Sultanes de Monterrey

Sultanes de Monterrey
Sultanes de Monterrey
Information
League	Mexican League, Mexican Pacific League
Location	Monterrey
Ballpark	Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey
Year founded	1939
Nickname(s)	Fantasmas grises (Gray Ghosts)
League championships	10 (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2018)
Former name(s)	Carta Blanca (1939–1941); Industriales (1942–1947)
Colors	Navy blue, white, and occasionally red;
Mascot	Perro Sultán (Sultan Dog)
Ownership	José Maiz García (50%); Grupo Multimedios (50%)
Manager	Sergio Gastélum
Website	www.sultanes.com.mx
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season following the conclusion of the Mexican League season, making them the only team to participate in both the summer and winter leagues in Mexico.

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]

On January 27, 2019, during a rally at the Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Algodoneros de Guasave would return to compete in the Mexican Pacific League beginning in the 2019–20 winter season. The Sultanes were announced as the other team to join the league, bringing the total number of LMP teams to ten. A draft was later held to fill the team, making it a different roster than the one that competes in the Summer league.

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 ("La Coyota") (1995)
7 ("Mala") (1994)
9 (1987)
17 Lázaro Salazar (1998)
20 (2011)
21 Héctor Espino (1996)
22 (1997)

Roster[]

Sultanes de Monterrey roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 35 Miguel Aguilar 47 Elvis Araújo -- Manny Bañuelos ∞ 59 Eddie Gamboa 16 Norman Elenes 87 Roberto Espinosa 61 Gabriel Garcia 77 Adrian Guzman 63 Jean Machi 29 Carlos Machorro 37 Dallas Martinez 48 Iván Salas 36 Robby Scott 64 Pedro Strop 55 Nick Struck 69 Matt Tenuta 57 Marco Tovar -- César Vargas ∞ 15 Tyler Wilson		Catchers 3 Francisco Arcia 40 Omar Renteria -- Alí Solís ∞ Infielders 12 Carlos Alvarez 25 Victor Mendoza 50 Agustin Murillo 32 Yamaico Navarro -- Ramiro Peña ∞ 4 Ramon Rios 2 Javier Salazar 14 Christian Villanueva 8 Amadeo Zazueta Outfielders -- Sebastián Elizalde ∞ 88 Anthony Giansanti -- Yordanys Linares 28 Asael Sanchez 80 Andres Martin		Manager 40 Sergio Gastelum Coaches 36 Lino Connell (hitting) 32 Remigio Diaz (first base) 22 Arturo Gonzalez (pitching) 45 Alfredo Meza (catchers) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list ± Taxi squad † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated August 7, 2021 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References[]

^ Rodarte, Ernesto (20 May 2021). "LMB vuelve con más fuerza que nunca para su temporada 2021". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ 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] Rodarte, Ernesto (20 May 2021). "LMB vuelve con más fuerza que nunca para su temporada 2021". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[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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