Estadio Gasmart
Potros Stadium | |
Full name | Estadio Gasmart |
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Former names |
Estadio Nacional de Tijuana Estadio de Beisbol Calimax |
Location | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Coordinates | 32°29′00″N 116°55′03″W / 32.483212°N 116.917480°W |
Capacity | 16,811 |
Surface | grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1976 |
Renovated | 2004 |
Expanded | 2006 |
Tenants | |
Toros de Tijuana (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, 2004) Potros de Tijuana (Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, 2005-2008) Tijuana Cimarrones (Golden Baseball League, 2010) Toros de Tijuana (Liga Norte de Mexico) (2013- ) |
Estadio Gasmart (formerly known as Estadio Nacional de Tijuana and Estadio de Beisbol Calimax) is a professional baseball stadium located in Tijuana, Baja California, in Mexico with a capacity of 16,811, all seated. It was built in 1976 and is named after a supermarket chain based in Baja California. It was expanded in 2006 to its current capacity.
In the past it has also been the site of several México Segunda División (second division) and México Tercera División (third or last division) football clubs in the Mexican League System such as Inter de Tijuana and Chivas Tijuana. The ballpark has played host to the Mexican Baseball League teams, the Tijuana Toros in 2004 and the Tijuana Potros from 2005 to 2008. It played host to the Tijuana Cimarrones of the Golden Baseball League for one season in 2010.[1] Most recently it has played host to the second iteration of the Toros de Tijuana, members of the Liga Norte de México (League of Northern Mexico).
References
- ↑ GBL South of the Border! GBL website, December 15, 2008