Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila

Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila
Location	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Coordinates	19°9′54.35″N 96°7′21.85″W / 19.1650972°N 96.1227361°WCoordinates: 19°9′54.35″N 96°7′21.85″W / 19.1650972°N 96.1227361°W
Capacity	7,782[1]
Opened	1992[2]
Tenants
	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1992–2017)

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.

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 2 "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Istmo & Gulf of Mexico". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
1 2 3 "Historia" (in Spanish). p. 4. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
1 2 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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[world_stadia-1] 1 2 "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Istmo & Gulf of Mexico". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.

[historia4-2] 1 2 3 "Historia" (in Spanish). p. 4. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

[goldstein-3] 1 2 Goldstein, Richard (28 October 2004). "Bobby Avila, 78, One of the First Prominent Latin Major Leaguers". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2011.