Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol

{{Short description|Baseball and athletics stadium in Zapopan, Mexico}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol

| logo_image = Estadio Panamericano de los Charros logo.png

| image = Estadio Telmex de Atletismo.JPG

| location = Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

| coordinates = {{coord|20|43|38.5|N|103|22|53.5|W|type:landmark|display=it}}

| broke_ground =

| opened = October 19, 2011

| renovated = 2026 Changed in Baseball to the Athletics stadium

| construction start =

| total construction time =

| owner =

| operator =

| surface = UBU Sports S5 - Manufactured by Turf Nation

| construction_cost = $28 million U.S. Dollars

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| former_names = Estadio Telmex de Atletismo

| tenants = Charros de Jalisco (LMP, LMB) (2014–present)
Mariachis de Guadalajara (LMB) (2021–2023)
2011 Pan American Games
2017 World Baseball Classic
2018 Caribbean Series
2019 WBSC Premier12

| capacity = 16,500 (baseball){{cite news|title=¿Cuál es el estadio más grande de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico?|url=https://www.milenio.com/deportes/beisbol/lmp-estadio-grande-liga-mexicana-pacifico|newspaper=Milenio|date=11 October 2019|access-date=20 May 2021|language=es}}
8,500 (track and field)

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The Estadio Panamericano de Béisbol, formerly known as Estadio Telmex de Atletismo and popularly known as Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco, is a baseball and athletics stadium located in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. It was built for the 2011 Pan American Games at substantial cost.{{cite news |url=http://eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/2011/03/04/colosos-guadalajara-2011 |title=Los colosos de Guadalajara 2011 |date=4 March 2011 |language=es |first1=Cristina Sánchez |last1=Reyes |newspaper=El Economista |access-date=17 August 2014}}{{cite news|last=Degun|first=Tom|title=Preparations for Guadalajara Pan American Games completed just in time|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/14514-preparations-for-guadalajara-pan-american-games-completed-just-in-time|access-date=17 October 2011|newspaper=Inside the games.com|date=10 October 2011}} It opened in 2011 and received official certification from the International Association of Athletics Federations just days before the start of the Pan American Games.{{cite news|title=Certifican al Estadio Panamericano de Atletismo|url=http://www.informador.com.mx/primera/2011/328589/6/certifican-al-estadio-panamericano-de-atletismo.htm|access-date=17 October 2011|newspaper=Informador|date=11 October 2011|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141222/http://www.informador.com.mx/primera/2011/328589/6/certifican-al-estadio-panamericano-de-atletismo.htm|url-status=dead}} It will have a permanent capacity of 8,000, but will be increased to 15,000 during the games. It has an eight-lane tartan track as well as an adjoining warm-up track.

During the 2011 Pan American Games, it hosted the athletics competition. After the games, it was used as a concert venue and to host sporting competitions including baseball.{{cite web|title=Telmex Athletics Stadium|url=http://deportesus.terra.com/road-to-2012/2011-pan-american-guadalajara/telmex-athletics-stadium.html|work=Guadalajara 2011|publisher=Terra Networks|access-date=17 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028224624/http://deportesus.terra.com/road-to-2012/2011-pan-american-guadalajara/telmex-athletics-stadium.html|archive-date=28 October 2011|url-status=dead}} On September 14, 2014, the Mexican Pacific League's Charros de Jalisco bought the stadium.{{cn|date=March 2017}} The stadium hosted Pool D of the first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pool-d-loaded-with-talent-in-2017-wbc-c217925370|title=Pool D loaded with talent in 2017 WBC|website=MLB.com }}

The stadium WAS also used by the Mexican Baseball League team Mariachis de Guadalajara since 2021 until 2023.{{cite news|title=Mariachis de Guadalajara, con permiso para jugar en estadio de Zapopan|url=https://www.milenio.com/beisbol/lmb/mariachis-guadalajara-estadio-liga-mexicana-beisbol|newspaper=Milenio|first=Carlos|last=Meza|date=11 May 2021|access-date=11 May 2021|language=es}}

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