Oriole Park at Camden Yards

stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It opened in 1992 and is the home ballpark for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball's American League.1

The stadium's design marked a shift in baseball stadium construction, moving away from suburban, multipurpose venues towards urban, baseball-only facilities. Oriole Park at Camden Yards is noted for its retro architectural style, evoking the character of older ballparks, and is credited with contributing to increased attendance across the league. The stadium's popularity and the revenue it generated for the Orioles briefly helped the team return to contention in the mid-1990s.1

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