Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol

Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco
Location	Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates	20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W / 20.727361°N 103.381528°WCoordinates: 20°43′38.5″N 103°22′53.5″W / 20.727361°N 103.381528°W
Capacity	16,500 (baseball); 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) (2014-present); Mariachis de Guadalajara (LMB) (2021–present); 2011 Pan American Games; 2017 World Baseball Classic; 2018 Caribbean Series; 2019 WBSC Premier12

The 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]

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 is also used by the Mexican Baseball League team Mariachis de Guadalajara since 2021.^[7]

References

^ "¿Cuál es el estadio más grande de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico?". Milenio (in Spanish). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Reyes, Cristina Sánchez (4 March 2011). "Los colosos de Guadalajara 2011". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b Degun, Tom (10 October 2011). "Preparations for Guadalajara Pan American Games completed just in time". Inside the games.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Certifican al Estadio Panamericano de Atletismo". Informador. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Telmex Athletics Stadium". Guadalajara 2011. Terra Networks. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Pool D loaded with talent in 2017 WBC".
^ Meza, Carlos (11 May 2021). "Mariachis de Guadalajara, con permiso para jugar en estadio de Zapopan". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2021.