Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey

Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey
Estadio de Beisbol in Monterrey, September 2007
Location Avenida Manuel L. Barragan
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico[1]
Coordinates 25°43′6.66″N 100°18′56.70″W / 25.7185167°N 100.3157500°W / 25.7185167; -100.3157500Coordinates: 25°43′6.66″N 100°18′56.70″W / 25.7185167°N 100.3157500°W / 25.7185167; -100.3157500
Capacity 22,061[2]
Field size Left Field: 325 feet (99 m)
Center Field: 405 feet (123 m)
Right Field: 325 feet (99 m)
Surface Artificial (2018-present); Grass (1990-2017)
Opened 13 July 1990[3]
Tenants
Sultanes de Monterrey (1990–present)[1]
Website
www.estadiobeisbolmonterrey.com

Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey (currently known for sponsorship purposes as Estadio Mobil Super[4]) is a baseball stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. It is the home field of the Sultanes Monterrey Mexican League baseball team.[1] It holds 27,000 people,[2] making it the largest baseball stadium in Mexico and the third largest in Latin America.[5] The stadium is located meters away from the Estadio Universitario, the AFAIM stadium (an American football stadium), the Niños Heroes Park and the Niños Heroes Metro station, and not far from the Plaza de Toros Monumental Monterrey "Lorenzo Garza" (Bullring).[6]

The stadium was inaugurated in games starting on 13 July 1990 when Monterrey played host to the World Youth Baseball Championship (for players 16 years old and under).[3][7] The first LMB game was held 20 July 1990 when the Sultanes defeated the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo in 12 innings.[3]

In 1991 it hosted some preliminary games during the Pan American Games,[8] although the baseball final series between host Cuba and Puerto Rico was held at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana.

In August 1996,[9] it hosted a three-game series between the National League's San Diego Padres and New York Mets, marking the first time Major League Baseball was played in Mexico.[10] It was also the site of an Opening Day game between the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres in April 1999.[11] The San Diego Padres and defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers played at the stadium for a three-game series from May 4–6, 2018.[12] In preparation for that series, the stadium underwent a $5.2 million facelift, which included installation of new artificial turf.[13] Four Dodger pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter in the series opener on May 4, 2018.[14]

It has also hosted other events such as concerts. Some artists that have played at the stadium are Maná and the late Selena.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sultanes de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. 1 2 "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Abrego, Carlos (14 July 2008). "Festeja Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey sus 18 años de vida en De Beisbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mobil Super, new name of the stadium of Sultanes". Milenio. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Estadio Monterrey, with a capacity of 27,000, ranks behind:
    1. Estadio Latinoamericano (55,000) in Havana, Cuba
    2. Estadio La Ceiba (30,000) in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
    but it is larger than the Foro Sol (26,000) in Mexico City.
  6. ↑ "Sitio Oficial de la Monumental Monterrey "Lorenzo Garza"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "// Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey //" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  8. 1 2 "// Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey //: Eventos: Historial" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  9. ↑ http://www.retrosheet.org/neutral.htm
  10. ↑ Nemec, David; Flatow, Scott. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures (2008 ed.). New York, NY: A Signet Book, Penguin Group. p. 371. ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0.
  11. ↑ "BASEBALL; Bichette and Castilla Spark Rockies in Opener in Mexico". The New York Times. 5 April 1999. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Shaikin, Bill. "Dodgers and Padres set for Mexico series in May – LA Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  13. ↑ http://www.espn.com/blog/onenacion/post/_/id/8482/dodgers-padres-playing-with-full-decks-in-monterrey
  14. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/four-dodgers-combine-for-no-hitter-vs-padres/c-275327552

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