A Stadium Left to Rot

Exterior of Estadio Jose Rodriguez Olmo, Nov-2022.

The stadium bowl is being reclaimed by the elements.

Looking out from behind what used to be home plate.

• Location: Highways 10 and 651, Arecibo, P.R. (map it using Google Maps)
• Opened: 1960 (?)
• Home team: Arecibo Lobos, Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico (1960, 1962-80, 1982-98, 2005-09)
• Capacity: 9,000

However, with the Lobos going extinct after the 2009-10 season, the park was left to rot. While fencing is up around the entire facility, it is possible to walk in through a gap in the fence and an open gate. The sad scene of a ballpark that has been reclaimed by the elements becomes evident.

Arecibo only won the league title twice, though in 1983 they went on to win the Caribbean Series played against champions of other winter leagues. Attendance had dropped so low that the team was dropped after the 1998-99 season, but it was restored for five years late the next decade. The ballpark received enough of a restoration itself to make that possible. But with the permanent loss of the Lobos, no maintenance has been performed on the facility. Amateur teams continue to play, but elsewhere in town.