For the last 30 years, it has been an ironclad truth of the universe that Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a hitters park. This is one of those facts that “everyone” knows so thoroughly that no one even needs to look at any numbers to verify it, and unlike a lot of things that fall in that category, when you look at the numbers, it is demonstrably true. Camden Yards is the fourth-most hitter-friendly park, and second-most friendly for home runs.
That is going to change starting this season. The Baltimore Sun’s Nathan Ruiz grabbed a scoop on Tuesday evening that the team is moving back the left field fences for the 2022 season.