If you’re like most baseball fans, you have probably put travelling to every major league baseball stadium on your bucket list, or at least on your wish list. I mean let’s face it, what true die-hard baseball fan, regardless of favorite team, wouldn’t absolutely love to boast about having been to every MLB ballpark to their friends and fellow baseball fans. But the cold, hard truth is that such an endeavor is both time and cost prohibitive for the average baseball fan, regardless of their level of love of the game.

But let’s say that you could make it to 10 of MLB’s 30 stadiums across the United States and Canada. Which 10 would you choose?

Here’s a thought … Why not choose the 10 best MLB stadiums as ranked by Stadium Journey.com, a website created by lifelong sports enthusiast Paul Swaney and compiled by his staff of nearly 100 writers?

This past week, Stadium Journey released their list of the Top-100 North American stadiums of 2017, regardless of sport. And while Dodger Stadium landed in the number nine spot overall, it is ranked as the sixth best MLB stadium on their list.

Here are the Top-10 MLB stadiums as chosen by the Stadium Journey staff. (Note: The number in parenthesis is Stadium Journey’s overall Top 100 stadium ranking, regardless of sport):

1. Wrigley Field – Chicago Cubs (1st)
2. Fenway Park – Boston Red Sox (2nd)
3. AT&T Park – San Francisco Giants (3rd)
4. Camden Yards – Baltimore Orioles (4th)
5. PNC Park – Pittsburgh Pirates (8th)
6. Dodger Stadium – LA Dodgers (9th)
7. Coors Field – Colorado Rockies (14th)
8. Safeco Field – Seattle Mariners (25th)
9. Petco Park – San Diego Padres (32nd)
10. Nationals Park – Washington Nationals (46th)

Wrigley Field celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. But while it is impossible to ignore the tremendous history of MLB’s oldest ballpark, is it really MLB’s best ballpark?
(Photo credit: Ron Cervenka – Click on image to enlarge)

Obviously, picking a best (or favorite) MLB ballpark is a very personal and individual thing based on many different factors, but Stadium Journey includes many of these factors when making their assessment of each respective MLB ballpark, such as: food and beverage, atmosphere, neighborhood, fans, access, return on investment and extras.

From a personal standpoint, I have not (yet) been to Camden Yards, PNC, Safeco Field (although I’m going this August), or Nationals Park. And while it is impossible to dismiss the incredible history behind both Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, and it’s difficult to ignore the absolutely breathtaking view of the San Francisco Bay from AT&T Park (at least from the top level nosebleed seats), I wouldn’t have ranked any of these three ahead of “Blue Heaven on Earth,’ as Dodger Stadium is affectionately known.

I absolutely loved Wrigley, Fenway and AT&T, but no way would I have ever ranked them ahead of this place. (Getty images – Click on image to enlarge)

…then again, I am very biased in my assessment.

Play Ball!