MLB(@MLB):This ballpark’s right field was 22 feet ABOVE the infield 😳 In 1885, Tennessee's Sulphur Dell opened with one of the shortest porches in professional baseball history, at just 262 feet But what made the field truly unique was an outfield slope that reached as high as 22.5 feet above the infield Outfielders were often called “mountain goats” for their ability to navigate the steep incline

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This ballpark’s right field was 22 feet ABOVE the infield 😳 In 1885, Tennessee's Sulphur Dell opened with one of the shortest porches in professional baseball history, at just 262 feet But what made the field truly unique was an outfield slope that reached as high as 22.5 feet above the infield Outfielders were often called “mountain goats” for their ability to navigate the steep incline