how old is wrigley field

Wrigley Field was built and opened in 1914. As of 2025, it is 111 years old. The ballpark first hosted a major league game on April 23, 1914, originally named Weeghman Park after its owner Charles Weeghman. It became home to the Chicago Cubs in 1916 and was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926 after the chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. The stadium is one of the oldest Major League Baseball parks in the United States, second only to Fenway Park in Boston from 1912.