On March 18 and 20, 2006, the ballpark hosted the semifinals and finals of the first World Baseball Classic. Louis Cardinals beat the Padres, 7–4, to finish off the three-game sweep of the 2005 NLDS. The stadium's first playoff game was played on October 8, 2005. It was caught by Mike Hill, a bartender at the Kansas City Barbecue. On April 15, 2004, Mark Loretta hit the first Padre home run off of Hideo Nomo of the Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 8, 2004, the Padres played their first regular season game at Petco Park and defeated the San Francisco Giants 4–3 in 10 innings. Lance Zawadzki recorded the first hit, when he hit a double. It was the largest attended game in college baseball history. The San Diego State Aztecs baseball team, of which retired Padres player Tony Gwynn was the head coach, defeated Houston. It was part of a four-team NCAA invitational tournament hosted by San Diego State University. The first baseball game was played at Petco Park on March 11, 2004. In 2021, Petco signed a new deal with the Padres that ensured the stadium would be named Petco Park through at least 2027. San Diego-based pet supplies retailer Petco originally bought naming rights to the stadium for $60 million in a 22-year deal.
The resulting delays required the Padres to play the 20 seasons at Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium. After negotiations with the preservation community, the builders agreed to rehabilitate the building in accordance with The Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and the building was renovated and included in the stadium design in an example of adaptive reuse. Construction encountered a further delay regarding the Western Metal Supply Co. Part of this was a court decision, which nullified an already passed ballot proposition (approving the city's portion of the stadium financing package) and required the proposition be put to voters a second time. The ballpark was scheduled to open for the 2002 season however, construction was suspended temporarily for legal and political reasons. The stadium is across Harbor Drive from the San Diego Convention Center, and its main entrance behind home plate is two blocks from the downtown terminal of the San Diego Trolley light rail system. The stadium was intended to be part of a comprehensive plan to revitalize San Diego's aging downtown, particularly the East Village area. The construction cost of more than $450 million was partially funded by a Public-private partnership which included the Center City Development Corporation and the San Diego Redevelopment Agency. The ballpark was constructed by San Diego Ballpark Builders, a partnership with Clark Construction, ROEL Construction and Douglas E. The ballpark is also located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Santa Fe Depot station, which is served by Amtrak and Coaster.
The main entrance, behind home plate, is at the south end of Park Boulevard (at Imperial) and faces the San Diego Trolley station 12th & Imperial Transit Center. Two of the stadium's outfield entrance areas are located at K Street's intersections with Seventh and 10th avenues. The portion of K Street between Seventh and 10th now is closed to automobiles and serves as a pedestrian promenade along the back of the left and center field outfield seating and also provides access to the Park at the Park behind center field. The southern side of the stadium is bounded by San Diego Trolley light rail tracks along the north side of Harbor Drive, which serve the adjacent San Diego Convention Center. The park opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home stadium of the Padres. The ballpark is between Seventh and 10th Avenues south of J Street. The park has also been used as a venue for concerts, soccer, golf, and rugby. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Petco Park is a baseball stadium in Downtown San Diego, California. San Diego BallPark Builders (a joint venture of Clark Construction Group Inc., Nielsen Dillingham Builders Inc. Heritage Architecture & Planning (Historic Preservation)
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