Parque la Junta

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Parque la Junta
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Vista nocturna del Parque La Junta
Parque la Junta
Location Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coordinates 27°28′39″N99°29′29″W / 27.477379°N 99.491393°W / 27.477379; -99.491393
Owner City of Nuevo Laredo
Capacity 5,000 [1]
Construction
Built1946
Opened1947
Tenants
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (LMB) 1947–2003; 2019–present

Parque la Junta (La Junta Park) is a baseball field built in 1947 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. [2] The ball park has a capacity of 5,000 people. The stadium was home to the five-time champion Mexican Baseball League team Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Two Laredos Owls) from 1947 to 2003. In 2019, the Tecolotes began using the park as their home stadium in Mexico instead of Estadio Nuevo Laredo. Thus, they will split home games between Parque la Junta and Uni-Trade Stadium, which is located across the river in Laredo, Texas.

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References

  1. Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. "Quién es quién 2022" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. World Stadiums Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine