Roberto Clemente Stadium

Sports venue in Carolina, Puerto Rico
18°22′36″N 65°56′57″W / 18.37667°N 65.94917°W / 18.37667; -65.94917Capacity12,500Opened2000TenantsGigantes de Carolina (baseball)
Gigantes de Carolina (football club)

Roberto Clemente Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Roberto Clemente) is a multi-purpose stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina. The stadium holds 12,500 people and was built in 2000. It is named after former Puerto Rican baseball great and native of Carolina, Roberto Clemente.

It hosted the 2007 Caribbean Series. From 2008 it is the home of the Gigantes de Carolina (football club) who plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.

It has been a venue for political campaign events,[1] and gift-giving holiday events.[2]

References

  1. ^ Jover, Alejandra (5 March 2023). "Se desborda el apoyo a líderes novoprogresistas" [Support for new progressive leaders overflows at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum]. El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Bad Bunny hands out thousands of presents at gift drive in Puerto Rico". TODAY.com. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

External links

  • Estadio Roberto Clemente on Google Earth Placemark
  • Video about Stadium in 2006 on YouTube
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Cultural depictions
  • Chasing 3000 (2010)
  • Baseball's Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories (2013)
NamesakesMonuments
  • Statue of Roberto Clemente (Pittsburgh)
  • Statue of Roberto Clemente (Louisville, Kentucky)
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