Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila is a

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Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

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. It is primarily used for

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and is home to

El Águila de Veracruz El Águila de Veracruz (English: The Eagle of Veracruz) is a professional baseball team that plays in the Mexican League. Based in Veracruz, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, they play their home games at the Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila. Histor ...

of the

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. It previously served as the home stadium for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz from 1992 to 2017. The stadium has a capacity of 7,319 people. Prior to this stadium they played at the

Parque Deportivo Veracruzano Parque Deportivo Veracruzano was a multi-use stadium in Veracruz, Mexico. It was initially used as the stadium of Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz Club Deportivo Veracruz, commonly known as Tiburones Rojos de Ve ...

. The stadium is named to honor Veracruz native Beto Ávila who played for the

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and a few other

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teams before returning to play his last year () as a player for the

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. After retiring from active play Beto Ávila worked to further organize and advance the sport of baseball in Mexico.

References

Baseball venues in Mexico Softball venues in Mexico Mexican League ballparks Sports venues in Veracruz Veracruz (city) Sports venues completed in 1992 {{baseball-venue-stub