Petco Park
Petco Park is a baseball stadium located in San Diego, California. The stadium is the home ballpark of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The ballpark is situated in downtown San Diego, adjacent to the city's Gaslamp Quarter. The largest stadium in San Diego, Petco Park hosts various community events, concerts, and sports throughout the year.
Address
19 Tony Gwynn Drive
City of San Diego: 70%
San Diego Padres: 30%
May 3, 2000[12]
April 8, 2004
Populous (then HOK Sport)
Antoine Predock (design)
Spurlock Poirier (landscape)
ROMA (urban planning)
Heritage Architecture & Planning (Historic Preservation)
JMI Sports, LLC.[14]
M–E Engineers, Inc.[16]
San Diego BallPark Builders (a joint venture of Clark Construction Group Inc., Nielsen Dillingham Builders Inc. And Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.)
Petco Park opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the Padres' home venue, where the team played from their inception in 1969 to 2003. On April 8, 2004, the Padres played their first regular season game at the ballpark, defeating the San Francisco Giants 4–3 in 10 innings. Petco Park hosted the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic championship and the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
Petco Park features unique design elements, particularly the Western Metal Supply Co. building, a historic warehouse incorporated into the ballpark; its southeast corner serves as the left field foul pole. Gallagher Square, located beyond the outfield wall, includes a community park and viewing terrace, among other features open to the public during stadium off-hours.