San Diego Padres Will Host 2016 All-Star Game
- Updated: January 16, 2015
(Courtesy of @MLB)
According to the San Diego Padres official team website Petco Park will be the site of the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
It’s official! Get ready San Diego…we’re getting an All-Star Game! #ASGpic.twitter.com/2zWTP6ZP5R
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) January 15, 2015
This will be the third time the Padres have hosted the Mid-Summer Classic but the first in Petco Park. The Padres hosted the 1978 and 1992 games in Jack Murphy Stadium.
The president of the Padres Mike Dee expressed his excitement of the announcement on Twitter.
The 2016 All-Star Game is coming to @PetcoPark. What an exciting day for the City of San Diego!
— Mike Dee (@PadresMikeDee) January 15, 2015
The MLB tweeted the following in honor of the announcement:
#TBT: Last time the @Padres hosted the @AllStarGame, The Kid was just a kid. http://t.co/pxyvkCzJ8D #MLBVault pic.twitter.com/jcLrCGhPZ8
— MLB (@MLB) January 16, 2015
The announcement is exciting for Padres fans and Southern California in general. Congratulations San Diego! The date for the tickets going on sale has not been determined yet but we will keep you posted!
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