Águilas de Mexicali

Mexican pro baseball team

Águilas de Mexicali

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Team logo | Cap insignia
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]

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

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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

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* 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

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

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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.

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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

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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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Season  | League  | Division  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Ties  | Pct.  | GB  | Postseason

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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

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Season  | Manager  | Opponent  | Series score  | Record

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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

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Year  | Venue  | Finish  | Wins  | Losses  | Win%  | Manager

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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

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* 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

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Águilas de Mexicali Official site (in Spanish)

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* Tomateros de Culiacán
* Algodoneros de Guasave
* Charros de Jalisco
* Naranjeros de Hermosillo
* Venados de Mazatlán
* Águilas de Mexicali
* Cañeros de Los Mochis
* Mayos de Navojoa
* Yaquis de Obregón

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* Rieleros de Empalme
* Ostioneros de Guaymas
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