Estadio Revolución

Estadio de la Revolución

photo of main entrance with band and cheerleaders

Estadio de la Revolución in 2009
Location Sports Nazario S. Ortiz Garza
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Coordinates 25°32′22.47″N 103°25′45.04″W / 25.5395750°N 103.4291778°WCoordinates: 25°32′22.47″N 103°25′45.04″W / 25.5395750°N 103.4291778°W
Capacity 8,500[1]
Field size Left Field: 333 feet (101 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right Field: 333 feet (101 m)
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 15 September 1932[2]
Renovated Fall 2002[3]
Tenants
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna (19402002)
Vaqueros Laguna (2003present)

Estadio de la Revolución is a sports arena located near the downtown area of Torreón in Coahuila, Mexico.[2] It has a seating capacity of 8,500.[1] Though used mainly for baseball games, it sometimes hosts concerts and other non-sport events.[2] It is the home field of the Vaqueros Laguna baseball team.[2] Since it was originally constructed as a multi sport stadium and featured a running track the Estadio de la Revolución features the largest foul territory of any ball park within the Mexican League, the area of the former running track.[2] The stadium is named to commemorate the Mexican Revolution of 19101920, a political change that was still recent at the time of the venue's opening on 15 September 1932.[2] The stadium was renovated in the fall of 2002 to provide a refurbished appearance for the baseball team's reorganization, renaming, and new season starting in 2003.[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Northern Mexico". Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Sitio Oficial Vaqueros Laguna - Vive ser un Vaquero" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Remodelación completa en el Estadio de la Revolución". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 12 February 2003. Retrieved 2011-06-24.