Naranjeros de Hermosillo

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Naranjeros de Hermosillo
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Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueMexican Pacific League
LocationHermosillo, Sonora
BallparkEstadio Sonora (2013–present)
Year founded1958
League championships17
Caribbean Series championships1976, 2014
Former ballparks
ColorsOrange, black, white
     
Ownership[1]
ManagerVinny Castilla
General Manager
Websitewww.naranjeros.com.mx

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo (English: Hermosillo Orange Growers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) based in Hermosillo, Sonora, they are one of the most successful teams in the league with 16 titles. They were the inaugural Mexican team to win the Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1976.

History[]

Before they were named the Naranjeros, the team was called the Queliteros, and was a part of the LMP's predecessor, the Sonoran Winter League (Spanish: Liga Invernal de Sonora). The Queliteros started their titles cache in 1944, and from 1945–1958, they won another championship title.

Since the founding of the LMP in the 1957–58 season, the Naranjeros have won 15 further titles, making the team the most successful in the league's 60-year history.

Championships[]

Season Year Manager
N/A 1946–1947
N/A 1956–1957
III 1960–1961 Virgilio Arteaga[2]
IV 1961–1962 Virgilio Arteaga
VI 1963–1964 Leonardo Rodríguez
XIII 1970–1971 Maury Wills
XVII 1974–1975 Benjamín Cananea Reyes
XVIII 1975–1976 Benjamín Reyes
XXII 1979–1980 Benjamín Reyes
XXIV 1981–1982 Tom Harmon
XXXII 1989–1990 Tom Harmon
XXXIV 1991–1992 Tom Harmon
XXXVI 1993–1994 Marv Foley
XXXVII 1993–1994 Derek Bryant
XLIII 2000–2001 Derek Bryant
XLIX 2006–2007 Lorenzo Bundy
LIII 2009–2010 Homar Rojas
LVII 2013–2014 Matías Carrillo[3]

1976 Caribbean Series[]

:Naranjeros de Hermosillo when they were champions of the Caribbean Series in 1976

The Naranjeros' victory at the 1976 Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo was the inaugural by a Mexican team. The team was managed by Benjamin "Cananea" Reyes and included players such as Héctor Espino (1B), Sergio "Kaliman" Robles (C), Celerino Sanchez (3B), Elliot Willis (2B), Arnoldo de Hoyos (CF), George Brunett (P) and Jerry Hairston Sr. (LF).

Stadium[]

In its early days, the team played at , also known as "La Casa del Pueblo." Since 1972, the Naranjeros have been playing in their home stadium, Estadio De Beisbol Héctor Espino, named after the greatest Mexican baseball player in history, Héctor Espino. Since 2013 they have played their home games at Estadio de Beisbol Sonora.[4]

Roster[]

Naranjeros de Hermosillo roster
Players Coaches

Pitchers

[1] updated on 12 December 2018

Catchers

  • 20 Mexico Sergio Burruel
  • 50 Mexico Alejandro Flores
  • 27 Mexico Julián León

Infielders

  • 12 Mexico Rolando Acosta
  • 17 Mexico Jasson Atondo
  • 67 United States Dustin Geiger
  • 80 Mexico Irving López
  • 73 Mexico Marco Antonio López
  • 61 Mexico Fernando Pérez
  • 36 United States Pat Valaika

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Notable players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140203080453/http://www.ligadelpacifico.com.mx/index.php/equipo/naranjeros-de-hermosillo.html. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Roster de 60". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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