Top 15 Coolest MLB Stadium Traditions

MLB — Baseball is built on tradition. The sports is America's Pastime, and the history is a part of the game like no other major sport. While other sports value the newest arena's as the best, baseball clings to the oldest ballparks as symbol's of the game. Tradition is a big part of the games at these stadiums, so here's a look at the top 15 stadium traditions in the game today.

15. St. Louis Cardinals Clydesdales

15. St. Louis Cardinals CLydesdales

14. Arizona Diamondbacks' Pool

13. Colorado Rockies Humidor

12. Houston Astros Home Run Train

11. Philadelphia Phillies Home Run Liberty Bell

10. New York Mets Home Run Apple

9. Milwaukee Brewers' Home Run Slide

8. Los Angeles Angels' Rally Monkey

7. San Francisco Giants' McCovey Cove

McCovey Cove San Francisco Giants — Built on the water, the San Francisco Giants have a cove over the right field wall named McCovey Cove, after former first baseman Will McCovey. It has been a tradition for people to congregate in the cove in kayaks for games to catch home run balls.

6. Washington Nationals President's Race

5. Ok Blue Jays

The seventh-inning stretch is usually reserved for the rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, but the Toronto Blue Jays do it a bit different, as they play their own song, OK Blue Jays.

4. New York Yankees' Roll Call

The New York Yankees have a fan group known as the Bleacher Creatures, and they take roll call at the beginning of every game, chanting the name of every field player at the beginning of each game at Yankee Stadium.

3. Baltimore Orioles' "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"

The Baltimore Orioles have a long standing tradition of singing "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh-inning stretch, something that has been engrained into the culture of the Orioles, as they have been doing it since the 1970's.

2. Boston Red Sox "Sweet Caroline"

The song Sweet Caroline has become a symbol for not only the Boston Red Sox, but the city of Boston in general. In the middle of the eighth inning of eve home game, the Red Sox fans sing Neil Diamond's hit song. It has become so popular that Diamond himself has come out to the stadium to lead the fans in the singing twice.

1. Chicago Cubs Seventh Inning Stretch

Nothing means tradition like the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is the traditional song for the seventh inning stretch, and the Cubs have taken the song to the next level and made it their own unique tradition. Announcer Harry Caray would sing the song into the microphone during every game, creating a tradition like no other. Since his death, the Cubs have brought in a number of celebrities to sing the traditional song.