10 Facts About Petco Park

1.

Petco Park is a baseball stadium in Downtown San Diego, California.

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2.

San Diego-based pet supplies retailer Petco Park originally bought naming rights to the stadium for $60 million in a 22-year deal.

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3.

In February 2007, Petco Park became the new host of the USA Sevens, a rugby union sevens event within the IRB Sevens World Series.

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4.

In January 2015, Petco Park hosted rounds of Monster Jam and AMA Supercross Championship, as a replacement for Qualcomm Stadium.

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5.

Since 2015, Petco Park has partnered with Callaway Golf Company to open a par-3 nine-hole golf course within the stadium the first week of each November.

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6.

Petco Park is considered a future venue for both AHL Outdoor Classic and NHL Winter Classic.

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7.

In 2011, the Food Network filmed a "Chairman's Challenge" at Petco Park that was to air as part of Season 4, episode 2 of The Next Iron Chef.

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8.

Petco Park can be seen and can even be entered in the video game Midnight Club 3 in the city of San Diego.

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9.

An unusual feature Petco Park once had was that the home team bullpen was located behind the center field wall while the bullpen for the visiting team was in foul territory in right field.

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10.

Petco Park has been described as being an "extreme pitcher's park".

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