Get your glove: Here are the best MLB ballparks to catch a homer
It’s Opening Day in Major league Baseball and thousands of fans are flocking to ballparks around the country hoping to see their favorite team win and maybe catch a home run ball in the process.
It’s more likely for some than others and you might be surprised to learn which stadiums provide the most opportunities to catch home runs and which provide the best value in terms of how much you’re going to pay for that outfield seat.
If you’re thinking Coors Field in Colorado for either scenario, you’re wrong.
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SeatGeek analyzed all 4,907 home runs hit in MLB parks last season and determined which stadiums produce the most catchable homers and which provide the most value based on ticket price.
Arizona’s Chase Field is the big winner when it comes to value, if you can get one of the $18 tickets to sit in section 143. It’s known as a hitter’s ballpark and there were 155 home runs there last season, that’s nearly two per game.
The Diamondbacks are hosting the Colorado Rockies on Monday and both teams feature plenty of players capable of hitting the long ball.
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SeatGeek says that section 104 in Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati and section 181 in Progressive Field in Cleveland also provide great value in your chances of catching a home. Ticket prices there are $19 and $14, respectively.
Those who aren’t necessarily concerned about the cost of their seat and just want the most opportunities to catch home runs should head to Yankees Stadium in New York. Last season, 186 catchable home runs were hit there. Camden Yards in Baltimore produced the second most with 176 catchable homers and Rogers Center in Toronto was third with 147.
The best sections in Yankee Stadium for home runs are 103, 104 and 105 where a total of 86 home runs were hit last season.
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