The Best, Worst and Weirdest Minor League Stadiums

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The snorting bull in Durham is actually currently in its FOURTH iteration! The original sign from the movie hung in the DBAP concourse but is now in storage. The second sign built was sturdier than the one from the movie, but the second sign was damaged due to violent winds in 2007, during which the forelegs and head were ripped off. The sign was fixed, but they knew they had to replace it. The Durham Bulls was named after a tobacco brand. John Green (no the Crash Course one is not a time traveler sadly lol), who owned the JR Green Company, gained success when soldiers from both sides of the Civil War visited by word of mouth. After the Civil War, John sought to create a new tobacco brand, and he was influenced by the advertisement campaign of a mustard company from Durham in the UK. The British company used a bullhead on its mustard labels, so Green copied the appealing packaging and placed a bull image on his tobacco packaging. John faced lawsuits over it, but in the end, he successfully secured the bull as his advertisement, and Durham, NC became the tobacco capital of the US.

Truist Field for the Charlotte Knights very deserving of the best list. It has arguably the best view in minor league baseball and one of highest attendance teams in all the minors

In all the years you’ve talked about minor league stadiums, I’m still shocked you’ve never mentioned the Fort Wayne tincaps. Parkview field is consistently rated as one of the best stadiums in our state of indiana

Modern Woodman Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport Iowa deserves consideration as one of the best AND weirdest Minor League ball parks. It is located on the Mississippi river next to Centennial Bridge. It has a Ferris wheel outside the left field wall and a unique system of flood protection so the Quad City River Bandits of the High-A Midwest League can continue playing even when the river is out of its banks.

Gotta give a shoutout to my Fort Wayne Tincaps' Parkview Field. 3 time winner of Ballpark Digest's best Class-A ballparks award. It opened in 2009 in downtown, and it was a huge upgrade over the previous stadium on the north side of town. I worked concessions there for 3 seasons and it was a joy to come to

No way you didn’t include Parkview Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana for one of the best ballparks.

I was absolutely shocked to not see The Double-A Reading Fightin' Phils' First Energy Stadium on this list ... it's constantly rated as a top-5 ballpark in the country.

As a central PA native I will always love the Senators stadium, it offers good parking, a mini golf course, and a solid local favorites for food.

Mirabito is actually a really nice place to catch a game, trains are cool going past left field during the game, good food, cool area in right field

I just went to a game at Nat Bailey Stadium earlier tonight and I can promise it is not nearly as bad as its Google rendering makes it look. The old grandstand shows its age, but still offers some great sight lines. And the new stands down the 3rd base line and left field are modern and comfortable. Plus the actual playing surface is kept in immaculate condition. In person, it's comparable to major league parks.

Lansing Lugnuts fan here. I can confirm the plumbing does in fact work at Jackson Field. My biggest gripe is there isn't very much parking close by due to those one-way streets on either side of the stadium. There are a couple of parking garages within walking distance and a small lot next to the stadium, but that lot is generally limited to handicap parking. Otherwise, it's a great place to take in a game!

Appreciate the love to the Altoona Curve. One of only a few minor league I have seen, thanks mainly to Lakemont Park being a common destination for my family as a kid. Have rode the Skyliner many times, (they repainted the train to say "Go Curve" on the side many years ago) and that coaster bucks but gives a great wooden roller coaster feel for me. And the stadium looks great, especially when my mian comp was the terrible now destroyed Hagerstown Suns stadium.

So happy to see my Altoona Curve here. The Roller Coaster in right is about as iconic as it gets for minor league ball. Fun story: I almost fell out of the Skyliner when I was a kid. The only safety on it is a lap bar and I slipped through it on downhill drop. My dad grabbed me and pulled me back down.

I live in Binghamton and I was so sad to see Mirabito stadium on it, I grew up going to games here and I love it

I was stunned when Nat Bailey made it onto the list of "worst stadiums". I'm from Vancouver, and saw many games there. It's a great ball park to watch a game, and set in a beautiful part of Vancouver. It's actually holding up quite well despite it's age. The only downsides, it's difficult to get to if you are coming from one of the suburbs, there's virtually no public transportation to the park, and it's brutal trying to get out of the parking lot after the game.

Huntington Park in Columbus is just in one of the greatest urban areas in all of America. The Arena District and The Short North are magical places. Entertaining, beautiful and full of life. Now do English football stadiums next. From the Premier League to the EFL League 2 there are some...good and bad pitches.

Southwest University Park in El Paso needs mentioning! They did a great job making it feel like Petco Park, the chihuahuas parent team stadium, while still being really unique. Mock warehouse buildings in the outfield, strange fence heights, a grass seating area, a home run porch overhanging left field, super modern, always an amazing vibe, and wonderful downtown placement. Watching games at SU Park is ALWAYS a blast, definitely worth a mention

Feel like Huntington Park in Columbus deserves a spot here. Fantastic stadium with quirky dimensions, not a bad seat in the house, massive jumbotron, and best of all, an outfield wall in right-center that is a fence that separates the field and the sidewalk on the other side of the stadium, giving free views of the inside of the stadium, some of which are even covered

Leidos fail at Ripken stadium is an amazing place to catch a game. Place holds so many memories, from playing on the fields beside it, actually escorting the pitcher out to the mound and standing with him through the national anthem, and participating in the between innings entertainment. Amazing place and went back for a visit just this past Thursday June 15th. Iron Birds will forever be a favorite.