Location | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
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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 |
Opened | 1992 |
Tenants | |
Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1992–present) |
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.