Major League Baseball ballparks cater to all kinds of fans. From older fans who love to watch the game to kids having a good time, there is something for everyone in all 30 ballparks. Yet these attractions stand out as special additions to enhance fan experiences at baseball games.

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The golden child of the Chicago Cubs --Kerry Wood-- reportedly plans to retire after "one last outing." That outing might be today, it might be tomorrow, it might be in a year. OK, it most likely will be today or tomorrow, but the moral is he wants one last chance to take the mound and soak in the last drops of his more than 13-year career.

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The New York Yankees have a limited history versus the Cincinnati Reds, a National League club they face at home this weekend as interleague play commences for 2012. The two franchises have met in the regular season for only three series, with the Reds having a 5-4 advantage in wins in those tilts.

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Kerry Wood, the flame-throwing pitcher known for record-setting 20-strikeout game, will reportedly announce his retirement today.

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The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox are used to being the top teams in their respective leagues. Yet Phillies fans like myself are having a hard time seeing this once powerful team fall to last place in the NL East. However, the Red Sox can relate due to their own rollercoaster slide to last in the AL East.

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The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. Go the Distance : Atlanta Braves pitcher Brandon Beachy put Fredi Gonzalez in a little bit of a bind after throwing 110 pitches over eight scoreless innings on Thursday night. Should the Braves manager call it a night for the 25-year-old arm or should he let Beachy enter the ninth for a chance at the first complete game of his career? Gonzalez ultimately decided on the latter and Beachy did not disappoint, needing only 12 more pitches to seal a 7-0 shutout victory over the Miami Marlins at Turner Field. ''Roger [McDowell, the pitching coach] and I were hanging on every pitch,'' Gonzalez said. ''You want the kid to be successful. You want him to have the complete game. You want him to have the shutout, but you want to keep him healthy.'' Beachy's scoreless scoresheet allowed him to drop his major-league best ERA from 1.60 to 1.33. The right-hander has won five straight decisions for the Braves and one would think that he's closing in on the first All-Star appearance of his career. O, Mama! : Another morning, another opportunity to see the Baltimore Orioles atop the AL East standings. The early surprise team of 2012 moved to 25-14 with a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Adam Jones hit his 13th homer of the season as the O's turn toward a D.C.-Baltimore rarity — a relevant interleague series between the Orioles and Nationals. (Washington fell 5-3 to Pittsburgh on Thursday but sit in second place in the NL East with a 23-15 record.)

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Though Andy Pettitte's return to the majors did not live up to the hype, the veteran left-hander is only looking ahead.

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The beginning of interleague play might be the ideal way for Jered Weaver to bounce back from his worst start of the season.

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The beginning of interleague play might be the ideal way for Jered Weaver to bounce back from his worst start of the season.

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New York Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes didn't have a good feel for his breaking pitches Thursday night, so he decided to let his fastball carry him as far as it could take him.

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