Águilas de Mexicali
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| League | Mexican Pacific League | ||||
| Location | Mexicali, Baja California | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio B'Air | ||||
| Founded | 1970 | ||||
| League championships | 1986, 1989, 1999, 2017 | ||||
| Caribbean Series championships | 1986 | ||||
| Colors | Red, blue, white | ||||
| Ownership | Club de béisbol Águilas de Mexicali[1] | ||||
| Manager | Roberto Vizcarra | ||||
| Website | aguilasdemexicali | ||||
The Águilas de Mexicali (Mexicali Eagles) is a Mexican Pro baseball team playing for the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Mexican Pacific League) based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
The team was founded on October 14, 1976. They have won the championship four times, 1985–1986 (coach, Benjamin Reyes), 1988–1989 (coach, Dave Machemer), 1998–1999 (coach, Francisco Estrada) and 2016-17 (coach, Roberto Vizcarra). The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Venezuela.
The team plays at Estadio B'Air also known as "El Nido" (The Nest) with a Capacity of 19,500.
Notable players
John Kruk (1986 Caribbean Series Championship team)
Juan Navarrete (1986 Caribbean Series Championship team)- Mike Piazza LAD, NYM
- Fernando Valenzuela LAD
- Jonny Gomes TB, CIN
- Ben Guez DET organization
- Gene Richards SD
- Charlie Sands NYY, PIT
- Rudy Seánez CLE, SD, ATL, TEX, BOS, LAD, PHI
- Jeff Samardzija CHC, CHW, SF
- Sergio Romo SF
- Dan Serafini
- Matt Joyce TB
- David Cortés ATL, CLE, COL
Retired numbers
Officers
- President: Dio Alberto Murillo Rogers
- Vice President: Rigoberto Cardenas Valdez
- Vice President of Operations: Jose Luiz Rodriguez Escoto
- Director, Scouting: David Cardenas Cortes
Current Roster
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References
- ^ "equipos-mexicali". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
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