Capacity 7,782 | Opened 1992 | |
Location Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico Address Paseo de Las Jacarandás, Zona Centro, 91700 Boca del Río, Ver., Mexico Similar Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila, Estadio Centenario 27 de Fe, Estadio Nelson Barrera, Estadio Adolfo López Ma, Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | ||
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila is a stadium in Veracruz, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. The stadium has a capacity of 7,782 people. Prior to this stadium they played at the Parque Deportivo Veracruzano.
The stadium is named to honor Veracruz native Beto Ávila who played for the Cleveland Indians and a few other Major League Baseball teams before returning to play his last year (1960) as a player for the Tigres del México. After retiring from active play Beto Ávila worked to further organize and advance the sport of baseball in Mexico.
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