Estadio Fernando Valenzuela

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Estadio Fernando Valenzuela
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Estadio Fernando Valenzuela
Former namesEstadio Sonora (2013–2023)
Location Hermosillo, México
Capacity 16,000 [1]
Field sizeLeft Field 325 ft
Center Field 400 ft
Right Field 325 ft m
SurfaceNatural Grass
Opened1 February 2013
Tenants
Naranjeros de Hermosillo (LMP) (2013–present)

The Estadio Fernando Valenzuela is a baseball stadium located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is home to the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League.

The stadium, constructed at a cost of $30 million, opened as Estadio Sonora in 2013 and replaced the Estadio Héctor Espino as the home ballpark of the Naranjeros. [2] [3] The creative process for designing the stadium, which was made to mimic the nearby Pinacate Peaks [4] , was approved by the management of the Arizona Diamondbacks [5] , who have played exhibition games at Estadio Héctor Espino. [4]

The stadium received the ArchDaily building of the year award in 2017 for sports architecture. [6] [3]

In December 2020, the stadium's broadcast booth was named in honor of announcer Manuel Torres, who was the announcer in Hermosillo for fifty years. [7]

On 7 February 2023, Governor Alfonso Durazo announced that the stadium would be renamed in honor of Sonora native Fernando Valenzuela, who played for 17 seasons in the MLB and had his number retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers. [8] The named change officially went into effect the following month. [9] Fernando Valenzuela, accompanied by Erubiel Durazo, threw a ceremonial pitch to inaugurate the stadium's new name in December of the same year. [10]

Events

Soon after opening, the Estadio Sonora hosted the 2013 Caribbean Series. [11] It also hosted the 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup and the 2022 U-15 Baseball World Cup. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Guía de medios temporada 2021–22" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Estadio Sonora: recinto de lujo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Estadio Fernando Valenzuela" (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 Reichard, Kevin (27 February 2012). "New for 2013: Estadio Sonora - Ballpark Digest" . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Obras, Redacción (1 October 2013). "Estadio Sonora, el favorito del Público en Obra del Año". Obras (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Building of the Year 2017". Building of the Year 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Oceguera, Carlos (9 December 2020). "Club Naranjeros homenajea los 50 años de su voz oficial". El Sol de Hermosillo  [ es ] (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ↑ González, Kevin (7 February 2023). "¡Es un hecho! Estadio Sonora cambiará su nombre a Fernando Valenzuela". El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Acosta, Karla (27 March 2023). "Colocan el nombre de Fernando Valenzuela en áreas del Estadio Sonora". Proyecto Puente (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Fernando "inauguró" estadio de los Naranjeros, que ahora lleva su nombre". MLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Directiva de la MLB impresionada con el Estadio Sonora". El Universal (in Spanish). 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Arredondo, José Francisco (22 March 2022). "Regresa la Copa Mundial de beisbol a Hermosillo, ahora para albergar la categoría Sub-15". Grada Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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