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
Caribbean Series championships	1 (1986)
League championships	4 (1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99, 2016–17)
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.
President	Dío Alberto Murillo
Manager	Roberto Vizcarra
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]

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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]

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

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

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

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