The mouth of Mission Creek has been known to Major League Baseball fans as McCovey Cove ever since the year 2000 when the San Francisco Giants relocated from their former home at  Candlestick Park to Oracle Park on the creek's north bank.
The outlet of Mission Creek has been famous among Major League Baseball enthusiasts as McCovey Cove since 2000, when the San Francisco Giants moved from Candlestick Park to Oracle Park on the creek's northern bank.