Estadio Nacional de Panamá
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| Estadio Nacional Rod Carew | |
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| Full name | Estadio Nacional Rodney Carew |
| Former names | Estadio Nacional |
| Location | Panama City, Panama Panama |
| Opened | October 10, 1999 |
| Owner | Patronato del Estadio Nacional |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction cost | 25 millon USD |
| Architect | Carla De Bello |
| Capacity | 27,000 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 321 feet (98 m) Center Field - 400 feet (122 m) Right Field - 321 feet (98 m) |
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| Panama Metro | |
Estadio Nacional de Panama, also called Rod Carew Stadium,[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City, Panama. The stadium has a capacity of 27,000 and was built in 1999.
It is currently used mostly for baseball matches from the national league, and Panama national baseball team matches.[1]
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 Christina Aguilera, Sting, Enrique Iglesias, Soda Stereo, and Ruben Blades.
References [edit]
- ^ Connor, Joe (17 January 2006). "Welcome to Panama". ESPN. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
Coordinates: 9°2′28.72″N 79°32′43.08″W / 9.0413111°N 79.5453000°W
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