One of the most interesting differences between Major League Baseball and other professional sports is that in MLB, teams get to choose how their home field will be shaped. While there always has to be 90 ft between the bases and the distance between the pitcher’s mound and home plate must be 60.6 ft, the depth and height of outfield walls is left up to the teams to decide.
A home run on one field may just be a double on another, so players must be able to adapt to the different shapes, heights, and measurements of fields across the league.
So, which MLB ballpark has the deepest center field (straightaway) outfield walls?
MLB Stadium With Deepest Outfield Walls
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RANK | STADIUM | HOME TEAM | WALL HEIGHT |
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1 | Minute Maid Park | Houston Astros | 435 ft |
2 | Comerica Park | Detroit Tigers | 420 ft |
3 | LoanDepot Park | Miami Marlins | 418 ft |
4 | Coors Field | Colorado Rockies | 415 ft |
5 | Kauffman Stadium | Kansas City Royals | 410 ft |
6 | Citi Field | New York Mets | 408 ft |
7 | Yankee Stadium | New York Yankees | 408 ft |
8 | Chase Field | Arizona Diamondbacks | 407 ft |
9 | Globe Life Field | Texas Rangers | 407 ft |
10 | Progressive Field | Cleveland Guardians | 405 ft |
11 | Great American Ball Park | Cincinnati Reds | 404 ft |
12 | Target Field | Minnesota Twins | 404 ft |
13 | Tropicana Field | Tampa Bay Rays | 404 ft |
14 | Nationals Park | Washington Nationals | 402 ft |
15 | Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia Phillies | 401 ft |
16 | T-Mobile Park | Seattle Mariners | 401 ft |
17 | American Family Field | Milwaukee Brewers | 400 ft |
18 | Angel Stadium | Los Angeles Angels | 400 ft |
19 | Busch Stadium | St. Louis Cardinals | 400 ft |
20 | Guaranteed Rate Field | Chicago White Sox | 400 ft |
21 | Oakland Coliseum | Oakland Athletics | 400 ft |
22 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Balt imore Orioles | 400 ft |
23 | Rogers Centre | Toronto Blue Jays | 400 ft |
24 | Truist Park | Atlanta Braves | 400 ft |
25 | Wrigley Field | Chicago Cubs | 400 ft |
26 | PNC Park | Pittsburgh Pirates | 399 ft |
27 | Petco Park | San Diego Padres | 396 ft |
28 | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles Dodgers | 395 ft |
29 | Oracle Park | San Francisco Giants | 391 ft |
30 | Fenway Park | Boston Red Sox | 390 ft |
The Houston Astros’ Minute Maid Park has the farthest outfield wall in MLB. The field’s center field (straightaway) wall is 435 feet from home plate.