McCovey Cove

McCovey Cove is the stretch of water directly beyond the right-field wall of Oracle Park. While its official geographical name is China Basin, where the mouth of Mission Creek flows into the San Francisco Bay, fans and sportswriters dubbed it for the Hall of Fame first baseman Willie McCovey. The name gained traction because the left-handed slugger was known for his powerful pull-hitting, and observers famously noted that he would have launched countless baseballs into the water had he played at this stadium instead of the wind-whipped Candlestick Park.