Opened 12 November 1935 | Capacity 9,400 | |
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Location Avenida Munoz Rivera
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Address Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico Similar Plant City Stadium, Palace of the Fans, Riverside Park - Dawson, Plant Field, Fortín de San Gerónimo | ||
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Estadio Sixto Escobar is a multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches.
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History
The stadium was opened on November 12, 1935. The Cincinnati Reds has conducted spring training at the stadium since 1936. In April 1938, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico voted to name the stadium and surrounding park in honor of Sixto Escobar, a Puerto Rican professional boxer who became Puerto Rico's first world champion. A statue of Escobar stands on the grounds.
The Miami Marlins were transferred to San Juan for the 1961 season and opened the season at Sixto Escobar Stadium. Attendance was poor and the team was moved to Charleston, WV on May 19, 1961. The Cangrejeros de Santurce of the professional Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente moved out to the newly constructed Hiram Bithorn Stadium in 1962.
Many events of the 1979 Pan American Games were held at the stadium.
In 2011 the stadium was repaired and improved to accommodate the new tenant soccer team River Plate Puerto Rico, but the club never played there.