Oracle Park, Baseball stadium in South of Market, San Francisco, US.
Oracle Park is a baseball stadium in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, home to the San Francisco Giants since 2000. The field measures 339 feet to left field and 309 feet to right field, where a 25-foot-high wall stands; right-center field reaches 420 feet. Behind the right-field wall lies McCovey Cove, an inlet of San Francisco Bay.
The ballpark opened in 2000 as the first major baseball facility in decades built without public funds. Since then it has been renamed several times based on sponsorship but has remained home to the San Francisco Giants.
The cove beyond the right-field wall is named McCovey Cove after Giants first baseman Willie McCovey, not the stadium itself, which has carried sponsor names since opening. A home run hit into the water on the fly by a Giants player counts as a Splash Hit; the total is posted at the front row of the right-field stands and a fountain between stands and water sprays. Barry Bonds hit 35 of them.
Several subway lines and commuter trains stop within walking distance of the stadium, and ferries dock at nearby terminals. On game days the streets around Third and King can get crowded, so arriving early helps.
During games dozens of kayaks and small boats drift in the bay behind right field, waiting to catch balls that fly into the water. This floating fan base has become a regular part of every home game.
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