The Estadio Nuevo Laredo (Nuevo Laredo Stadium), is a 12,000 seat baseball stadium located in

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. It was home to the

Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (''Owls of the Two Laredos''), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (''Owls of Nuevo Laredo''), are a Minor League Baseball team based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and Laredo, Texas in the Mexican Leagu ...

from the

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. The stadium was completed in 2007 as part of Phase I of Ciudad Deportiva, a new sports complex that also houses the

Nuevo Laredo Multidisciplinary Gymnasium The Gimnasio Multidisciplinario Nuevo Laredo (Nuevo Laredo Multidisciplinary Gymnasium), is a 4,000 seat indoor all purpose stadium, primarily used for basketball, located in the Ciudad Deportiva sports complex in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. ...

. The stadium was inaugurated on March 20, 2008 in a game in which the Tecolotes defeated 5-0 the

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. The stadium has been criticized because of its distance from the city, despite public transportation that has routes from strategic points before and after games.

History

At the end of the 2007 season of the

, work began to make efforts to have a professional baseball team return to Nuevo Laredo. After several visits by personnel of the league to the new stadium they agreed to bring back a baseball team and in November 2007 it was announced that the

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would become the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo for the 2008 season. The stadium is considered one of the best in the league. The field is made from

synthetic grass Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commerc ...

, becoming the third of its kind in the league. Because it was recently constructed, the surface of Estadio Nuevo Laredo is more sophisticated and more similar to natural grass than the two other fields in the Mexican League. It is planned to construct a giant screen and a ceiling covering the seating area.Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Official Website
(Spanish)

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Image:Ciudad Deportiva Baseball Park.jpg, Estadio Nuevo Laredo field

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Baseball venues in Mexico

Estadio Nuevo Laredo The Estadio Nuevo Laredo (Nuevo Laredo Stadium), is a 12,000 seat baseball stadium located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It was home to the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo from the Mexican Baseball League. The stadium was completed in 2007 as par ...

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