Petco Park may soon be located at the corner of Tony Gwynn Drive and Trevor Hoffman Way.

San Diego’s downtown community planning council is scheduled to vote Wednesday whether to approve a proposal that would rename a stretch of Park Boulevard — from Tony Gwynn Drive to Imperial Avenue — for the Padres’ newly-inducted Hall of Fame closer.

ABC 10News first reported the proposal, which was confirmed by Pat Stark, chairman of the committee.

“To me it makes sense,” Stark said by phone Friday afternoon. “I don’t think there’s a whole lot of debate on it, at least from my perspective.”


The city approached the team with the concept earlier this season.

It is believed that the change could happen before the end of the season — but not by the time Hoffman’s statue is unveiled at the Park at the Park on Aug. 18.

Hoffman was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 29. The Padres’ longtime closer recorded an NL-record 601 saves in his 19-year career, including 552 in his 16 years in San Diego.

Hoffman joins Gwynn and Dave Winfield as the only players wearing a Padres logo in Cooperstown.


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4:10 p.m.: This story was updated with additional information.