PETCO Park
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Aerial view of PETCO Park in San Diego | |
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place | 19 Tony Gwynn Drive San Diego , California 92101
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Coordinates | 32 ° 42 '26.4 " N , 117 ° 9' 25" W |
owner | City of San Diego (70%) San Diego Padres (30%) |
start of building | Summer 2000 |
opening | April 8, 2004 |
surface | Natural grass |
costs | 450 million US dollars |
architect | HOK Sport |
capacity | 42,445 seats |
playing area |
Left Field - 367 ft (112 m) Left Center - 402 ft (123 m) Center Field - 396 ft (121 m) Right Center - 402 ft (123 m) Right Field - 382 ft (116 m) |
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The PETCO Park is a baseball stadium in the US city of San Diego in the state of California . It is the home of MLB - Franchise San Diego Padres in the National League . The stadium currently holds 42,445 spectators.
history
The stadium was built south of the Gaslamp Quarter in close proximity to the San Diego Convention Center . The stadium was originally supposed to be ready for the 2002 season. Due to legal and political problems, however, the construction was delayed, so that the Padres had to play in the 2003 and 2004 seasons at Qualcomm Stadium , which they previously shared with the San Diego Chargers football team .
On April 17, 2008, the Padres and Colorado Rockies played a 22 innings game. The Rockies eventually won 2-1. It was the longest game in the MLB in nearly 15 years.
Events
The first concert in PETCO Park was that of the Rolling Stones on November 11, 2005. In February 2007, the semifinals and finals of the 2006 World Baseball Classic were played here for the first time. On November 4th, 2008 Madonna gave a concert at PETCO Park as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour . This was the first time she had toured San Diego for the first time in 23 years.