The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. The scent of warm hot dogs and spilled beer. The pure elation of jumping from your seat, watching a fly ball clear the outfield wall. For the country’s 171.1 million Major League Baseball fans, those senses come together each year to form their summer sanctuary: the almighty ballpark. But for a select group of particularly devout fans, the ultimate show of devotion is making a pilgrimage to every active MLB stadium on the map—30 of them, to be exact. These are the ballpark chasers: starry-eyed travelers on a quest to honor America’s pastime. So how does this work? There are differing opinions about what exactly qualifies as a visit, and not every chaser adheres to such a straightforward playbook—in fact, a core aspect is that everyone’s approach is different—but the one thing most chasers can agree on is that you must witness some actual gameplay… and just about any game will do. A key element that sets ballpark chasers apart from other sp...