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.
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. [1]
Season | Date | Designated visitor | Score | Designated home team | Attendance | Stadium | City | Notes | Ref. |
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1902 | June 22 | Washington Senators | 4–6 | Cleveland Bronchos | Unknown | League Park | Fort Wayne, Indiana | The Cleveland Bronchos moved two of their 1902 games to Fort Wayne because laws against Sunday games were enforced in Cleveland but not in Fort Wayne. The venue, League Park, was also called Jail Flats after its general location. | [2] [3] |
August 31 | Boston Americans | 3–1 | Cleveland Bronchos | [2] [4] | |||||
1997 | April 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1–0 | San Diego Padres | 37,382 | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu, Hawaii | The 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. | [5] [6] [7] |
April 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2–1 | San Diego Padres | [8] | |||||
April 20 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2–8 | San Diego Padres | 40,050 | [9] | ||||
1998 | April 15 | Anaheim Angels | 3–6 | New York Yankees | 40,743 | Shea Stadium | New York City | The 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 | [10] [11] |
2001 | April 1 | Texas Rangers | 1–8 | Toronto Blue Jays | 19,891 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Opening Day game | [12] |
2004 | September 13 | Montreal Expos | 3–6 | Florida Marlins | 4,003 | U.S. Cellular Field | Chicago, Illinois | The Florida Marlins moved two games with the Montreal Expos in September 2004 to U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago due to Hurricane Ivan. | [13] [14] [15] |
September 14 | Montreal Expos | 6-8 | Florida Marlins | 5,457 | [13] [16] | ||||
2007 | April 10 | Los Angeles Angels | 6–7 | Cleveland Indians | 19,031 | Miller Park | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The Cleveland Indians moved three of their 2007 games to Milwaukee due to a heavy snowstorm in Cleveland. | [17] [18] |
April 11 | Los Angeles Angels | 4–1 | Cleveland Indians | 16,375 | [17] [19] | ||||
April 12 | Los Angeles Angels | 2–4 | Cleveland Indians | 17,090 | [17] [20] | ||||
May 15 | Texas Rangers | 3–4 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 8,443 | The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports [lower-alpha 1] | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | [21] | ||
May 16 | Texas Rangers | 8–11 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 8,839 | [22] | ||||
May 17 | Texas Rangers | 6–8 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 9,635 | [23] | ||||
2008 | April 22 | Toronto Blue Jays | 4–6 | Tampa Bay Rays | 8,269 | Champion Stadium [lower-alpha 1] | [24] | ||
April 23 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3–5 | Tampa Bay Rays | 8,989 | [25] | ||||
April 24 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3–5 | Tampa Bay Rays | 9,540 | [26] | ||||
September 14 | Chicago Cubs | 5–0 | Houston Astros | 23,441 | Miller Park | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The 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. | [27] [28] [29] | |
September 15 | Chicago Cubs | 6–1 | Houston Astros | 15,158 | [28] [30] | ||||
2010 | June 28 | New York Mets | 3–10 | Florida Marlins | 18,073 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [31] | |
June 29 | New York Mets | 6–7 | Florida Marlins | 18,373 | [32] | ||||
June 30 | New York Mets | 6–5 | Florida Marlins | 19,232 | [33] | ||||
2017 | August 29 | Texas Rangers | 12–2 | Houston Astros | 3,485 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | Due to Hurricane Harvey, the 2017 Houston Astros moved their August 29–31 series with the Texas Rangers to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. | [34] [35] |
August 30 | Texas Rangers | 8–1 | Houston Astros | 6,123 | [36] | ||||
August 31 | Texas Rangers | 1–5 | Houston Astros | 3,385 | [37] | ||||
September 11 | New York Yankees | 5–1 | Tampa Bay Rays | 15,327 | Citi Field | New York, New York | Due 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. | [38] [39] [40] | |
September 12 | New York Yankees | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rays | 21,024 | [41] | ||||
September 13 | New York Yankees | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Rays | 13,159 | [42] | ||||
2018 | April 17 | Cleveland Indians | 6–1 | Minnesota Twins | 19,516 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [43] | |
April 18 | Cleveland Indians | 1–2 | Minnesota Twins | 19,537 | [44] | ||||
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