Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila

Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila is a stadium in Veracruz, Mexico.[2] It is primarily used for baseball and served as the home stadium for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz from 1992 to 2017.[2] The stadium has a capacity of 7,782 people.[1] Prior to this stadium they played at the Parque Deportivo Veracruzano.

This article is about the baseball stadium in the city of Veracruz. For the baseball stadium in Cancún, see Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila.
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila
LocationVeracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Coordinates19°9′54.35″N 96°7′21.85″W
Capacity7,782[1]
Opened1992[2]
Tenants
Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1992–2017)

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.[3] After retiring from active play Beto Ávila worked to further organize and advance the sport of baseball in Mexico.[3]

References
  1. "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Istmo & Gulf of Mexico". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. "Historia" (in Spanish). p. 4. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  3. Goldstein, Richard (28 October 2004). "Bobby Avila, 78, One of the First Prominent Latin Major Leaguers". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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