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List of neutral site regular season Major League Baseball games played in the United States and Canada

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Major League Baseball (MLB) has played multiple regular season neutral site games in the United States at stadiums that are not the home ballpark of an MLB team. Such contests have been arranged by MLB for marketing purposes since the late 1990s, with increasing frequency. Listed below are the results of those games. Exhibition contests, such as preseason games or postseason all-star games, are not included. Also not included are games played in alternate or temporary home ballparks, such as by the Toronto Blue Jays during their 2020 and 2021 seasons or by the Montreal Expos during their 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Neutral site games played in the United States

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SeasonDateDesignated visitorScoreDesignated home teamAttendanceStadiumCityNotesRef.
1997April 19St. Louis Cardinals1–0San Diego Padres37,382Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HawaiiThe 1997 Padres Paradise Series in Honolulu were the first regular-season MLB games played in Hawaii. The April 19 games were a twi-night doubleheader with attendance reported only for the second game.[1][2][3]
April 19St. Louis Cardinals2–1San Diego Padres[4]
April 20St. Louis Cardinals2–8San Diego Padres40,050[5]
1998April 15Anaheim Angels3–6New York Yankees40,743Shea StadiumNew York CityThe New York Yankees moved one game to Shea Stadium in 1998 because Yankee Stadium was temporarily closed for inspections and repairs after a steel beam fell from its upper deck[6][7]
2001April 1Texas Rangers1–8Toronto Blue Jays 19,891Hiram Bithorn StadiumSan Juan, Puerto RicoOpening Day game[8]
2004September 13Montreal Expos3–6Florida Marlins 4,003U.S. Cellular FieldChicago, IllinoisThe Florida Marlins moved two games with the Montreal Expos in September 2004 to U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago due to Hurricane Ivan.[9][10][11]
September 14Montreal Expos6-8Florida Marlins 5,457[9][12]
2007April 10Los Angeles Angels6–7Cleveland Indians19,031Miller ParkMilwaukee, WisconsinThe Cleveland Indians moved three of their 2007 games to Milwaukee due to a heavy snowstorm in Cleveland.[13][14]
April 11Los Angeles Angels4–1Cleveland Indians16,375[13][15]
April 12Los Angeles Angels2–4Cleveland Indians17,090[13][16]
May 15Texas Rangers3–4Tampa Bay Devil Rays8,443The Ballpark at Disney's
Wide World of Sports[a]		Lake Buena Vista, Florida[17]
May 16Texas Rangers8–11Tampa Bay Devil Rays8,839[18]
May 17Texas Rangers6–8Tampa Bay Devil Rays9,635[19]
2008April 22Toronto Blue Jays4–6Tampa Bay Rays8,269Champion Stadium[a][20]
April 23Toronto Blue Jays3–5Tampa Bay Rays8,989[21]
April 24Toronto Blue Jays3–5Tampa Bay Rays9,540[22]
September 14Chicago Cubs5–0Houston Astros23,441Miller ParkMilwaukee, WisconsinThe Houston Astros moved two of their 2008 games to Milwaukee due to the effects of Hurricane Ike. Game 1 featured the first neutral-site no-hitter, thrown by Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano.[23][24][25]
September 15Chicago Cubs6–1Houston Astros15,158[24][26]
2010June 28New York Mets3–10Florida Marlins18,073Hiram Bithorn StadiumSan Juan, Puerto Rico[27]
June 29New York Mets6–7Florida Marlins18,373[28]
June 30New York Mets6–5Florida Marlins19,232[29]
2017August 29Texas Rangers12–2Houston Astros3,485Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FloridaDue to Hurricane Harvey, the 2017 Houston Astros moved their August 29–31 series with the Texas Rangers to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.[30][31]
August 30Texas Rangers8–1Houston Astros6,123[32]
August 31Texas Rangers1–5Houston Astros3,385[33]
September 11New York Yankees5–1Tampa Bay Rays15,327Citi FieldNew York CityDue to Hurricane Irma, the 2017 Tampa Bay Rays moved their September 11–13 series with the New York Yankees from Tropicana Field to Citi Field in New York City.[34][35][36]
September 12New York Yankees1–2Tampa Bay Rays21,024[37]
September 13New York Yankees3–2Tampa Bay Rays13,159[38]
2018April 17Cleveland Indians6–1Minnesota Twins19,516Hiram Bithorn StadiumSan Juan, Puerto Rico[39]
April 18Cleveland Indians1–2Minnesota Twins19,537[40]

Specialty Games (2016–present)

