Parque la Junta, baseball field in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Parque La Junta is a sports facility in Nuevo Laredo featuring open fields and tree-lined paths where people can walk or relax. The grounds include a baseball stadium with natural grass, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a gymnasium, a soccer field, a running track, and courts for other sports, creating a multi-purpose recreational complex.
The stadium was built by the Junta Federal de Mejoras Materiales, which gave it its name, and was inaugurated on 3 October 1957. It hosted the fifth Mexican League All-Star Game in 1945, when the South beat the North 6–5 in extra innings. The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos played there from 1985 to 2003 and returned in 2019, sharing home games with Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, Texas.
The park serves as a community gathering place where families and friends come together, particularly on game days. The atmosphere fills with local vendors and spectators, reflecting how the space maintains its role as a center for neighborhood pride and shared experiences among residents.
The park is located at an important intersection in the Viveros neighborhood and is easily accessible from various parts of the city. Visitors should know that game days bring crowds, and the surrounding area becomes busy with local vendors and activities.
The stadium hosted the fifth Mexican League All-Star Game in 1945, when the South Zone beat the North Zone 6–5 in extra innings. The park's name comes from the Junta Federal de Mejoras Materiales, the board that built it, and was also the name of Nuevo Laredo's first team.
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