More changes are in store for Petco Park, as the San Diego Padres announced upgrades for 2016, including a new two-level social space in right-center field inspired by the city’s beach lifestyle. (more…)
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Padres unveil Petco Park golf experience
You’ll be able to play nine holes at Petco Park on November 5-8, as the San Diego Padres and Callaway Golf unveiled The Links at Petco Park, where golfers will have the opportunity to take shots onto the playing field from various tees along a course designed within the ballpark. (more…)
Enberg to retire as voice of Padres next year
Dick Enberg, who has been the voice of the San Diego Padres for the last six years, will retire at the end of the 2016 season. (more…)
Water shortages cause issues for Cal ballparks
With an unprecedented drought affecting all aspects of life in California, groundskeepers and operations managers are making do with less water in pro-baseball ballparks. (more…)
New at Petco Park: Deep Eddy Vodka Hideaway
Another 2015 upgrade at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres: Deep Eddy Vodka signed a three-year sponsorship to serve as the team’s official craft vodka and sponsor of the new Deep Eddy Vodka Hideaway, a branded seating area and bar open to all fans. (more…)
Miami lands 2017 ASG; MLB alters home-field advantage
As reported earlier this week, the Miami Marlins and Marlins Park will indeed host the 2017 MLB All-Star game, but awarding three straight games to National League teams is forcing Major League Baseball into changing the batting order for the 2016 game. (more…)
Marlins land 2017 MLB All-Star Game: report
The Miami Marlins will host the 2017 MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park, giving the National League three straight Midsummer Classics, according to a newspaper report. (more…)
Padres land 2016 MLB All-Star Game
In a surprising move, the San Diego Padres and Petco Park have been awarded the 2016 All-Star Game by MLB officials, breaking the AL/NL rotation. (more…)
Year-end countdown: #7, Petco Park upgrades
Between now and New Year’s Eve we’ll run down the top ten stories covered on Ballpark Digest in 2014, determined by page views. At #7: Petco Park upgrades for 2014 and 2015. (more…)
San Diego Padres unveil left-field upgrades
We tweeted shots of the framework from the impressive Winter Meetings Gala at Petco Park, and this information from Daktronics fills out what San Diego Padres fans can expect from a new ballpark scoreboard in 2015. (more…)
Padres unveil 2015 Petco Park upgrades
The San Diego Padres unveiled the next round of upgrades to Petco Park, including new left-field seating, altered outfield fences and the third-largest videoboard in Major League Baseball. (more…)
The Week That Was: June 29
Ballpark prep, ugly sweaters, a potential Twins/Saints affiliation and Petco Park A/V upgrades were the top stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured by page views. Here are the top stories, in order of popularity: What happens at a ballpark before a game? Lots of prepCrosscutters to don what could be ugliest uniforms […]
Padres upgrade video, audio for 2014 season
The San Diego Padres are celebrating 10 years at Petco Park, and one immediate improvement this season: a new Park at the Park videoboard and an upgraded audio system with 226 new speakers. “As we celebrate 10 years of Petco Park this season, our ownership group has committed to a multi-year plan to make major […]