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Source: ESPN | Category: Sports World | Date: Oct 07, 2026
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With the Padres being the only team in town now, it's just a different type of fan than it was before." That the experience at a Padres games for fans and...
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- With the Padres being the only team in town now, it's just a different type of fan than it was before." That the experience at a Padres games for fans and players -- on both teams -- has changed is indisputable.
- "The combination of the crowd, the atmosphere, all of the postseason history," one NL staffer said.
- "It's still the gold standard for a home field," an AL staffer said.
- Petco Park, San Diego Padres One AL staffer wrote in a text, "Petco is most improved and arguably 1-B to Yankee Stadium.
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With the Padres being the only team in town now, it's just a different type of fan than it was before." That the experience at a Padres games for fans and players -- on both teams -- has changed is indisputable. "The combination of the crowd, the atmosphere, all of the postseason history," one NL staffer said. "It's still the gold standard for a home field," an AL staffer said. Petco Park, San Diego Padres One AL staffer wrote in a text, "Petco is most improved and arguably 1-B to Yankee Stadium. "Loud," one of the staffers said. Progressive Field, Cleveland Guardians "It's not an intimidating place for us," one staffer said.