Estadio Édgar Rentería
Estadio Édgar Rentería is a baseball stadium located in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the current home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla. It has a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 2018.[2]
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| Address | Calle 54 Número 40-224, Barranquilla, Colombia |
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| Location | Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 10.99495°N 74.784497°W |
| Owner | City of Barranquilla |
| Capacity | 12,000[1] |
| Field size | Left Field Line – 325 ft (99 m) Center Field – 400 ft (120 m) Right Field Line – 325 ft (99 m) |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2016-2018 |
| Opened | May 1, 2018[2] |
| Construction cost | 45 billion COP[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | |
The stadium was built on the site of the former Estadio Tomás Arrieta, which was demolished in 2016. In 2010, Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char Chaljub announced that it would be named after Édgar Rentería, who had been named World Series MVP for the championship-winning San Francisco Giants.[3] Initially, the stadium was expected to cost around 26 billion pesos, but eventually ballooned to 45 billion pesos.[3] During its construction, Caimanes temporarily relocated to Santa Cruz de Lorica, in the nearby Córdoba Department.[4]
References
- "Estadio de Béisbol 'Édgar Rentería'". Alcaldía de Barranquilla.
- "Edgar Rentería, Barranquilla y el estadio que lleva su nombre". Corte4 (in Spanish). Major League Baseball. 31 May 2018.
- "Estadio de Béisbol Édgar Rentería". Caimanes BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- "Hoy comienza demolición del estadio Tomás Arrieta" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 1 July 2016.
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