Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila is a stadium

Stadium

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 in Veracruz

Veracruz, Veracruz

Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...

, Mexico

Mexico

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. It is primarily used for baseball

Baseball

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 and serves as the home stadium for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz

Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz

The Rojos del Águila de Veracruz are a AAA-level baseball team playing in the Mexican League.They play at the Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila in Veracruz, Veracruz....

. The stadium has a capacity of 7,782 people. Prior to this stadium they played at the Parque Deportivo Veracruzano.

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

Cleveland Indians

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 and a few other Major League Baseball

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 teams before returning to play his last year as a player for the Tigres del México

Tigres de Quintana Roo

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