Águilas de Mexicali

Águilas de Mexicali
Águilas de Mexicali
Information
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Mexicali, Baja California
Ballpark	Estadio Nido de los Águilas
Founded	1976
League championships	4 (1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2016–17)
Caribbean Series championships	1 (1986)
Colors	Red, navy blue and white;
Retired numbers	3; 10; 14; 33; 34; 58;
Ownership	Grupo Águilas de Mexicali y Espectáculos S.A.P.I de C.V.
Manager	Roberto Vizcarra
President	Dío Alberto Murillo
Website	www.aguilasdemexicali.mx

The Águilas de Mexicali (English: Mexicali Eagles) are a professional baseball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Nido de los Águilas also known simply as "El Nido" (The Nest) with a capacity of 20,000 seated spectators.^[1]

The Águilas have won the LMP championship four times in 1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99 and most recently in 2016–17.^[2]^[3] Led by Cananea Reyes, the Águilas also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo.^[4]

History

Baseball has been played in Mexicali since 1914 and several teams have represented the city, the current incarnation of the Águilas was established in 1967 and made its debut in the Mexican Pacific League on 12 October 1976.^[5]^[6]

They have won the championship four times: in 1985–86 managed by Cananea Reyes, in 1988–89 coached by Dave Machemer, in 1998–99 under Francisco Estrada and most recently in 2016–17 managed by Roberto Vizcarra. The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Officers

President: Dio Alberto Murillo Rogers
Vice President: Rigoberto Cardenas Valdez
Vice President of Operations: Jose Luiz Rodriguez Escoto
Director, Scouting: David Cardenas Cortes

Roster

Águilas de Mexicali roster

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

68 Valente Bellozo
43 Manuel Chávez
60 Roque Gutiérrez
20 Isaac Jiménez
39 Mario Jiménez
53 Marcelo Martínez
68 Brayan Muñoz
40 David Reyes
38 José Luis Reyes
-- Bubby Rossman^[7]
48 Jake Sanchez
72 Eduardo Vera
32 Brac Warren
65 Patrick Weigel
26 Ernesto Zaragoza

Catchers

6 Alejandro Flores
73 Gilberto Vizcarra
70 Hernán Yanez

Infielders

9 Alex Mejía
13 Ramón Mora
25 Carlos Muñoz
17 Reynaldo Rodríguez
2 Javier Salazar
62 Luis Santos
35 Kennys Vargas

Outfielders

19 Oliver Carrillo
88 Anthony Giansanti
7 Leo Heras
69 Troy Stokes Jr.

Manager

4 Roberto Vizcarra

Coaches

81 Héctor Álvarez (base coach)
22 José Ángel Chávez (third base)
5 Sergio Contreras (base coach)
42 Iker Franco (catchers)
16 Salvador Garibay (bullpen)
47 Julio César Miranda (pitching)
28 Francisco Morales (hitting)
58 Vicente Palacios (coach)
88 Carlos Sievers (hitting)

Roster updated on 17 October 2023

Retired numbers

The Águilas de Mexicali have retired the following numbers:^[8]

Season by season

Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	GB	Postseason
1976–77	LMP		6th	30	36	0	.455	10.5	Lost First round (Cañeros) 3–5
1977–78	LMP	North	3rd	32	35	1	.478	10.0	Lost First round (Naranjeros) 1–5
1978–79	LMP	North	4th	30	40	1	.429	13.0	4th in Round robin
1979–80	LMP	North	4th	31	40	3	.437	18.5	2nd in Round robin
1980–81	LMP		7th	41	44	0	.482	7.5	–
1981–82	LMP		3rd	49	41	2	.544	8.0	Lost Final (Naranjeros) 3–4

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
1985–86	Cananea Reyes	Tomateros de Culiacán	4–2	53–39
1988–89	Dave Machemer	Mayos de Navojoa	4–3	58–40–1
1998–99	Francisco Estrada	Tomateros de Culiacán	4–1	47–35
2016–17	Roberto Vizcarra	Cañeros de Los Mochis	4–2	49–38
Total championships			4

Caribbean Series record

Year	Venue	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Manager
1986	Maracaibo	1st	4	2	.667	Cananea Reyes
1989	Mazatlán	3rd	2	4	.333	Dave Machemer
1999	San Juan	4th	2	4	.333	Francisco Estrada
2017	Culiacán	2nd	4	2	.667	Roberto Vizcarra
Total			12	12	.500

Notable players

References

^ Martínez, Rafael (23 September 2020). "LMP: El Nido de los Águilas de Mexicali también recibirá afición". Al Bat (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Guía de medios temporada 2021–22" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ Barrios Cervantes, Héctor (9 May 2020). "Inicios de Águilas de Mexicali". Periódico El Vigía (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ Barrios Fernández, Héctor. "Águilas de Mexicali". Beisbol de los Barrios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "Bubby Rossman reforzará al cuadro emplumado". 29 September 2023.
^ "Los números retirados en la historia de Águilas de Mexicali". LMP.mx (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

Águilas de Mexicali Official site (in Spanish)

[1] Martínez, Rafael (23 September 2020). "LMP: El Nido de los Águilas de Mexicali también recibirá afición". Al Bat (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[2] "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[3] Mayoral, Ibrahim (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali". La Voz de la Frontera (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[4] "Guía de medios temporada 2021–22" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[5] Barrios Cervantes, Héctor (9 May 2020). "Inicios de Águilas de Mexicali". Periódico El Vigía (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[6] Barrios Fernández, Héctor. "Águilas de Mexicali". Beisbol de los Barrios (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[7] "Bubby Rossman reforzará al cuadro emplumado". 29 September 2023.

[8] "Los números retirados en la historia de Águilas de Mexicali". LMP.mx (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

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