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Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium

Coordinates: 20°53′15″N 76°14′41″W / 20.88750°N 76.24472°W / 20.88750; -76.24472
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Estadio Calixto García Íñiguez
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Full nameEstadio Mayor General Calixto García Iñiguez
LocationHolguín, Holguín Province, Cuba
Capacity30,000
Field sizeLeft Field – 99.06 m (325 ft)
Center Field – 121.92 m (400 ft)
Right Field – 99.06 m (325 ft)[1]
Opened10 February 1979
Tenants
Sabuesos de Holguín (Cuban National Series) (1979–present)

Estadio Calixto García Íñiguez is a multi-use stadium in Holguín, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of the Sabuesos de Holguín. The stadium holds 30,000 people.[2]

The stadium is named after Cuban patriot Calixto García.

History

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The Estadio Calixto García Íñiguez was inaugurated on 10 February 1979 with a match between the local Holguín baseball team and the Villa Clara team.[3]

The stadium hosted the 2003 Baseball World Cup.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Estadio Mayor General Calixto García Iñiguez". Sitio Oficial de la Serie Nacional de Beisbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Estadio Calixto García". Béisbol en Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "El "Calixto García" aún brilla 43 años después". ¡Ahora! (in Spanish). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "XXXV BWC - Cuba 2003". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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