Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal ( Spanish for ''Quisqueya Stadium Juan Marichal'') is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is the only stadium in the Caribbean region to host two different baseball teams, Tigres del Licey (''Licey Tigers'') and Leones del Escogido (''Chosen One Lions''). Its field dimensions are at the foul poles, at the power alleys, and at center field. The seating capacity is 14,469. The Dominican League of Baseball Authority is in charge of its management. While primarily used for baseball, the stadium is also used for other sports and for concerts. Football club

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used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. Artists who have held concerts at the stadium include Shakira, Ricky Martin,

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, and Bad Bunny.

History

The stadium was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship, taking the

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as the design base. It was later renamed after the former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and

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inductee Juan Marichal. The first baseball events to occur at the stadium were: * First hit: Alcibíades Colón (Licey) against Donald Elston (Stars) October 23, 1955 * First double: Luis "Grillo" Báez (Licey), October 23, 1955 * First triple:

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(Licey), October 23, 1955 * First home run: Emil Panko (Eagles), October 24, 1955 * First out: Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23, 1955 * First run batted in (RBI): Pablo Garcia (Licey) October 23, 1955 The Caribbean Series (''Serie del Caribe'') has been held at the stadium in:

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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and

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. During

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for the MLB season, two games between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were scheduled for March 9–10 at the stadium as part of MLB World Tour (MLB games held outside of the United States and Canada). The Red Sox defeated the Rays in both games, by scores of 4–0 and 7–6.

Rebuilding projects

In 2007, the stadium underwent a rebuilding job which expanded its number of seats and the overall look of the field. The bullpens are now enclosed and out of play. Former president Leonel Fernández also announced in 2009 that there were plans to turn the stadium and the adjacent area into a modern sports complex. The construction of a five-star hotel at the end of the central garden was also planned, in addition to a building that would house a casino and a sports museum. Due to the criticism received from many sectors for the way in which the remodeling was going to be financed, the Dominican State announced the suspension of the project. For the 2010–11 season, the bleacher area was reduced from 9,600 seats to 9,500 to expand the 'AA' boxes from 5,843 to 7,443 seats. For the 2014–15 season it was renewed again and the area of the bleachers was reduced from 9,500 to 8,015 and other areas as well.

Gallery

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Notable events

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