The discovery of the three playing fields brings the number of pelota courts uncovered in Tajin to 20.
BBC: Mexico uncovers ancient pelota courts at Tajin site
The archaeologists hope this last find may provide them with clues as to how the inhabitants of the Tajin site lived.
Guadalupe Zetina of the Tajin archaeological site said they would now proceed to excavate parts of the site to further investigate the find.
It is not known who the original inhabitants of Tajin were.
Tajin is thought to have had its heyday between the early 9th and early 13th Century, at which point it became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica.
Tajin is therefore also known as the "city of pelota".
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