Muti-city MLB road trip

Make sure you read the schedule really well so you don't roll up to Miller Park as traffic is letting out from the game that just ended.

Or so I've heard.

When I was young we did the Rangers / KC / St. Louis in a 10 day period visiting family including a Mt Rushmore trip.

If you're looking to blend scenery with stadiums, it's hard to beat California. 5 teams and a beautiful coastline drive in between.

It's just a longer drive, but I'd pick the California coast over any other inter-city drive if you have time.

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Has anyone ever done this? 

How many days? How many stadiums? 

Any tips? 

Thanks

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I did this in May. 5 stadiums, 6 days, California. It was awesome!

Biggest tip is to find the schedule that best connects the dots. Last year when MLB released its schedule I looked for dates that lined up or overlapped. May was the only dates that alinged for me as I was flying in from up north and beginning and ending my trip in SF.

Did Tampa, Houston, Texas, Arizona, and LA Dodgers within about two week five years ago.

Did Kansas City -> St. Louis -> Memphis for my bachelor party, catching games at every stop.

What I would love to do one summer, starting in Baton Rouge, is hit up all 30 stadiums.

I think the best route would be... Hit Florida first, Tampa then Miami or vice versa depending on how the schedule works... up to Atlanta, then Washington, Baltimore, Philly, New York x2, Boston all in a row up the east coast. From there Toronto would be next, then either down to Pittsburgh -> Cleveland -> Detroit or through Canada to Detroit -> Cleveland -> Pittsburgh. After that Cincinnati, up to Chicago x2, Milwaukee, and then Minnesota. St. Louis could fit in between Cincinnati and Chicago if possible. If not, head south from Minnesota to pick up St. Louis, then over to Kansas City. Colorado next, then the long haul up to Seattle. Head South and hit San Fran/Oakland, then LA x2, San Diego, and head over to Arizona. Finish up with Arlington and then down to Houston to see the world champs.

That would be a good time.

ETA: Unless I was going to the All-Star game, I'd try to make the Colorado to Seattle leg fit in that spot to make a pit stop in Montana.

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Has anyone ever done this?

How many days? How many stadiums?

Any tips?

Thanks

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I've done two...

Trip 1- one week
Diamondbacks @ Astros
A's @ Rangers
Tigers @ Royals
Nationals @ Cubs
Reds @ Milwaukee

Trip 2-two weeks
Lookouts (Reds AA) @ Mississippi Braves
Barons (White Sox AA) @ Tennessee Smokies (Cubs)
Red Sox @ Orioles
Mets @ Yankees
Blue Jays @ Red Sox
Cooperstown- Hall of Fame
Rays @ Indians
Angels @ White Sox
Cubs @ St. Louis

I have also been to the following on other trips but not more than one in a single trip:
Angels
Dodgers
Twins
Braves

Tips
Plan for Travel interruptions

Give yourself days of rest in between to explore the cities

Get to the stadium early to enjoy the game-day atmosphere outside the stadium

If doing the Northeastern part of the US, fly to your first location and take a train to each subsequent location

Standing room tickets aren't terrible if you can walk around the stadium and see it from different views.

Do yourself a favor and go old school one day... keep a scorecard... it is an awesome and cheap souvenir

Check online afterwards and you may be able to buy the lineup card from the dugout for under $50 to add with your scorecard (makes for a cool frame with a photo of you and your buddies at the game)

Try a local beer and whatever the ballpark food is for that location (Dodger Dog/Lobster Roll/ Old School Peanuts and Crackerjacks)

Im heading out west first weekend of August to follow the Stros to Dodger stadium then up to San Fran. Not sure what the angels schedule is that weekend but if they’re in town I may go to a game just to cross it off my list. Don’t really have any desire to go to Oakland though while we’re in the Bay Area