The Grapefruit League Best of the Ballparks 2023 fan vote moves to the Final Four round, as the #2, #3 and #4 seeds were all defeated.
#1 seed Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium made it through to the next round, but the next three top seeds all went down: #2 seed LECOM Park, #3 seed Steinbrenner Field and #4 seed Clover Park. Receiving the most votes in the Elite Eight round: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium (Detroit Tigers), Ed Smith Stadium (Baltimore Orioles), Hammond Stadium (Minnesota Twins) and BayCare Ballpark (Philadelphia Phillies). So we move on to the Final Four!
When we are asked for our ballpark rankings, we point folks toward these stories, as they’re based on our rankings.
We based these rankings both on the ballparks and the accompanying training facilities. This was a hard bracket to seed: there’s not a whole lot of difference between the top and the bottom of the list. There are lots of intangibles as well—traditional and historic vs. shiny and new, design aesthetics, workout facilities the public doesn’t see, neighborhood amenities vs. lots of parking—but we think we’ve taken all these intangibles into account. In any case, we’re eager to see how our fans vote.
Some things to note. First, you are allowed to vote multiple times, but you can only vote once per day. Second, you don’t need to fill out a full slate: partially filled lineups will count. A running tally of the vote will be presented, and you can view the results to date in the brackets graphic at the bottom of this page once we hit the second round. Vote below:
Here is the schedule for all the 2023 Best of the Ballparks fan votes on Ballpark Digest:
- Grapefruit League, March 2-March 18
- Cactus League, March 2-March 18
- College Baseball, March 3-March 27
- MLB, March 30-April 18
- Triple-A, April 17-May 7
- Double-A, May 5-May 27
- High-A, May 19-June 11
- MLB Partner Leagues, May 24-June 9
- Single-A, May 25-June 20
- MLB Summer Collegiate, June 4-June 21
- Summer Collegiate, May 29-June 23
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