Oracle Park facts for kids
 Oracle Park (then known as AT&T Park) during the Giants game on April 8, 2008
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 Oracle Park
Location in San Francisco County
Oracle Park
Location in California
Oracle Park
Location in the United States
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| Former names | Pacific Bell Park (2000–2003) SBC Park (2004–2005) AT&T Park (2006–2019) |
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| Address | 24 Willie Mays Plaza |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°46′43″N 122°23′21″W / 37.77861°N 122.38917°W |
| Public transit |  MUNI Metro:     at 2nd and King Station
 San Francisco Bay Ferry: Alameda/Oakland Giants Ferry, Vallejo Giants Ferry |
| Owner | Port of San Francisco |
| Operator | San Francisco Baseball Associates LP |
| Capacity | Baseball:
1,500 standing-room capacity NCAA Football:
Soccer:
Rugby sevens:
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| Record attendance | 44,046 (2010 NLDS, Game 2, Braves) |
| Field size | Left field line – 339 feet (103 m) Left field – 364 feet (111 m) Left-center field – 404 feet (123 m) Center field – 399 feet (122 m) Right-center field – 421 feet (128 m) Right field – 365 feet (111 m) Right field line – 309 feet (94 m)  |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 11, 1997 |
| Opened | April 11, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $357 million ($607 million in 2022 dollars ) |
| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) |
| Project manager | Alliance Building Partners |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hunt/Kajima |
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| San Francisco Giants (MLB) (2000–present) San Francisco Demons (XFL) (2001) Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (NCAA) (2002–2013) California Redwoods (UFL) (2009) California Golden Bears (NCAA) (2011) |
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Oracle Park is a baseball park located in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has served as the home of the San Francisco Giants, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. Originally named Pacific Bell Park, then SBC Park, the stadium was then named AT&T Park in 2006; its current name was adopted in 2019. The park stands along the San Francisco Bay, a segment of which is named McCovey Cove in honor of former Giants player Willie McCovey.
Oracle Park has also played host to both professional and collegiate American football games. The stadium was the home of the annual college postseason bowl game now known as the Redbox Bowl from its inaugural playing in 2002 until 2013, and also served as the temporary home for the University of California's football team in 2011. Professionally, it was the home of the San Francisco Demons of the XFL and the California Redwoods of the United Football League.
Public transit access to the stadium is provided within San Francisco by Muni Metro or Muni Bus, from the Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley via Caltrain, and from parts of the Bay Area across the water via various ferries of San Francisco Bay. The Muni 2nd and King Station is directly outside the ballpark, the 4th & King Caltrain station is 1.5 blocks from the stadium, and the Oracle Park Ferry Terminal is outside the east edge of the ballpark beyond the center field bleachers.
Images for kids
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Barry Bonds passes Harmon Killebrew for seventh on the all-time home run list on May 13, 2002.
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A Giants’ night game on September 25, 2018, vs. the San Diego Padres from a lower-level view at Oracle Park
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The 24-foot (7.3 m) high wall in right field
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The "Splash Hit" counter
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The Coca-Cola bottle and old-fashioned glove
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Lou Seal has served as mascot of the San Francisco Giants since 1996.
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Main entrance with Willie Mays statue and 24 palm trees
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Oracle Park, with the Bay Bridge in the background and McCovey Cove on the right
See also
In Spanish: Oracle Park para niños
