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| Full name | Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro |
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| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Owner | Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Operator | Ponce, Puerto Rico, Municipal Government |
| Field size | 1,000,000 square feet;[1] 25 cuerdas[2] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2012[1] |
| Built | Construction started 10 May 2012.[2] |
| Opened | Under construction[1] |
| Construction cost | $32.3 Million USD[2][3] |
| Project manager | Gutberto Vega (Resident Engineer)[1] |
| General contractor | GVG Builders[1] |
| Main contractors | Lorraine Construction[1] |
The Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro (Millito Navarro Sports City) is a multi-sport complex currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The complex is to consist of a soccer stadium, a baseball field, three tennis courts, a track for track and field, a covered basketball court, and a covered gymnasium. It is also planned to have schooling, physical training, and medical facilities on the premises.[1] Its projected cost is 32.3 million USD.[2] The complex is named after Ponce's Millito Navarro,[4][5] the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the Negro leagues and who, living until age 105, was also the oldest living professional baseball player to have played in the Negro leagues.[6][7]
- ^ a b c d e f g Inician los trabajos de la Ciudad Deportiva en Ponce. (English: "Work on Ponce's Ciudad Deportiva is Started.").[usurped] El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d Ponce encamina su Ciudad Deportiva. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9 May 2012. Year 30. Issue 1484. Page 10. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Municipio Autonomo de Ponce: Administrando Gobiernos en Tiempos Economicos Dificiles, Haciendo Mas con Menos: Una Historia de Exito. (English: "Autonomous Municipality of Ponce: Managing Governments in Difficult Financial Times, Accomplishing More with Less".) Hon. Maria "Mayita" Melendez Altieri. "Ponce: Ciudad Senorial". Segundo Congreso de Legisladores Municipales. Senado de Puerto Rico. San Juan Puerto Rico. 2011. Page 11. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Ponce tendrá estadio de fútbol. (English: "Ponce will have a soccer stadium.") Michelle Estrada Torres. Primera Hora. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ En marcha ciudad deportiva Millito Navarro. (English: "Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro moving forward.") Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Noticel. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Emilio "Millito" Navarro. Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Kansas State University. College of Education. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Emilio Navarro, 105, Negro Leagues star. Danica Coto, Associated Press. Boston.com (A New York Times Company). 2 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.