✨ Baseball & Softball Field 101 | A guide to ✨ exploring MLB courts

⚾ Standard Baseball Stadium | Baseball Field

Size

• Infield: Diamond-shaped, 90 feet (27.43 meters) apart
• Outfield: 90-120 meters from home plate to home run wall (MLB court varies widely)
• Pitcher's Mound: 18.4 meters from home plate, 25 centimeters above the ground

Key Features

• Home Plate: Pentagon white rubber plate, scoring core!
• Outfield Wall: 2.5-11 meters in height (Fenway Park's "Green Monster" is super classic!) ）
• Seating: MLB stadium with a capacity of 30,000-50,000 people, with a large screen & a special food area

Standard softball field | Softball Field

Size

• Bases: 60 feet (18.29 m), 1/3 shorter than baseball!
• Pitching: 13.1 meters (women's softball) vs baseball 18.4 meters
• Outfield: Home plate to fence approximately 60-70 meters

Featured Design

• Dirt Infield: Non-slip material, softball runs more often!
• Curved fence: usually 2-3 meters high, the material is mostly mesh
• Double Base: The first base has two colors, white + orange, to avoid collision controversy ⚡

MLB Stadium Easter Eggs | Fun Facts

1️⃣ Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox): Built in 1912, the oldest MLB court! The "Green Monster" wall has hand-updated scores

2️⃣ Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodger): Mountain view + palm trees + iconic fountain, photo mecca

3️⃣ Home run culture: Fans will wear gloves to catch the ball, and when they receive the opponent's HR ball, they must throw it back into the field! (Cubs tradition)

Tips for watching the game

✅ MLB season: 162 regular season + playoffs from March to October every year

✅ Seat selection: 1st base/3rd base side view of offense and defense, field area chance home run hit!

✅ Must-try: 7th round stretching exercise "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

What's your favorite MLB park? Let me know in the comment section!