Estadio Sixto Escobar

Estadio Sixto Escobar
Tenants

Location	Avenida Munoz Rivera San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
Capacity	9,400
Opened	November 12, 1935
Cincinnati Reds (Spring Training) (NL) (1936) Miami Marlins (IL) (1961) River Plate Puerto Rico (USL Pro) (2011-present)

Estadio Sixto Escobar is a multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches.

History

The stadium was opened on November 12, 1935. The Cincinnati Reds has conducted spring training at the stadium since 1936.^[1] In April 1938, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico voted to name the stadium and surrounding park in honor of Sixto Escobar, a Puerto Rican professional boxer who became Puerto Rico's first world champion.^[2] A statue of Escobar stands on the grounds.

The Miami Marlins were transferred to San Juan for the 1961 season and opened the season at Sixto Escobar Stadium. Attendance was poor and the team was moved to Charleston, WV on May 19, 1961. The Cangrejeros de Santurce of the professional Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente moved out to the newly-constructed Hiram Bithorn Stadium in 1962.

Many events of the 1979 Pan American Games were held at the stadium.

In 2011 the stadium was repaired and improved to accommodate the new tenant soccer team River Plate Puerto Rico, ^[3] but the club never played there.

References

↑ Alan Gould (1936-02-11). "Majors' Spring Training Under Way Officially". The Meriden Daily Journal. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
↑ "Escobar To Be Honored; Stadium in Puerto Rico Will Be Named for Champion". New York Times. 1938-04-14. p. 33. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
↑ http://rivercaribe.com/noticias/ago10.htm

Coordinates: 18°27′55″N 66°5′20″W / 18.46528°N 66.08889°W / 18.46528; -66.08889

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

Media

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