Sultanes de Monterrey

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The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team of the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. They play their home games at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey, the largest baseball stadium in Mexico. The team will also participate in the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season following the conclusion of the Mexican League season.^[1]

History

The team in 1939 was called Carta Blanca

The team was formed on May 20, 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma which owned the team). The team was renamed to Industriales in 1942. In 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes.^[2] The team was also known as the Gray Ghosts. The team won its first championship in 1943. In total, the Sultanes have collected ten championships (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007. and 2018), including three straight (1947–1949) under the legendary Cuban manager Lázaro Salazar. During the seasons from 1989-1994 both the Sultanes and the Industriales played in the Mexican League for Monterrey.^[3]

Average home league attendance

Season	Total attendance	Home average
2016	690,305	12,783^[4]
2017	659,791	11,575^[5]
2018	228,469	7,616^[6]

The Sultanes have led LMB in average per game attendance every season from 2012 through 2017.

Most valuable players and retired numbers

5 Daniel Ríos ("La Coyota") (1995)
7 Epitacio Torres ("Mala") (1994)
9 Vinicio García (1987)
17 Lázaro Salazar (1998)
20 Miguel Flores (2011)
21 Héctor Espino (1996)
22 Arturo González (1997)

Roster

Sultanes de Monterrey roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 35 Miguel Aguilar 57 Enrique Alanis 53 Tanner Anderson 43 Cristian Castillo 61 Enrique Castillo 63 Daniel de la Fuente 26 Norman Elenes 27 Juan Gamez -- Norwith Gudiño 27 Nolan Kingham 78 Jesus Martinez 36 Keury Mella 87 Jose Miranda 95 Carlos Morales 48 Richard Rodríguez 99 Jorge Rondón 64 D. J. Snelten 16 Stephen Tarpley 49 César Vargas 28 Alexis Vera -- Tyler Viza		Catchers 41 Christopher Escarrega 8 Carlos Soto Infielders 24 Daniel Castro 25 Victor Mendoza 12 Yamaico Navarro 4 Jermaine Palacios 19 Ramiro Peña 2 Javier Salazar 30 Roberto Valenzuela 14 Christian Villanueva Outfielders 18 Zoilo Almonte 33 José Cardona 92 Hector Delgado 93 Rafael Franco 15 Nomar Mazara 11 Asael Sanchez		Manager 39 Roberto Kelly Coaches 53 Wilfrido Cordoba (pitching) 32 Remigio Diaz (infield) 37 Daniel Hinojosa (infield) 29 Hector Navarro (bullpen) 51 Carlos Rivera (hitting) 40 Leo Rodriguez (bench) 91 Gerardo Sanchez (first base) 70 Ramon Valdez (third base) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 23, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

^ López, Tomás (January 27, 2019). "Sultans will play in the Pacific League". Telediario (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2019.
^ Landa Ruiloba, Pablo (2012). Monterrey en el espejo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de Nuevo Leon. p. 86.
^ Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ Mexican League: Attendance (2016). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ Mexican League: Attendance (2017). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ Mexican League: Attendance (2018). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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[1] López, Tomás (January 27, 2019). "Sultans will play in the Pacific League". Telediario (in Spanish). Retrieved January 29, 2019.

[Espejo-2] Landa Ruiloba, Pablo (2012). Monterrey en el espejo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de Nuevo Leon. p. 86.

[3] Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[4] Mexican League: Attendance (2016). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[5] Mexican League: Attendance (2017). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[6] Mexican League: Attendance (2018). MiLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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