| Isidoro García Baseball Stadium | |
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| Location | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Broke ground | January 11, 2008 |
| Opened | February 8, 2010[1] |
| Construction cost | $48.7 million[1] |
| Capacity | 10,500 |
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| Indios de Mayagüez 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games 2011 Caribbean Series |
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Isidoro García Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Mayagüez, it is also known as "El Cholo García". It is located next to the new Mayaguez Athletics Stadium and across the street of the Parque del Litoral.
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The original "Cholo García" was a multi-purpose stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The stadium was demolished after the 2006-2007 Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League tournament, and was rebuilt as the main facility for staging the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held in the city in the late summer of 2010. The Indios de Mayagüez will again use it as its ballpark.
The original stadium was named after Isidoro "El Cholo" García, the first Puerto Rican baseball pitcher to ever throw a no-hit no-run game in the island. The new facility retains the name.
The new Isidoro García Baseball Stadium is a 10,500 capacity stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It will also host the home games of Indios de Mayagüez of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. It will also host the Baseball at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. It replaces the former Isidoro García Baseball Stadium which closed in 2007, but it is located in the same land as the original. It was announced that the 2011 Caribbean Series will be held in the stadium.[2] It will house the regional offices of the Sports and Recreation Department of Mayagüez.[3] The governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño made the announcement of the completion of the stadium on February 8, 2010, the press conference was held on the field of the stadium.[1] The stadium was built with the MLB standards.[1]
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