American Family Field Overview
American Family Field is the home ballpark of the Milwaukee Brewers, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The stadium opened in 2001 and seats approximately 41,700 fans. It sits at an elevation of roughly 635 feet above sea level and operates in the Central (CT) time zone. The playing surface is grass. Its retractable roof lets the club open or close the park depending on weather. From a hitter's and pitcher's perspective, the outfield measures 342 feet down the left-field line, 370 feet to left-center, 400 feet to straightaway center, 370 feet to right-center, and 345 feet down the right-field line. Its deepest posted distance is center field at 400 feet, while the most reachable corner is left field at 342 feet. As one of the 30 active Major League Baseball ballparks, American Family Field combines these fixed dimensions, its 635-foot elevation, and its retractable configuration to shape how the ball carries, how pitchers attack the zone, and how run scoring plays out across a season. The Milwaukee Brewers compete in the NL Central of the National League, and this venue serves as their fixed home environment for all home games on the schedule. Relative to a typical big-league outfield, the 400-foot center-field distance and 343-foot average corner here place American Family Field on the deeper, more spacious end of the league spectrum. The reference figures on this page are evergreen stadium facts rather than daily projections, and they anchor EdgeRanked's park-adjusted MLB projection, weather, and results coverage for this venue.
Official Outfield Dimensions
Posted official outfield distances (feet).
| Field | Distance |
|---|---|
| Left Field | 342 ft |
| Left-Center | 370 ft |
| Center Field | 400 ft |
| Right-Center | 370 ft |
| Right Field | 345 ft |
Proprietary Park Ratings
EdgeRanked's deterministic 0-100 outlook ratings derived from verified park geometry, elevation, and configuration. Higher favors the named environment; Pitcher Friendliness is the inverse.
Empirical Park Factors
Verified multi-season empirical park factors are not part of EdgeRanked's published dataset, so they are shown as Unavailable rather than estimated.
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| Home Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Singles Factor | Unavailable |
| Doubles Factor | Unavailable |
| Triples Factor | Unavailable |
Handedness Analysis
Geometry-based read on how the park's dimensions play for each batter handedness.
Left-Handed Hitter Impact
With near-symmetrical corners (345 ft to right), left-handed hitters gain no pronounced pull-side edge; overall carry and weather drive their outcomes.
Right-Handed Hitter Impact
With near-symmetrical corners (342 ft to left), right-handed hitters gain no pronounced pull-side edge; overall carry and weather drive their outcomes.
Weather & Environment
As a retractable-roof ballpark at roughly 635 feet of elevation, American Family Field is shaped by real weather. Warmer air and lower humidity let the ball carry farther, while cool, damp, or heavy marine air suppresses fly-ball distance. Wind direction matters most: a breeze blowing out turns fly balls into home runs, while an inbound wind knocks them down. When the roof is closed, those weather effects are largely neutralized. These effects are evergreen tendencies; EdgeRanked layers live forecasts on top of them for game-day projections.
Ballpark Profile
American Family Field carries a distinct on-field character driven by its geometry, elevation, and exposure to the elements. The park stands at about 635 feet of elevation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a factor that influences how far well-struck balls travel and how much break pitchers can generate. The corners are close to symmetrical (342 feet to left, 345 feet to right), so neither batter handedness gains an obvious pull-side advantage from the foul lines. Center field plays a fairly standard 400 feet. With a retractable roof, conditions can swing between fully exposed and climate-controlled depending on whether the roof is open, which can meaningfully change how the ball carries on a given night. On EdgeRanked's deterministic park-intelligence scale, American Family Field plays close to neutral for run scoring, grading 54/100 for run environment and 53/100 for home runs. Its extra-base-hit environment rates 45/100, reflecting how the gaps and 400-foot center field reward doubles and triples, while pitcher friendliness sits at 48/100. The natural-grass surface plays at a conventional infield speed, with hop and reaction times typical of a grass field. With a seating capacity of roughly 41,700, the park's scale and configuration also influence foul territory and the overall feel of at-bats for both hitters and pitchers. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin within the Central (CT) time zone, American Family Field carries an EdgeRanked weather sensitivity rating of 42/100, a measure of how much day-to-day conditions can move its scoring environment relative to other Major League ballparks. Signature characteristics include: Fan-shaped retractable roof; Hitter-friendly when open. Taken together, these traits make American Family Field a unique environment within Major League Baseball, and they feed directly into EdgeRanked's park-aware projection, weather, and results coverage for Milwaukee Brewers games.