▁Field ▁and ▁re to ok ▁the ▁historic ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁T uc son ▁Tor os . ▁ ▁T EP ▁was ▁thus , ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁without ▁any ▁Major ▁League ▁or ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁ten ant . ▁ ▁Name ▁change ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁naming ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁electric ▁utility , ▁T uc son ▁Electric ▁Power , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁renamed ▁after ▁E use bio ▁K ino , ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁mission ary ▁who ▁first ▁expl ored ▁southern ▁Arizona ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁P ima ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Super vis ors ▁approved ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁( K ino ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Stadium ) ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁T uc son ▁Pad res ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁Tri ple - A ▁affili ate ▁re located ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁to ▁K ino ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Stadium ▁and ▁renamed ▁itself ▁the ▁T uc son ▁Pad res . ▁They ▁were ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Port land ▁Be a vers . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁organization ▁wanted ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁a ▁stad ium ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁and ▁constructed ▁in ▁Es cond ido , ▁California , ▁however ▁that ▁stad ium ▁plan ▁later ▁fell ▁through ▁when ▁California ▁elimin ated ▁their ▁re development ▁ag encies . ▁The ▁team ▁depart ed ▁T uc son ▁for