Grandstand First-Base Side (Sections 3–13) — Fenway Park

The Grandstand down the first-base line shares the same roof columns as the sections behind home plate. Because you watch the game at an angle from here, a column in front of you can block a slice of the infield or the right-field corner instead of home plate, which some fans find less ruinous — and some find just as bad.

Fan reports and published seating guides describe columns throughout the first-base Grandstand, with obstructed seats typically reported from the middle rows of the sections toward the back, where the roof supports stand. The seats in these sections that sit immediately behind a column are the ones most often flagged in seat reviews; seats a short distance to either side are commonly reported as fine.

Obstruction at Fenway Park is seat-specific, not section-wide: being a few seats to one side of a column, post or roofline can change the view completely. That is why the notes here describe the pattern an area is known for rather than promising a verdict on any individual seat — and why the last step before buying should always be a seat-specific photo or a direct confirmation from the seller.

• A cheaper ticket in this area is often cheap for a reason — check whether comparable listings in the same section are marked obstructed before assuming you found a deal.
• If you are choosing between two rows, the lower rows in front of the column line are the safer bet according to most published guides.
• Photos labeled with the section number alone are not enough here; look for the row as well.