Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol
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| Former names | Estadio Telmex de Atletismo |
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| Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W / 20.727361°N 103.381528°W |
| Capacity | 16,500 (baseball)[1] 8,500 (track and field) |
| Surface | UBU Sports S5 - Manufactured by Turf Nation |
| Construction | |
| Opened | October 19, 2011 |
| Renovated | 2026 Changed in Baseball to the Athletics stadium |
| Construction cost | $28 million U.S. Dollars |
| Tenants | |
| Charros de Jalisco (LMP, LMB) (2014–present) Mariachis de Guadalajara (LMB) (2021–2023) 2011 Pan American Games 2017 World Baseball Classic 2018 Caribbean Series 2019 WBSC Premier12 | |
The Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol, formerly known as Estadio Telmex de Atletismo and popularly known as Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco, is a baseball and athletics stadium located in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was built for the 2011 Pan American Games at substantial cost.[2][3] It opened in 2011 and received official certification from the International Association of Athletics Federations just days before the start of the Pan American Games.[4] It will have a permanent capacity of 8,000, but will be increased to 15,000 during the games.[3] It has an eight-lane tartan track as well as an adjoining warm-up track.[4] During the 2011 Pan American Games, it hosted the athletics competition. After the games, it was used as a concert venue and to host sporting competitions including baseball.[5] On September 14, 2014, the Mexican Pacific League's Charros de Jalisco bought the stadium.[citation needed] The stadium hosted Pool D of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[6] The stadium WAS also used by the Mexican Baseball League team Mariachis de Guadalajara since 2021 until 2023.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "¿Cuál es el estadio más grande de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico?". Milenio (in español). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ Reyes, Cristina Sánchez (4 March 2011). "Los colosos de Guadalajara 2011". El Economista (in español). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Degun, Tom (10 October 2011). "Preparations for Guadalajara Pan American Games completed just in time". Inside the games.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Certifican al Estadio Panamericano de Atletismo". Informador. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ "Telmex Athletics Stadium". Guadalajara 2011. Terra Networks. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ↑ "Pool D loaded with talent in 2017 WBC". MLB.com.
- ↑ Meza, Carlos (11 May 2021). "Mariachis de Guadalajara, con permiso para jugar en estadio de Zapopan". Milenio (in español). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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