Toros de Tijuana

Toros de Tijuana
Toros de Tijuana
Information
Location	Tijuana, Baja California
Ballpark	Estadio Chevron;
Colors	Black, red, white;
Manager	Omar Vizquel
Website	www.torosdetijuana.com

The Toros de Tijuana (or Tijuana Bulls) are Triple-A Minor League Baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They are members of Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Mexican Baseball League) and play their home games at Estadio Chevron.^[1]

Team history

The franchise was a descendant of the Triple-A Mexican League's Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Two Laredo Owls) before moving to Tijuana to become the Toros de Tijuana in 2004. They made the playoffs in their debut season. However, the Mexican League was reported to have stripped the Toros owner of his franchise and gave it to new owners who renamed that team the Potros de Tijuana after the original team that played in several leagues. The Toros ownership kept the team name, logo, uniforms, and history as a result of the alleged political wrangling that went on in that league.^[2]

The original ownership group in Mexico was slated to bring the team to the independent Golden Baseball League in 2005, but could not come to a stadium deal in Tijuana.^[3] A ballpark was said to be ready in Chula Vista, California, near San Diego, should the team have decided to come to the league. Had they joined the league, they would've not only been the league's first team based outside of the United States (that honor instead went to the travelling Japan Samurai Bears), but they would have also been the only privately owned team at the time.

Roster

Toros de Tijuana roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 48 José Álvarez -- Andrés Ávila ∞ 33 Wendolyn Bautista 56 Silvino Bracho 30 Ben Braymer 70 Matt Dermody 32 Ralph Garza Jr. 52 David Gutierrez 55 Zac Lowther 90 Fernando Lozano 90 Fernando Olguin 39 Jorge Perez 40 Jesus Pirela 53 Roel Ramírez 58 Zac Rosscup 23 Teddy Stankiewicz 35 Nick Wells 28 Jared Wilson 14 Samuel Zazueta		Catchers 3 Tres Barrera 12 Saul Garza 6 Donny Sands Infielders 18 Matt Adams 44 Bobby Bradley 1 Harold Castro 26 Phillip Evans 25 Jack Mayfield 64 Aderlin Rodríguez 74 Isaac Rodríguez Salazar 15 Niko Vasquez Outfielders 27 Junior Lake 11 Jairus Richards 10 Blake Rutherford 00 Aneury Tavárez 5 Nick Williams		Manager 54 Dan Firova Coaches 63 Jonathan Albaladejo (bullpen) 6 Martin Arzate (third base) 19 Lino Connell (bench / infielders) 2 Carlos Gastélum (first base) 33 Isidro Márquez (pitching) 9 Carlos Hernández (catchers) 28 Francisco Morales (hitting) 24 Vicente Romo (bullpen) 16 Alonso Téllez (assistant hitting) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 9, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

^ Estadio Nacional de Tijuana at Digital Ballparks.com (Taken by Eric and Wendy Pastore)
^ Baseball Posse: Tijuana Toros Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (2004)
^ Los Toros a la Golden League Independiente (www.hitazos.com, December 12, 2004)

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

[1] Estadio Nacional de Tijuana at Digital Ballparks.com (Taken by Eric and Wendy Pastore)

[2] Baseball Posse: Tijuana Toros Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (2004)

[3] Los Toros a la Golden League Independiente (www.hitazos.com, December 12, 2004)

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