The definitive MLB stadium power rankings from NBC Sports Washington Are here. Which ballpark is the best? Our rankings provide all the answers.

Opened: 1966 Capacity: 35,067 Comment: The shame is, this once was a nice stadium. Back before Al Davis built the monstrosity that has overtaken the center-field bleachers as an upper deck for his Raiders, the Coliseum offered up gorgeous views of the mountains in the distance. These days, there are no mountains to be seen, only a decrepit stadium that feels even older than it is. Have we mentioned the recurring raw sewage problem? The A’s and their fans deserve so much better than this, but they remain stuck in limbo while MLB tries to find a way to let them relocate to San Jose, encroaching on territory the Giants claim is solely theirs.

Opened: 1990 Capacity: 31,042 Comment: Built eight years before the region even had its own major-league team, the Trop has provided one of the worst environments in baseball history for 16 years now. It’s the only permanent dome still being used in the majors. The lack of crowds leaves everything echoing throughout the park. And then there are the catwalks that hover over the field of play, with special ground rules written in case a batted ball strikes one of the four different rings. The Rays desperately want a new park, and they’ve been trying for years, but for now they remain stuck in this awful facility.

Opened: 1989 Capacity: 49,282 Comment: I distinctly remember thinking the then-Skydome was the coolest stadium in the world when it opened 25 years ago. And at the time, it was a true marvel. It had a retractable dome. It had the biggest scoreboard anyone had ever seen. It had a hotel INSIDE the stadium, for crying out loud! These days, it just feels off. Like Epcot Center, you realize this place once felt futuristic but now feels like a bad example of what we thought the future would look like back in the ’80s.

Opened: 1994 Capacity: 48,114 Comment: Why does the Rangers’ ballpark rank so low? Let’s count the ways: 1) It’s too big, like so many other things in Texas, 2) It’s too hot, like so many other things in Texas, because it has a southeasterly orientation for no good reason, 3) It’s too contrived (the overhanging upper deck in right field feels completely out of the place with the rest of the park, and 4) It has had about 17 different names over the last two decades. Check back for these rankings in 2020, when the Rangers open a brand new stadium. It will surely be ranked higher than No. 27.

Opened: 2012 Capacity: 36,472 Comment: When Marlins Park opened in 2012, there were several unique factors to it. They had the live aquarium behind home plate, the huge sculpture in left-center field, and even a pool at the Clevelander Bar in left-field. But recent renovations removed the sculpture, creating a more social area, with the sculpture set to be permanently outside the stadium in 2020. With the Marlins being one of the worst teams in baseball, they lack any type of fan support; the average attendance is less than 10,000 fans per game, the lowest in the MLB. Give Jeff Loria this much: He built a ballpark that is uniquely Miami. It may not be your cup of tea, with the Clevelander Bar behind the left-field bullpen, the bright colors and the million-dollar thingamabob sculpture behind the center-field fence. But it doesn’t look like any other ballpark in the world, and there’s something to be said for that. On the other hand, this feels less like a ballpark than an amusement park. Plus there’s the whole swindling local taxpayers to get the place built thing, which never looks good.

Opened: 1991 Capacity: 40,615 Comment: Talk about bad timing. The White Sox opened their new stadium one year before Camden Yards opened in Baltimore. The difference is staggering. There’s nothing retro about the new Comiskey Park. It’s a monstrous stadium with symmetrical dimensions, a huge, steep upper deck and a view not of downtown Chicago but of the housing projects next to the Dan Ryan Expressway. They’ve done a few renovations to try to make the place look better, but there really is little than can be done with an eyesore like this.

Opened: 1998 Capacity: 48,633 Comment: Similar in look to Miller Park, Chase Field has a retractable roof that splits open in the middle, plus panels beyond the outfield wall. This stadium, though, is massive, and can be seen from miles away, resembling a huge airplane hangar more than a ballpark. There are plenty of distractions, from restaurants and bars to the famous swimming pool behind the right-field fence. Like Coors Field, it was built too big, back when ticket demand was sky-high. Now, the Diamondbacks have trouble coming close to sellouts even for big games against prime opponents. The shame is that if you can block out all the extra stuff and focus simply on the playing field and the lower seating bowl, it’s quite a nice place. It’s just really hard to block out everything else.

