Petco Park

Petco Park
Petco Park in 2019
Petco Park is located in San Diego
Petco Park
Petco Park
Location in San Diego
Petco Park is located in California
Petco Park
Petco Park
Location in California
Petco Park is located in the United States
Petco Park
Petco Park
Location in the United States
Address19 Tony Gwynn Drive
LocationSan Diego, California
Coordinates32°42′26″N 117°09′24″W / 32.7073°N 117.1566°W / 32.7073; -117.1566
Public transit 12th & Imperial
Gaslamp Quarter
Amtrak Santa Fe Depot
OwnerCity of San Diego: 70%
San Diego Padres: 30%
OperatorPadres LP
Executive suites75[1][2]
Capacity40,209 (since 2017)[3]
40,162 (2016)[4]
41,164 (2015)[5]
42,302 (2014)[6]
42,524 (2013)[7]
42,691 (2008–2012)[8]
42,445 (2004–2007)[9]
Record attendanceBaseball: 45,567[10]
Concerts: 79,123 [11]
Field sizeLeft field Line – 334 feet (102 m)
Left field – 357 feet (109 m)
Left field alley – 390 feet (119 m)
Center field – 396 feet (121 m)
Right field alley – 391 feet (119 m)
Right field – 382 feet (116 m)
Right field line – 322 feet (98 m)
SurfaceBullsEye Bermuda (Grass)
Construction
Broke groundMay 3, 2000 (May 3, 2000)[12]
OpenedApril 8, 2004 (April 8, 2004)
Construction costUS$450 million
($697 million in 2022 Dollars[13])
ArchitectPopulous (then HOK Sport)
Antoine Predock (design)
Spurlock Poirier (landscape)
ROMA (urban planning)
Heritage Architecture & Planning (Historic Preservation)
Project managerJMI Sports, LLC.[14]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[15]
Services engineerM–E Engineers, Inc.[16]
General contractorSan Diego BallPark Builders (a joint venture of Clark Construction Group Inc., Nielsen Dillingham Builders Inc. And Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.)
Tenants
San Diego Padres (MLB) (since 2004)
Holiday Bowl (NCAA) (since 2021)

Petco Park is a baseball stadium located in San Diego, California. The stadium is the home ballpark for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

The ballpark is situated in Downtown San Diego, adjacent to the city's Gaslamp Quarter. Petco Park is renowned for its design elements, particularly the Western Metal Supply Co. building, a historic 51,400 square-foot warehouse incorporated into the ballpark.

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 MLB All-Star Game in 2016. The ballpark also hosts various concerts, sporting events, and community fairs throughout the year.

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  15. ^ "Projects: PETCO Park". Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
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