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(Includes major revisions, minor revisions, pages with additional diagrams, and future stadiums that are under construction. This is only a rough guide; the sequence is subject to change.)
Between March 2012, when Marlins Park was completed, and September 2014, there were no major league baseball stadiums under construction. It was the first time since September 1986 that this situation existed. But in light of the recent groundbreaking on the future home of the Braves, the table that had been removed from this space is being restored.
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* (This page itself is "under construction"; see note at bottom.)
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| UC | 1989: Skydome (Rogers Centre) (construction finished in early June) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| plan. | UC | 1990: Florida Suncoast Dome | (Tropicana Field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| planning | UC | 1991: Comiskey Park II (U.S. Cellular Field, Guaranteed Rate Field) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1992: Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1994: Jacobs Field (Progressive Field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1994: Ballpark in Arlington (Globe Life Park, etc.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1995: Coors Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1996: (Olympic Stadium) 1997: Turner Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1998: Chase Field (Bank One Ballpark) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1999: AT&T Park (Pac Bell Park) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 1999: Safeco Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2000: Comerica Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2000: Minute Maid Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2001: Miller Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2001: PNC Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2003: Great American Ballpark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2004: Citizens Bank Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2006: Busch Stadium III (construction finished in late May) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2008: Nationals Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2009: Yankee Stadium II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2009: Citi Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2010: Target Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2012: Marlins Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2017: Truist Park (ex-SunTrust Park) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | planning | UC | 2020: Globe Life Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STILL WAITING ... Oakland Athletics: (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| STILL WAITING ... Tampa Bay Rays: (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NOTE: For most stadiums, groundbreaking years are mere estimates. For most stadiums, construction continued through March of the year in which they opened. Two exceptions are Skydome / Rogers Centre (construction finished in early June 1989) and Busch Stadium III (construction finished in late May 2006). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John J, Powell, OH -- Nov 12, 2024 01:52 AM
1 visit(s). My rating: 9
My first two visits were during the 1957 season which was the last year for Pacific Coast League baseball in Los Angeles. I was a 10 year old little leaguer at the time and my league was in San Pedro which together with Wilmington and Long Beach constituted the Port of Los Angeles. I went to games with a neighbor and his father. To a 10 year-old Wrigley was major league with double decked stands from foul pole to foul pole. My favorite player was the Angels first baseman "Big" Steve Bilko. My last trip to Wrigley was in 1961 the inaugural season for the expansion American League Angels. My father took me to a "twilight" double header against the Baltimore Orioles and the Orioles were considered a serious threat to the Yankees that year for the AL pennant. The Angels had drafted Bilko in the expansion draft. Bilko did not disappoint as he hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 1st of the opener and a "walk-off" solo homer in the bottom of the 11th of the night cap to give the Angels a sweep by identical 6-5 scores. The crowd was noisy and the atmosphere "electric" and the stands were so close to the field. I'm 77 now but will never forget that special night in August of 1961.
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