Petco Park
Petco Park in 2019 | |
| Address | 100 Park Blvd |
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| Location | San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°42′26″N 117°09′24″W / 32.7073°N 117.1566°W |
| Public transit | 12th & Imperial Gaslamp Quarter |
| Owner | City of San Diego: 70% San Diego Padres: 30% |
| Operator | Padres LP |
| Executive suites | 75 |
| Capacity | 39,860 (since 2024) 39,909 (2022–2023) 40,019 (2020–2021) 40,204 (2019) 40,209 (2017–2018) 40,162 (2016) 41,164 (2015) 42,302 (2014) 42,524 (2013) 42,691 (2008–2012) 42,445 (2004–2007) |
| Record attendance | Baseball: 47,773 (Oct 9, 2024)
Concert: 79,123 (September 17 and 18, 2022) |
| Field size | Left 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) |
| Surface | BullsEye Bermuda (Grass) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 3, 2000 |
| Opened | April 8, 2004 |
| Construction cost | US$450 million ($749 million in 2024 Dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) Antoine Predock (design) Spurlock Poirier (landscape) ROMA (urban planning) Heritage Architecture & Planning (Historic Preservation) |
| Project manager | JMI Sports, LLC. |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | San Diego BallPark Builders (a joint venture of Clark Construction, LLC, Nielsen Dillingham Builders Inc. and Douglas E. Barnhart Inc.) |
| Tenants | |
| San Diego Padres (MLB) (2004–present) | |
| Website | |
| mlb.com/padres/ballpark | |
Petco Park is a ballpark in San Diego, California. It is the home of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The ballpark is located in the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego, adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter. Petco Park opened in 2004, replacing San Diego 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 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. On October 9, 2024, Petco Park achieved an attendance record for baseball during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 47,773 people in attendance.
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.