Estadio Édgar Rentería

Estadio Édgar Rentería is a baseball stadium located in Barranquilla, Colombia, and the current home of the Caimanes de Barranquilla. It has a capacity of 12,000 and opened in 2018.^[1]

Estadio Édgar Rentería

Address	Calle 54 Número 40-224, Barranquilla, Colombia
Location	Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia
Coordinates	10°59′42″N 74°47′04″W / 10.99495°N 74.784497°W / 10.99495; -74.784497
Owner	City of Barranquilla
Capacity	12,000^[3]
Field size	Left Field Line – 325 ft (99 m) Center Field – 400 ft (120 m) Right Field Line – 325 ft (99 m)
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Built	2016-2018
Opened	May 1, 2018^[1]
Construction cost	45 billion COP^[2]
Tenants
Caimanes de Barranquilla

The stadium was built on the site of the former Estadio Tomás Arrieta, which was demolished in 2016. In 2010, Barranquilla Mayor Alejandro Char Chaljub announced that it would be named after Édgar Rentería, who had been named World Series MVP for the championship-winning San Francisco Giants.^[2] Initially, the stadium was expected to cost around 26 billion pesos, but eventually ballooned to 45 billion pesos.^[2] During its construction, Caimanes temporarily relocated to Santa Cruz de Lorica, in the nearby Córdoba Department.^[4]

References

1. "Edgar Rentería, Barranquilla y el estadio que lleva su nombre". Corte4 (in Spanish). Major League Baseball. 31 May 2018.
2. "Estadio de Béisbol Édgar Rentería". Caimanes BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. "Estadio de Béisbol 'Édgar Rentería'". Alcaldía de Barranquilla.
4. "Hoy comienza demolición del estadio Tomás Arrieta" (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 1 July 2016.