Fenway Park is a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts near Kenmore Square. It is the oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball.
Fenway Park, is a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is primarily used for baseball, serving as the home field for the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and its owner.
Opened on 20 April 1912, with an inaugural match between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Highlanders, it replaced the Huntington Avenue Grounds. Fenway Park is one of the two remaining classic parks in Major League Baseball (the other being Wrigley Field) and the oldest among all MLB stadiums. The current seating capacity is 37,949 for night games and 38,949 for day games. The stadium was designed by James McLaughlin and had a construction cost of $650,000.
Apart from baseball, Fenway Park has also been the stage for various football games, concerts, and other sporting and cultural events. It's iconic 'Green Monster' left-field wall is a unique feature of the park. Fenway Park has also hosted the World Series ten times, with the Red Sox winning six of them while playing at their home ground. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012, commemorating its centennial.
By its 100th birthday, Fenway Park had welcomed more than 140 million spectators. The stadium is considered one of the top sports venues of the 20th century and continues to be a cultural icon in the world of baseball.