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Beginning with the Fort Bragg Game in 2016, MLB uses the term Specialty Games to refer to neutral-site games during the regular season in the U.S. and Canada. Other specialty games include the MLB Little League Classic, MLB in Omaha, MLB at Field of Dreams, MLB at Rickwood Field, and the MLB Speedway Classic.[41]

SeasonDateEventDesignated visitorScoreDesignated home teamAttendanceStadiumCityTVRef.
2016July 3[b]Fort Bragg GameMiami Marlins5–2Atlanta Braves12,582Fort Bragg StadiumFort Bragg, North CarolinaESPN[42][43][44]
2017August 20MLB Little League Classic[c]St. Louis Cardinals3–6Pittsburgh Pirates2,596Bowman FieldWilliamsport, Pennsylvania[45]
2018August 19New York Mets8–2Philadelphia Phillies2,429[46]
2019June 13[d]MLB in OmahaDetroit Tigers3–7Kansas City Royals25,454TD Ameritrade Park[e]Omaha, Nebraska[47][48]
August 18MLB Little League ClassicChicago Cubs7–1Pittsburgh Pirates2,503Bowman FieldWilliamsport, Pennsylvania[49]
2021August 12[f]MLB at Field of Dreams[g]New York Yankees8–9Chicago White Sox7,832Field of DreamsDyersville, IowaFox[50][51]
August 22MLB Little League ClassicLos Angeles Angels0–3Cleveland Indians1,832Bowman FieldWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaESPN[52]
2022August 11MLB at Field of DreamsChicago Cubs4–2Cincinnati Reds7,823Field of DreamsDyersville, IowaFox[53]
August 21MLB Little League ClassicBoston Red Sox3–5Baltimore Orioles2,467Bowman FieldWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaESPN[54]
2023August 20Philadelphia Phillies3–4Washington Nationals2,473[55]
2024June 20[h]MLB at Rickwood FieldSan Francisco Giants[i]5–6St. Louis Cardinals[j]8,332Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AlabamaFox[56][57]
August 18MLB Little League ClassicNew York Yankees2–3Detroit Tigers2,532Bowman FieldWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaESPN[58]
2025August 2–3[k]MLB Speedway ClassicAtlanta Braves4–2Cincinnati Reds91,032Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, TennesseeFox[59]
August 17MLB Little League ClassicSeattle Mariners3–7New York Mets2,518Bowman FieldWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaESPN[60]
2026August 13MLB at Field of DreamsPhiladelphia PhilliesMinnesota TwinsField of DreamsDyersville, IowaNetflix
August 23MLB Little League ClassicAtlanta BravesMilwaukee BrewersBowman FieldWilliamsport, PennsylvaniaESPN

Game notes

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  1. 1 2 The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports and Champion Stadium are different names, for sponsorship reasons, of the same stadium.
  2. ↑ The 2016 Fort Bragg game was the first MLB game played on an active military base and the first MLB game played in the state of North Carolina. Only veterans, active military personnel, and family were allowed to be spectators at the game.
  3. ↑ Inaugural
  4. ↑ The 2019 MLB in Omaha game was the first MLB game played in the state of Nebraska and was meant to unify both College and Major League Baseball.
  5. ↑ Now Charles Schwab Field Omaha
  6. ↑ The 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams Game was the first MLB game played in the state of Iowa. A random drawing for the opportunity to purchase tickets for the game directly from MLB was restricted to residents of Iowa.
  7. ↑ Inaugural
  8. ↑ The 2024 MLB at Rickwood Field game was the first MLB game played in the state of Alabama. Rickwood Field is the oldest existing professional ballpark in the United States and was the home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro leagues. It was scheduled a replacement for the Field of Dreams game due to construction at the site in Iowa.
  9. ↑ Playing as the San Francisco Sea Lions
  10. ↑ Playing as the St. Louis Stars
  11. ↑ The 2025 MLB Speedway Classic game was the first MLB game played in the state of Tennessee. The game was suspended in the bottom of the first inning due to water on the field and resumed the following day.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 19, 1997 (Game 1)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 19, 1997 (Game 2)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Padres to play Cardinals in Hawaii". Associated Press. February 25, 1997. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 19, 1997". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 20, 1997". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "New York Yankees 6, Anaheim Angels 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ Mathews, Joe (April 16, 1998). "Even glamorous New York faces problems of age; Yankee Stadium's falling beam merely the latest breakdown". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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  9. 1 2 "Marlins to play Expos in Chicago". ESPN. Associated Press. September 9, 2004. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
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  13. 1 2 3 "Indians to host Angels in Milwaukee". ESPN. Associated Press. April 9, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
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  20. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays Box Score, April 22, 2008". Baseball-Reference.com.
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