Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol
Baseball and athletics stadium in Zapopan, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol, formerly known as Estadio Telmex de Atletismo and popularly known as Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco, is a baseball and athletics stadium located in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was built for the 2011 Pan American Games at substantial cost.[2][3] It opened in 2011 and received official certification from the International Association of Athletics Federations just days before the start of the Pan American Games.[4] It will have a permanent capacity of 8,000, but will be increased to 15,000 during the games.[3] It has an eight-lane tartan track as well as an adjoining warm-up track.[4]
Former names | Estadio Telmex de Atletismo |
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Location | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico |
Coordinates | 20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W |
Capacity | 16,500 (baseball)[1] 8,500 (track and field) |
Surface | UBU Sports S5 - Manufactured by Turf Nation |
Construction | |
Opened | October 19, 2011 |
Construction cost | $28 million U.S. Dollars |
Tenants | |
Charros de Jalisco (LMP, LMB) (2014–present) Mariachis de Guadalajara (LMB) (2021–2023) 2011 Pan American Games 2017 World Baseball Classic 2018 Caribbean Series 2019 WBSC Premier12 |
During the 2011 Pan American Games, it hosted the athletics competition. After the games, it was used as a concert venue and to host sporting competitions including baseball.[5] On September 14, 2014, the Mexican Pacific League's Charros de Jalisco bought the stadium.[citation needed] The stadium hosted Pool D of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[6]
The stadium WAS also used by the Mexican Baseball League team Mariachis de Guadalajara since 2021 until 2023.[7]