There’s a certain electricity that courses through Chavez Ravine every time a home run is hit.
Especially when it comes off the bat of Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani home runs are just different. The crack off the bat is louder than most. The balls are usually hit harder and further deep into the night sky.
But whether it’s one of Ohtani’s hundred home runs, or it comes off the bat of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Andy Pages, or other Dodgers, it begs the question:
Where is the best place to sit if you want to catch a home run at Dodger Stadium?
For fans whose dream it is to catch a home run souvenir you have be in the right place, at the right time, with your glove ready. But knowing which section to buy your ticket could be more than half the battle.
A recent study from RotoWire.com, powered by Statcast data from 2020–2024, dug into nearly a thousand home runs launched at Dodger Stadium. What emerged is a heat map of opportunity—a guide for fans looking to turn nine innings into their best chance at a once-in-a-lifetime grab.
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The Pavilion: Baseball’s Bullseye
If you’re serious about catching a home run, the answer is clear. The Outfield Pavilion seats are the jackpot. Stretching across both left and right field, these eight-section strongholds in the power alleys have seen nearly half of all home run balls land there over the last four seasons.
It makes sense. These are the launch zones for the game’s most dangerous hitters. Pull power meets the perfect dimensions, and night after night, baseballs rain into the sea of blue-and-white faithful. Even better? They’re among the most affordable seats in the ballpark, averaging about $116–$118. For the price of a dinner out in L.A., you could walk away with a game-used piece of history.
These include the recently added and exclusive home run seats. A total of 83 seats that literally sit on top of the wall in left and right field. Not only does the heat map show this is the best place in the pavilion sections to catch a home run, but it includes all you can eat food and non-alcoholic beverages, snacks to go, and a waiter/waitress service.
The Short Porch Seats
Just down the lines in left and right, the bullpen-adjacent sections—51 and 53 on the Dodgers’ side, 50 and 52 near the visitors—see their fair share of action too. These spots accounted for around 10–12% of all homers tracked, typically on pulled rockets that sneak just inside the foul pole.
They’re pricier, hovering at $125 per ticket, but they’re close to the players and provide one of the most intimate perspectives of the game. If you’re the type who likes odds mixed with adrenaline, these corners can deliver.
Straightaway Center Standing Room Only
Above the batter’s eye sits Dodger Stadium’s reimagined center field plaza, a fan-friendly zone complete with kids’ play areas and memorabilia displays. Statcast shows about 12% of home runs cleared the wall here, but few are truly catchable—it’s a standing-room-only space, and many balls land in the no man’s land that is the net covering the kid’s playground behind the centerfield wall.
Still, it’s worth wandering during the game. The view of the diamond is unmatched, and if a moonshot lands in your section, you’ll have a story to tell forever.
A rendering of Shohei Ohtani’s home runs at Dodger Stadium and where they landed.
The Final Verdict
Dodger Stadium isn’t just a ballpark—it’s a stage where history collides with the present. From Koufax to Kershaw, from Kirk Gibson’s fist pump to Ohtani’s towering blasts, it has always been a place where moments live larger than life.
And if your dream moment involves catching a home run ball under the California night sky, the math says to head to the pavilion. Nearly one in two homers will find their way there, making it baseball’s equivalent of sitting on destiny’s doorstep.
Bring a glove. Bring patience. Bring hope. Because in Chavez Ravine, when the crowd rises and that white blur comes your way, the only thing standing between you and history is whether or not you’re ready for it.