SATELLITE PHOTOS: Check Out Your favourite MLB Stadiums From Up Above

Cork Gaines
Baseball Fenway Park Boston Red Sox Night Game

Photo: Werner Kunz

In Major League Baseball, more than the other sports, the character of the ballpark is often just as important to the games as the teams themselves.Is the surface grass or synthetic? Is the infield all dirt or are there just cutouts around the bags? How much foul territory is there? How far is the wall from home plate? All of these factors influence the game, and provide a unique canvas on which to paint the game.

Thanks to Google Maps, we can now get a different perspective…

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles

Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox

Roger Centre, Toronto Blue Jays

Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay Rays

Yankee Stadium, New York Yankees

Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Royals

Progressive Field, Cleveland Indians

Target Field, Minnesota Twins*

* Interestingly, Target Field, despite being two years old, is not found on Google Maps yet.

US Cellular Field, Chicago White Sox

Angel Stadium, Los Angeles Angels

O.co Coliseum, Oakland Athletics

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas Rangers

Safeco Field, Seattle Mariners

Citi Field, New York Mets

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Phillies

Nationals Park, Washington Nationals

Miami Ballpark, Miami Marlins (to debut in 2012)

Turner Field, Atlanta Braves

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Reds

Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers

Minute Maid Park, Houston Astros

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates

Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs

AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants

Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks

Coors Field, Colorado Rockies

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Dodgers

Petco Park, San Diego Padres

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