Estadio José Aguilar y Maya | |
Former Names: | San Jerónimo |
Fullname: | Estadio Licenciado Don José Aguilar y Maya |
Location: | Guanajuato, Mexico |
Built: | 1950's |
Opened: | September 16, 1954 |
Renovated: | 2012-2013 |
Owner: | State of Guanajuato |
Surface: | Artificial Grass |
Tenants: | Tuzos de Guanajato (LCM) (1960–78) Tuzos de Guanajato (LIM) (2015–16) |
Capacity: | 3,000 |
Dimensions: | Left Field – 88m (289feet) Center Field – 101m (331feet) Right Field – 83.6m (274.3feet) |
Estadio José Aguilar y Maya (en|Jose Aguilar y Maya Stadium) is a baseball stadium in Guanajuato, located within the Pastita borough. Inaugurated on 16 September 1954, the stadium has a capacity of 3,000 seats.
The stadium has unique architecture its outfield is composed of a natural mountain stone wall and on top of the stonewall colorful houses line up the stadium's background showing a typical beautiful skyline of the city of Guanajuato.
The ballpark was named for the (1949–55) State Governor José Aguilar y Maya and it is nicknamed San Jerónimo (en|Saint Jerome) for its former name.
From 1904 until the 1950s, the locals played at a small area they named San Jerónimo Park Grounds. In the early 1950s the administration of the State Governor José Aguilar y Maya built a new stadium near the City Center of Guanajuato specifically in the Pastita borough.
During the late 1970s a young teen Fernando Valenzuela made the stadium grounds his home during his stint with the Tuzos de Guanajuato of the Mexican Central League.
In April 2013 the stadium had a re-inauguration event after a series of renovations to the stadium switching it from Natural grass to Artificial Grass as well as other upgrades.
José Aguilar y Maya Stadium hosted its first Mexican League Pre-Season game between the Bravos de León and the Rieleros de Aguascalientes on Friday April 5, 2024. The Bravos de Leon won the game 5–4.[1]