Padres’ Petco Park selected to host ’16 All-Star Game

San Diego, colloquially known as “America’s Finest City,” has been awarded Major League Baseball’s 2016 All-Star Game, Commissioner Bud Selig announced on Thursday. It will be the third time the Padres will host the Midsummer Classic and first at Petco Park, which opened in the East Village section of downtown in 2004.