Venados de Mazatlán

Venados de Mazatlán
Venados de Mazatlán
Information
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Ballpark	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Founded	1945
League championships	9 (1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016)
Caribbean Series championships	2 (2005, 2016)
Colors	Red, white;
Ownership	Espectáculos Costa del Pacífico, S.A. de C.V.
Manager	Juan José Pacho
Website	www.venados.com/baseball/

Venados de Mazatlán (English: Mazatlán Deer) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League based in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.

History

In February 1958, Venados participated in an international tournament, dubbed the Pan-American Series, against two other club champions: Vanytor of the Colombian League and Leones of the Nicaraguan League.^[2]^[3]

2004–05: Championship and Caribbean Series

In the 2004–2005 season, the Venados of Mazatlán won the Mexican Pacific League title for the seventh time. The Caribbean Series was held at Teodoro Mariscal Stadium in Mazatlán, and the Venados performed well out of the gate, winning twice against the Dominican Republic's Águilas Cibaeñas and Puerto Rico's Indios de Mayaguez.

The 2005 team had a star-studded lineup, including Miguel Ojeda, Elmer Dessens, Luis Ayala, Jorge Campillo, Vinny Castilla, Erubiel Durazo, Johnny Gomes, and Francisco Campos. The Venados beat Venezuela's Tigres de Aragua in their first head-to-head game, with Campos pitching a three-hit shutout.^[4]

Campos went on to pitch in the final against the Aguilas, pitching eight innings and giving up two runs and three hits for the victory in a 4-3 Venados win. The resulting Caribbean Series Championship was the first in club history.^[5]

2016: Second Caribbean series title

In 2016, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their second Caribbean Series, which was played in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Stadium

Estadio Teodoro Mariscal was constructed in 1962 with a capacity of 14,000 and is primarily used for baseball. It is 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall. The stadium is located in between Avenida Insurgentes and Reforma near Bosque de la Ciudad and The Aquarium. A famous singer, El Coyote, is said to regularly attend Venados games at Estudio Marsical. In 2000 the stadium underwent a major remodeling that expanded capacity from 12,000 to 14,000.^{[citation needed]}

Roster

Venados de Mazatlán roster

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

23 Jesús Barraza
55 Brandon Cunniff
91 Irwin Delgado
54 Daniel Guerrero
95 Gerardo Gutiérrez
15 Casey Harman
57 Mitch Lively
60 Francisco Moreno
10 Édgar Osuna
90 Román Peña
80 Adrián C. Ramírez
39 Walter Silva
25 Alejandro Soto

[1] updated on 12 December 2018

Catchers

53 Gilberto Galaviz
50 Ricardo Valenzuela

Infielders

5 Carlos Alberto Gastélum
14 Brian Hernández
97 Samar Leyva
20 Isaac Paredes
61 José Luna
29 Carlos Muñoz
74 Roberto Valenzuela
43 Jorge Vázquez

Outfielders

36 Jesús Fabela
99 Édson García
2 Justin Greene
19 Jeremías Pineda
33 Asael Sánchez
18 Kenny Wilson

Manager

1 Eddie Diaz

Coaches

77 Alfredo Amézaga (Hitting)
6 Gerardo Álvarez (Third Base)
31 Cory Domel (Bullpen)
3 Porfirio Mendoza (First Base)
63 Ricardo Osuna (Pitching)
32 Placido Pinto (Catchers)
42 Vicente Romo (Bullpen)

References

^ "VENADOS DE MAZATLAN". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12.
^ "Colombia, Mexico sending champs to Managua series". The Sporting News. February 12, 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Pan-American title captured by Nicaragua". The Sporting News. February 26, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ Mayo, Jonathan (2005-02-02). "Mexico shuts out Venezuela". mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
^ Sanchez, Jesse (2005-02-07). "Mexico Captures Series Title". mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-11-21.