Opened: 2001 Capacity: 41,900 Comment: It needs to be said that Brewers fans are among the best in baseball, and they help create a fun, party-like atmosphere inside (and especially outside) Miller Park. But this isn’t a ranking of fans, it’s a ranking of ballparks. And Miller Park simply doesn’t stack up to most of the rest of the league. The fan-like retractable roof is oddly shaped, coming to a point behind home plate. And even when the roof and outfield panels are open, there’s not much of anything to see. The stadium is built upwards, not outwards, as space can seem tight at points. Downtown Milwaukee is several miles away, and not in that direction. It just feels like they missed the boat a little bit on this one.

Opened: 1999 Capacity: 47,476 Comment: One of the biggest ballparks in baseball, T-Mobile Field (formerly Safeco Field) certainly shows its size. The retractable roof at Safeco closes when it rains, but it doesn’t completely enclose the ballpark. That makes it feel more like you’re outdoors (even if it does require bringing a jacket to the game). Still, it feels too big, especially now that the Mariners rank in the lower third of attendance. While it may be an unpopular opinion, this ballpark doesn't offer anything too special.

Opened: 2006 Capacity: 43,975 Comment: There is the Gateway Arch looming in the background, and that is a cool thing to see as you gaze out beyond the sea of red seats. But that’s about the only thing that distinguishes the third Busch Stadium from the other parks that occupy the middle section of this list. You would think the Cardinals, so rich with tradition and with such a passionate fan base, would have come up with something a little more interesting than this. But they didn’t. The dimensions are symmetrical. The seating areas look just like the seating areas in other stadiums. There’s nothing particularly wrong with the place. There’s just nothing particularly exciting about it, either.

Opened: 2003 Capacity: 42,319 Comment: Change the seats from red to blue, and you might think you were at Nationals Park. There are some real similarities. The shame of the Reds’ stadium is that while it faces the Ohio River, the water is too far away for anybody with a bat to reach it. And the view on the other side of the river is Northern Kentucky, hardly awe-inspiring. Downtown Cincinnati, meanwhile, is directly behind home plate, so you don’t get a view of that unless you’re seated in the outfield. Oh, the dimensions are too small, as well, turning this place into a home run haven.

Opened: 2009 Capacity: 41,922 Comment: Let’s make one thing clear: Citi Field is so much better than Shea Stadium, which was the single worst place on Earth. The problems with Citi Field, however, are many. It’s too big. It’s too dark. It’s too confusing (you can’t walk all the way around the main concourse, you have to take stairs or escalators up and then back down). And the original outfield dimensions were so bad, the Mets wound up moving the fences in after only a couple of seasons of play. It’s a completely contrived ballpark out in the middle of Flushing Meadows, where the crowds are drowned out by the planes taking off from nearby LaGuardia Airport every couple of minutes. Very much a missed opportunity for the Mets.

Opened: 1994 Capacity: 42,487 Comment: Home of the 2019 All-Star game, Progressive field was heralded as one of the finest ballparks in the majors when it first opened. Unfortunately, it just simply has been overtaken by many others in the two decades since. Again, there’s nothing particularly wrong with it. But neither is it particularly interesting or distinctive. There are too many suites along the third-base line, pushing the upper deck higher than it needs to be. The view of downtown Cleveland is perfectly fine, though hardly jaw-dropping.

Opened: 2008 Capacity: 41,418 Comment: Look, you may not like or agree with this. Nationals Park, to its credit, is a very fan-friendly ballpark, with wide concourses and good field views from just about any seat. But it simply has no defining characteristic, no distinct charm. Think about it this way: What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Nationals Park? It’s tough to come up with something. The big video board? The Red Porch area? The cherry blossoms that bloom for only a week or so in early-April? The distant view of the Capitol dome from a handful of sections in the upper deck? I just wish there was something that stood about this place. A quirk in the outfield fence. A view of the Anacostia River. A view of more of the city. A unique bullpen. Something. Anything. Instead, we’re left with a very nice — but wholly indistinguishable — ballpark in the nation’s capital.

