Estadio Nacional de Panamá

Estadio Nacional de Panama, also called the Rod Carew National Stadium,[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City, Panama. The stadium has a capacity of 27,000 and was built in 1999.

Estadio Nacional Rod Carew

El Coloso de Cerro Patacón "The Colossus of Cerro Patacón"
Full name	Estadio Nacional Rodney Carew
Former names	Estadio Nacional
Location	Panama City, Panama  Panama
Owner	Patronato del Estadio Nacional
Capacity	27,000
Field size	Left Field - 321 feet (98 m) Center Field - 400 feet (122 m) Right Field - 321 feet (98 m)
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction
Opened	October 10, 1999
Construction cost	25 million USD
Architect	Carla Di Bello Robles
Tenants
Panama national baseball team Panama national rugby union team Panama national football team

It is currently used mostly for baseball matches from the national league, and Panama national baseball team matches.[2]

It has also hosted many international baseball competitions as well as many concerts and different types of events.

In 2012, Qualifiers were held at the stadium for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, featuring the national baseball teams of Panama, Brazil, Colombia, and Nicaragua

The stadium is named after Rod Carew, a Hall-of-Fame Panamanian-American baseball player.

Since 2003, there have been many plans and talks of expanding the stadium's capacity to nearly 45,000.

Some of the artists that have performed in the Estadio Nacional de Panama include Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Enrique Iglesias, Soda Stereo, and Ruben Blades.

The New York Yankees and Miami Marlins scheduled two spring training exhibition games at the ballpark on March 15 and March 16, 2014.[3]

The 2019 Caribbean Series was played at the stadium, coinciding with Panama's first appearance in the tournament since 1960.