the most influential stadiums in American sports history, it remains a model for blending old-school aesthetics with modern amenities.

10. Progressive Field — Cleveland Guardians (1994)

Opened as Jacobs Field in 1994, Progressive Field was part of the same retro-ballpark wave Camden Yards started, built downtown with skyline views and an asymmetrical outfield. It sold out every home game for several consecutive seasons in the late 1990s and early 2000s — once an MLB attendance record — and remains one of the sport’s more architecturally distinctive parks, with its trademark left-field scoreboard tower known as “the Batter’s Eye.”

Why Fenway and Wrigley stand alone

Most teams replaced their early-20th-century ballparks during two later construction waves: the multipurpose “cookie-cutter” era of the 1960s-70s (which produced parks like the old Riverfront Stadium and Three Rivers Stadium, both long since demolished) and the retro-ballpark boom that Camden Yards kicked off in 1992. The Red Sox and Cubs chose to renovate rather than replace, which is why Fenway and Wrigley remain the last survivors of baseball’s earliest ballpark age — more than 40 years older than the next-oldest park on this list.

How we ranked them

This list is ranked strictly by opening year, using each ballpark’s original construction date rather than the year of its most recent name change or renovation (Rate Field and Tropicana Field, for example, have both been renamed multiple times since they opened). Only ballparks that are an active home venue for a current MLB team in the 2026 season are included; retired or demolished stadiums are covered separately in our look at the largest MLB stadiums and oldest stadiums around the globe. Age alone doesn’t determine quality — for that debate, see our ranking of the best MLB ballparks.