Opened: 2000 Capacity: 41,681 Comment: You wouldn’t think downtown Detroit would make for much of a backdrop, but you’d be surprised. Comerica Park is another hidden gem, a well-thought-out, well-executed ballpark that makes Detroit look good. It’s the little things that complete it: The stone tigers that encompass the park, the home plate-shaped dirt, the retired numbers and names above the outfield wall. It may not be enough to revitalize a devastated downtown area, but it is most definitely reason to visit the Motor City.

Opened: 2000 Capacity: 42,060 Comment: Love it or hate it, Minute Maid Park is one of the most unique parks in baseball. The left field porch is super short, but the left-center field area, while oddly shaped, opens up the ballpark incredibly. They removed Tal’s Hill in center field, which was an accident waiting to happen. There’s a locomotive filled with fake giant oranges above the wall that rides across the train tracks after every home run. While somewhat quirky, it really is a nice park, especially when the roof is open.

Opened: 2004 Capacity: 43,651 Comment: We’re now entering the indistinguishable middle of the pack. Philadelphia has probably the best of this group, notable for the dark red brick and two-tiered bullpen behind the center-field fence. While very south of downtown Philadelphia, any seats in the upper concourse can see the skyline in the distance past centerfield.

Opened: 1966 Capacity: 45,483 Comment: Though the basic foundation of the stadium opened nearly 50 years ago, it was gutted and rebuilt in the ’90s, so it doesn’t feel at all like an old ballpark. The rocky waterfall in left field gives this park some character. This is just a pleasant place to watch a ballgame. The weather is usually fantastic. The stands are usually packed (Angels rank 5th in attendance in 2019). And Disneyland is only five minutes away. What more do you need?

Opened: 1995 Capacity: 50,398 Comment: Home runs aside, this is a really nice ballpark. It’s a true retro park, brick and steel, and it fits right in with the old buildings in downtown Denver. The Rockies did build the park too big, a reaction to the ridiculous crowds they drew in their first two seasons of existence at Mile High Stadium, so they tore down the third deck in right field and converted it to a party zone. Don’t worry, though, you’ll still find the vast majority of the purple row of seats in the upper deck, so designated to mark 5,280 feet above sea level.

Opened: 1973 Capacity: 37,903 Comment: Perhaps the most under-appreciated ballpark in the majors, Kauffman Stadium is an anomaly. Built in the early ’70s when so many cookie-cutter, multi-purpose stadiums opened, it is a baseball-only ballpark that has stood the test of time quite well. The Royals did some renovations a few years ago, including the removal of some of the famed fountains beyond the outfield fence (I wish they kept them all), but the place didn’t need a whole lot of work. It may be 41 years old, but it’s still a great place to watch a ballgame, and testament to some smart design from a couple generations ago.

Opened: 2009 Capacity: 49,642 Comment: How do you replace the most famous ballpark in baseball history, one that played host to so many iconic moments in the sport’s history over eight decades? Well, the Yankees decided to build a near-replica of the old place, right across the street. Except they made it bigger, more lavish and way more expensive. While there's no way the new stadium can completely replicate the old, the new Yankee Stadium still provides a decent venue to watch a ballgame. The redone Monument Park in centerfield is a must see.

Opened: 2004 Capacity: 42,302 Comment: For starters, you’re in San Diego, so it’s hard to go wrong, no matter what the place looks like. But the Padres did a fantastic job designing and building Petco Park, which combines modern niceties with some old-fashioned flair. For example, the Western Metal Supply Co. building, one corner of which serves as the left-field foul pole. Genius! There’s also the beach area behind the center-field fence. And the neighboring Gaslamp District has been completely revitalized, a bustling corner of downtown San Diego that offers no shortage of places to go before and after Padres games.

