Tigres de Quintana Roo

Tigres de Quintana Roo
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Zona Sur)
Location Cancún, Quintana Roo
Ballpark Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila
Year founded 1955
Nickname(s) "El equipo que nació campeón"
League championships 12 (1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Division championships 18 (1955, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1982, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Former name(s) Tigres de la Angelopolis
Former ballparks
Colors Navy blue, orange, white
              
Ownership Fernando Valenzuela and Linda Burgos
Manager Raúl Sánchez
General Manager Francisco Minjarez García
President Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez Meza
Media 106.7FM, 105.1FM
Website tigresqroo.com

The Quintana Roo Tigers (Spanish: Tigres de Quintana Roo) also known as the Mexico Tigers (Spanish: Tigres del México)[1] are a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (Zona Sur) of the Mexican Baseball League. The Tigres were founded in Mexico City in 1955 and played there through the 2006 season. The team was founded by industrial businessman Alejo Peralta and owned by his son, Carlos Peralta, for a long time. The team was purchased by Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Fernando Valenzuela in 2017.

They have a competitive and long-standing rivalry known as the Guerra Civil (Civil War) against their former crosstown rivals the Diablos Rojos del Mexico.[2] The Tigres won the Mexican League championship in their inaugural season, an achievement that has never been matched, and was dubbed: "El equipo que nació campeón" (English: The team that was born as champion).[3] The Tigres are a perennial powerhouse and have won 18 division and 12 league championships since their inception.

Franchise history

On April 14, 1955, the Tigres made their debut at Julio Molina's baseball park in Mérida, Yucatán. Their inaugural game represented the determination of entrepreneurs Don Alejo Peralta and Díaz Cevallos to support the sport that by then was submerged in a financial crisis.

The team has won twelve championships to date: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2015.

50th anniversary season

In commemoration of their first 50 years of competition, an alternate logo was designed in 2005. The Tigres played their 50th season relying only on Mexican players, making the championship more significant. Furthermore, the 2005 season was named "Ing. Alejo Peralta" in memory of the Tigres' founder and father of the current owner.

New home for 2007

At the end of the 2006 season, the club's president, Carlos Peralta, announced that the team would move to the city of Cancún, Quintana Roo. The team was renamed the Quintana Roo Tigres, and began play in Beto Avila Stadium.

Carrillo and Vizcarra era (2009–present)

For the 2009 season, Enrique "Che" Reyes was replaced by Matías Carrillo as manager. Carrillo, a former major league player for the Florida Marlins, had been a successful player for Tigres from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s having won five championships as player. The Tigres continued to be a competitive squad under Carrillo and reached the 2009 final series, but lost to Saraperos de Saltillo. It was two years later, in 2011, when the team reached the final once more, this time facing their perennial rival: the Diablos Rojos del Mexico.

2011 championship

The tenth star on the Tigres's logo is gold to symbolize the sweep over Diablos Rojos del México in the 2011 championship series.

In 2011, the Tigres and Diablos would play their eighth finals series against each other since 1966. The Tigres entered the 2011 series as an underdog.[4] Nevertheless, the best-out-of-seven series ended with a 4–0 sweep against Diablos before a sell-out crowd (with a large presence of Tigres supporters) at Foro Sol.[5]

2013 championship

Despite injuries to key Tigres players, the team won its eleventh championship against the Sultanes de Monterrey, 4–1, in a best-out-of-seven series.

Logos and colors

Roster

Tigres de Quintana Roo roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 27 Tyler Alexander
  • 37 Henderson Álvarez
  • -- Manuel Baez ∞
  • 54 Raul Barron
  • -- Guadalupe Chavez ∞
  • 91 Jesse Estrada
  • 11 Luis Gamez
  • 38 Robert Garcia
  • 96 Juan Macias ∞
  • 48 Will Oliver
  • 33 Pablo Ortega
  • 85 Hassan Peña
  • 80 Adrian C. Ramirez
  • -- Ricardo Rivero ∞
  • 30 Luis Ivan Rodrigeuz
  • 45 Esteban Romero
  • 65 Alfonso Sanchez
  • 00 Javier Solano
  • -- Manuel Valdez ∞
  • 55 Fabian Williamson

Catchers

  • 22 Marco Chicuate
  • 44 Francisco Cordoba
  • -- Jose Moreno ∞
  • -- Alan Revilla ∞

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 16 Corey Brown
  • 51 Manuel Orduno
  • 90 Ramon R. Ramirez
  • 53 Ruben Sosa
  • 47 Brandon Villarreal

Manager

  • 10 Raul Sanchez

Coaches

  •  7 Francisco Chavez
  • 66 Juan de Dios Chavez
  • 29 Hector Hurtado
  • 13 Jesus Lopez
  • 22 Jesus Moreno
  • 40 Armando Valdez


7-day disabled list

# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated August 16, 2018
 Transactions
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Retired numbers

1
Alejo
Peralta
President
 
Retired
April 8, 1997
21
Héctor
Espino
1B
 
Retired
June 6, 1998
23
Jose
Rodriguez
SS
 
Retired August 9, 2010
24
Matias
Carrillo
OF
 
Retired August 9, 2010

Mexican Baseball Hall of Famers

The following Hall of Famers played and/or managed for the Tigres.

NamePositionYear of inductionReference
Alejo Peralta Owner 1983 [6]
Arnoldo "Kiko" Castro Second baseman 1995 [7]
Aurelio Rodríguez Third baseman 1995 [8]
Benjamín Cerda Third baseman 2007 [9]
Beto ÁvilaSecond baseman1971
Celerino SánchezThird baseman1994
Felipe MontemayorCenter fielder1983
Fermín "Burbuja" VázquezSecond baseman2003
Francisco "Chico" RodríguezShortstop2004
Francisco MaytorenaPitcher1999
George BrunetPitcher1999
Gregorio LuqueCatcher1999
Guillermo "Memo" GaribayManager1977
Jack PierceFirst baseman2001
Jaime CorellaCatcher1991
José BacheSecond baseman1983
Leonardo "Leo" RodríguezThird baseman1980
Lino DonosoPitcher1988
Miguel SoteloPitcher1985
Miguel SuarezRight fielder1994
Miguel Fernández BecerrilCenter fielder1984
Oscar RodríguezCenter fielder1993
Roberto MéndezSecond baseman2000
Rodolfo "Rudy" SandovalCatcher2001
Ronaldo "Ronnie" CamachoFirst baseman1983
Sergio RoblesCatcher2006
Vicente RomoPitcher1992

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ http://espndeportes-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=348177
  2. ↑ Ravelo, Vania (20 August 2011). "Tambores de guerra" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Tigres celebra con su afición" (in Spanish). La Aficion. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Bencomo, Héctor (21 August 2011). "Se abrirá el infierno" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Rodriguez, Salvador (26 August 2011). "Los Tigres dedican triunfo a Matías Carrillo y a todo Cancún" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Biografías - Alejo Peralta y Díaz de Ceballos" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Biografías - Arnoldo "Kiko" Castro" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Biografías - Aurelio Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Biografías - Benjamín Cerda" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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