Sports
There are two main public sports facilities in Navojoa.
One is "Unidad Deportiva Faustino Félix Serna" with many different baseball, baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, a pool, a professional baseball stadium, a professional basketball arena and many other sport facilities.
The other main sports center, "Unidad Deportiva Oriente" is located in the eastern part of the city.
Private sports centers are available too, one of them is the "Casino Social de Navojoa", located near downtown. Another one is "La Quinta Raquet Club" located in Los Naranjos neighborhood.
The city of Navojoa has its own baseball team called Mayos de Navojoa which is a member of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, the most important baseball league in México.
Well-known native baseball players, all of them played in MLB:
- Gabriel "Gabe" Alvarez, Detroit Tigers.
- Luis Alfonso "Cochito" Cruz, LA Dodgers.
- Francisco "Paquín" Estrada, New York Mets.
- Isidro Márquez, Chicago White Sox.
- Fernando Valenzuela, LA Dodgers.
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