Nationals Park — Dimensions, Park Factors & Intelligence

Nationals Park is the home ballpark of the Washington Nationals, located in Washington, D.C.. The stadium opened in 2008 and seats approximately 41,339 fans. It sits at an elevation of roughly 25 feet above sea level and operates in the Eastern (ET) time zone. The playing surface is grass. It is an open-air ballpark fully exposed to local weather. From a hitter's and pitcher's perspective, the outfield measures 336 feet down the left-field line, 377 feet to left-center, 402 feet to straightaway center, 370 feet to right-center, and 335 feet down the right-field line. Its deepest posted distance is center field at 402 feet, while the most reachable corner is right field at 335 feet. As one of the 30 active Major League Baseball ballparks, Nationals Park combines these fixed dimensions, its 25-foot elevation, and its open air configuration to shape how the ball carries, how pitchers attack the zone, and how run scoring plays out across a season. The Washington Nationals compete in the NL East 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 402-foot center-field distance and 335-foot average corner here place Nationals Park 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.

As an open-air ballpark at roughly 25 feet of elevation, Nationals Park 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. These effects are evergreen tendencies; EdgeRanked layers live forecasts on top of them for game-day projections.

Nationals Park carries a distinct on-field character driven by its geometry, elevation, and exposure to the elements. The park stands at about 25 feet of elevation in Washington, D.C., a factor that influences how far well-struck balls travel and how much break pitchers can generate. The corners are close to symmetrical (336 feet to left, 335 feet to right), so neither batter handedness gains an obvious pull-side advantage from the foul lines. Center field plays a fairly standard 402 feet. As an open-air park, conditions here are shaped by wind, temperature, and humidity, so the same swing can produce different outcomes from a cool, heavy night to a warm, dry afternoon. On EdgeRanked's deterministic park-intelligence scale, Nationals Park plays close to neutral for run scoring, grading 51/100 for run environment and 50/100 for home runs. Its extra-base-hit environment rates 51/100, reflecting how the gaps and 402-foot center field reward doubles and triples, while pitcher friendliness sits at 50/100. 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 41,339, the park's scale and configuration also influence foul territory and the overall feel of at-bats for both hitters and pitchers. Located in Washington, D.C. within the Eastern (ET) time zone, Nationals Park carries an EdgeRanked weather sensitivity rating of 67/100, a measure of how much day-to-day conditions can move its scoring environment relative to other Major League ballparks. Signature characteristics include: Balanced dimensions; Humid summer air. Taken together, these traits make Nationals Park a unique environment within Major League Baseball, and they feed directly into EdgeRanked's park-aware projection, weather, and results coverage for Washington Nationals games.