The Estadio Fernando Valenzuela is a

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stadium located in

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. It is home to the

Naranjeros de Hermosillo The Naranjeros de Hermosillo () are a professional baseball team based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators. ...

of the

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. The stadium opened as the Estadio Sonora opened in

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and replaced the

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as the home ballpark of the Naranjeros. In December 2020, the stadium's broadcast booth was named in honor of legendary announcer Manuel Torres. On 7 February 2023, Governor

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announced that the stadium would be renamed in honor of Sonora native

Fernando Valenzuela Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (; November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024), nicknamed "El Toro", was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997 (except for a one-year sabba ...

. The named change officially went into effect the following month.

Events

Soon after opening, the Estadio Sonora hosted the

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. It also hosted the

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and the 2022

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References

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