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Águilas de Mexicali
Mexican pro baseball team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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.
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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
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Águilas de Mexicali roster | |||||||||
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Roster updated on 17 October 2023 |
Retired numbers
The Águilas de Mexicali have retired the following numbers:[8]
- 3: Mario Hernández
- 10: Cananea Reyes
- 14: Ernesto Escárrega
- 33: Isidro Márquez
- 34: Fernando Valenzuela
- 58: Vicente Palacios
Season by season
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Championships
Caribbean Series record
Notable players
George Arias
Jason Bourgeois
Darryl Brinkley
Matías Carrillo
David Cortés
Karim García
Jonny Gomes
Ben Guez
Houston Jiménez
Roy Johnson
Matt Joyce
John Kruk
Ever Magallanes
Ronnier Mustelier
Mike Piazza
Gene Richards
Chris Roberson
Sergio Romo
Bubby Rossman
Jeff Samardzija
Jake Sanchez
Charlie Sands
Rudy Seánez
Dan Serafini
Fernando Valenzuela
Sebastián Valle
Héctor Velázquez
Ron Washington
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References
External links
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