{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "type": "pillar",
  "slug": "mlb-ballpark-tracking",
  "primaryKeyword": "MLB ballpark tracker",
  "title": "MLB Ballpark Tracking: Apps, Passports & the 30-Park Chase",
  "metaTitle": "MLB Ballpark Tracking Guide | Ballpark Passport",
  "metaDescription": "Compare MLB ballpark trackers, build your stadium checklist and turn every game, city and mile into a passport you can keep and share.",
  "eyebrow": "Ballpark tracking",
  "intro": "A complete home base for fans who want to remember where they watched baseball, not just which teams won.",
  "answer": "The best ballpark tracking system records stadiums, games and dates in one place, then adds the details that make the record personal: photos, ratings, travel distance, memories and a shareable map.",
  "updated": "2026-07-22",
  "image": "/stadium-covers/wrigley-field.webp",
  "imageAlt": "Wrigley Field viewed from the grandstands",
  "author": "theo-nicole",
  "postSlugs": [
    "best-mlb-ballpark-tracker-app",
    "how-to-track-mlb-stadiums-visited",
    "digital-vs-physical-ballpark-passport"
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Choose a tracker you will keep using",
      "summary": "The right tracker should make logging a game quick while preserving enough context to make the record useful years later.",
      "postSlugs": [
        "best-mlb-ballpark-tracker-app"
      ],
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Browse all 30 ballpark guides",
          "href": "/ballparks/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Build a clean stadium history",
      "summary": "Start with confirmed visits, attach dates and games, then enrich the record with ratings, photos and travel details instead of relying on memory.",
      "postSlugs": [
        "how-to-track-mlb-stadiums-visited"
      ],
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "Open the MLB ballpark bucket list",
          "href": "/guides/mlb-ballpark-bucket-list/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "Pick digital, physical or both",
      "summary": "A paper passport is a tactile souvenir; a digital passport is searchable, backed up and easier to share. Many committed travelers benefit from using both.",
      "postSlugs": [
        "digital-vs-physical-ballpark-passport"
      ],
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "See how Ballpark Passport works",
          "href": "/#passport"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "What counts as visiting an MLB ballpark?",
      "answer": "Most fans count a ballpark after attending a game there. The important part is choosing one rule and applying it consistently to your own passport."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I track former MLB stadiums?",
      "answer": "A complete personal baseball history may include former parks, but a current 30-park checklist should separately track the active MLB venues."
    },
    {
      "question": "Should Spring Training parks count toward all 30?",
      "answer": "Spring Training parks are valuable memories, but they are normally tracked separately from the 30 active regular-season MLB ballparks."
    }
  ]
}