Opened: 1962 Capacity: 56,000 Comment: Though it’s clearly showing its age, Dodger Stadium remains a national treasure. There’s just nothing like stepping out from the fourth deck high above home plate and looking out at the magnificent vista, with Chavez Ravine in the immediate background and the San Gabriel Mountains off in the distance. There’s also something about the grass there. It just looks greener than any ballpark you’ve ever seen. Yet, the outfield seats always seem to be empty until September, even though the Dodgers have been to back-to-back World Series.

Opened: 2017 Capacity: 41,084 Comment: Although the stadium holds about 8,000 fewer people than Turner Field, SunTrust Park is a significant upgrade for one of the league's most promising young teams. SunTrust Park is the newest stadium in baseball, and also one of the nicest. The stadium resembles a lot of the old Turner Field, but added a bunch of modern amenities so upgrade the fan experience. And if the Braves keep playing well, the fans will have very little to complain about.

Opened: 2010 Capacity: 39,021 Comment: This is a really, really nice ballpark in a very nice city. The limestone backstop and wall next to the left-field foul pole are great touches, as well as the overhanging upper decks in the outfield that make the place feel like something of a cauldron and, of course, the great Twins logo high above center field, with Mr. Minneapolis and Mr. Saint Paul shaking hands across the Mississippi River.

Opened: 1992 Capacity: 45,971 Comment: The original retro ballpark remains one of the very best. So many other parks built in the ’90s and ’00s tried to duplicate Camden Yards, but none truly could, for one good reason: the warehouse. It already existed, so the ballpark was built around it. You can’t fabricate something like that. It has to be organic. It’s remarkable to think it’s been 27 years since Camden Yards opened and completely changed the notion of the modern sports facility. It is starting to show its age just a bit, but it remains a gem, often imitated, never duplicated.

Opened: 1912 Capacity: 37,499 Comment: Arguably the most historic stadium in sports, Fenway Park is about the experience, not the amenities. And it’s a wholly unique experience, well worth it. The Green Monster hovers over everything. Sure, there are obstructed seats. You'll feel cramped, and if you are not from Boston, you will be sick of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline and every New Englander by the end of the night. But Fenway is one of the coolest places to watch any sporting event, and you'll be glad you got to experience a place that has so much baseball history. It's a must for any baseball fan.

Opened: 1914 Capacity: 41,072 Comment: To step into the Friendly Confines is to step back in time. That can be bad in some cases (try sitting way under the overhang and directly behind a pole, or try navigating your way through the rustic concourse) but the good far significantly outweighs the bad. There simply is nothing like a Chicago summer afternoon spent in the bleachers at the corner of Clark and Addison. The ivy. The manual scoreboard. The rooftops. The rest of Wrigleyville outside the stadium. In terms of pure experience, this is arguably the best in baseball. If you’ve never been, you need to put this one on your list.

Opened: 2000 Capacity: 41,503 Comment: There’s certainly a valid argument for the Giants’ home park to rank No. 1 on the list, and I wouldn’t question anyone who picked it. The view of San Francisco Bay is breathtaking. The see-through brick wall in right field is a great touch for pedestrians walking outside the park to be able to see in. McCovey Cove is one of the coolest aspects to the ballpark. The best view of the place, though, actually is from the last seat in the last row of the upper deck down the first-base line. From there, you see not only the field and the bay, but the Bay Bridge and downtown San Francisco behind the third-base line. It’s just phenomenal.

Opened: 2001 Capacity: 38,362 Comment: This is as close to a perfect ballpark as you can get. And I know I’m not alone in thinking that. It has everything: An unmatched vista of downtown Pittsburgh beyond the Allegheny River, the Roberto Clemente Bridge ushering fans back and forth, an intimate seating bowl with only two decks (the first ballpark built with fewer than three decks since Milwaukee’s County Stadium in the 1950s) and just enough quirks to make games there distinct without threatening the quality of play.