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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 .
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 , and MLB at Rickwood Field .[1]
Neutral site games played in the United States Season Date Designated Visitor Score Designated Home Team Attendance Stadium City Notes Ref 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 [a] 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 [a] [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]
Specialty Games (2016–present) Season Date Designated Visitor Score Designated Home Team Attendance Stadium City Event Ref 2016 July 3[b] Miami Marlins 5–2 Atlanta Braves 12,582 Fort Bragg Stadium Fort Bragg, North Carolina Fort Bragg Game [45] [46] [47] 2017 August 20 St. Louis Cardinals 3–6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2,596 Bowman Field [c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic (Inaugural)[48] 2018 August 19 New York Mets 8–2 Philadelphia Phillies 2,429 Bowman Field[c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic [49] 2019 June 13[d] Detroit Tigers 3–7 Kansas City Royals 25,454 TD Ameritrade Park [e] Omaha, Nebraska MLB in Omaha [50] [51] August 18 Chicago Cubs 7–1 Pittsburgh Pirates 2,503 Bowman Field[c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic [52] 2021 August 12[f] New York Yankees 8–9 Chicago White Sox 7,832 Field of Dreams Dyersville, Iowa MLB at Field of Dreams (Inaugural)[53] [54] August 22 Los Angeles Angels 0–3 Cleveland Indians 1,832 Bowman Field[c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic [55] 2022 August 11 Chicago Cubs 4–2 Cincinnati Reds 7,823 Field of Dreams Dyersville, Iowa MLB at Field of Dreams [56] August 21 Boston Red Sox 3–5 Baltimore Orioles 2,467 Bowman Field[c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic [57] 2023 August 20 Philadelphia Phillies 3–4 Washington Nationals 2,473 [58] 2024 June 20[g] San Francisco Giants [h] 5–6 St. Louis Cardinals [i] 8,332 Rickwood Field Birmingham, Alabama MLB at Rickwood Field [59] [60] August 18 New York Yankees Detroit Tigers 2,500 (expected) Bowman Field[c] Williamsport, Pennsylvania MLB Little League Classic
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