Home of the Boston Red Sox since April 20, 1912, Fenway Park is one of baseball's last remaining classic ballparks, with a single-level grandstand, wildly asymmetrical fences intersecting at crazy angles, and extremely close seating that allows many fans to be nearer to home plate than any infielder. Built to conform to the surrounding streets near Boston's Kenmore Square, Fenway Park's wooden grandstand was converted to concrete and steel for the 1934 season by new owner Tom Yawkey, and the basic structure of the park has remained unchanged since.

Its most distinctive feature is the Green Monster, a 37-foot-high wall that extends straight from the left field corner to almost dead centerfield. Once plastered with advertisements, it is now solid green, only 315' down the line (but rumored to be even shorter) and 379' to the intersection of the left and center field fences. From the plate, the wall seems to loom invitingly behind the shortstop, but while it does turn many routine fly balls into home runs, at the same time it knocks deep line drives back toward the infield for the longest singles in the majors. Outside, it runs along Lansdowne Street, and the 23' net atop it hangs over the sidewalk to protect pedestrians from falling baseballs, while inside it holds one of the major league's three remaining manually operated scoreboards. In 1997, the team installed a controversial 25’ Coca-Cola bottle on the left field light tower. Originally, left field also included a 10' incline, known as Duffy's Cliff for Red Sox left fielder Duffy Lewis, but the hill was eliminated in the 1934 renovations.

The centerfield wall is 17' high and extends from the Monster to the right field bullpens, where it angles sharply toward the infield. The deepest part of the park, a triangle next to the Red Sox bullpen, is 420' from the plate. The bullpens were known as Williamsburg when they were added in 1940 to shorten the fences for young slugger Ted Williams, but are still 380' away in the right field power alley. The fence curves suddenly in toward the right-field foul pole (302'), creating another set of extremely tricky caroms. Balls hit down the line, if not cut off quickly, will hug the fence and roll all the way into right center for triples or even inside-the-park home runs. In this corner, the fence is the shortest in the majors, ranging from three to five feet high.

Like the playing field, the seating areas have changed little since 1934. The grandstand is still essentially a single deck, although some roof seats and luxury boxes have been added, and there is a massive bleacher section in center and right fields. Fenway Park has almost no foul territory, and fans along the left field line can literally reach into the outfield or hold conversations with obliging players. No ball has ever cleared the right field roof, but one red seat deep in the right field bleachers marks the landing spot of Ted Williams's longest home run here. Steel girders supporting the roof do create many obstructed-view seats, and several sections in deep right field do not even face home plate, but Fenway's seats are generally the best in the major leagues. Despite the park's small capacity (less than 34,000, lowest in the ML) and complete absence of parking facilities, the Red Sox frequently top two million in total attendance.

Fenway Park has hosted its share of memorable baseball moments. It was the scene of the AL's only two one-game playoffs, in 1948 and 1978, as well as what has been called the greatest World Series game ever, Game Six in 1975. Carl Yastrzemski collected his 3,000th hit here, and Ted Williams homered in his final ML at-bat. On the lighter side, on May 17, 1947 a seagull dropped a three-pound fish on the Fenway Park mound during a game, leaving Browns' pitcher Ellis Kinder dumbfounded.

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