Aguilas_de_Mexicali

Águilas de Mexicali

Águilas de Mexicali

Mexican pro baseball team


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]

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

Catchers

  •  6 Mexico Alejandro Flores
  • 73 Mexico Gilberto Vizcarra
  • 70 Mexico Hernán Yanez

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

  •  4 Mexico Roberto Vizcarra

Coaches

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

Roster updated on 17 October 2023

Retired numbers

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

Season by season

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Championships

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Caribbean Series record

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Notable players


References

  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. "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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