Leones de Yucatán

Leones de Yucatán
Leones de Yucatán
Information
League	Zona Sur)
Location	Mérida, Yucatán
Ballpark	Parque Kukulcán Alamo
Founded	1954
League championships	5 (1957, 1984, 2006, 2018, 2022)
Division championships	10 (1984, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Former ballparks	Parque Carta Clara;
Colors	Green, orange, white;
Ownership	Grupo ARHE
Manager	Roberto Vizcarra
President	Erick Ernesto Arellano Hernández
Website	http://www.leones.mx/

The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in 1957, 1984, 2006, 2018 and most recently in 2022.^[1]

History

Mexican League premiere

The Leones de Yucatán were founded in 1954 under the leadership of Alvaro Ponce Vidiella and Humberto "Beto" Abimerhi Abimerhi. The team's entry to the Mexican League was announced on 5 January 1954. The team nickname is a reference to the name of the beer company built by the Ponce family. The Leones opened the season on 17 April at the newly built Carta Clara Park, hosting the previous season's champions, the

Veracruz in 1959.^[2]^[3]

Second version

After the 1969 season, filmmaker

Villahermosa, Tabasco, when Ariel "Picho" Magaña Carrillo purchased the team.^[2]

Third version

The third incarnation of the Lions began in 1979. On 6 April 1978, the Assembly of the Mexican League approved five expansion teams for the 1979 season. One of the expansion teams was awarded to Yucatán.[4]

On 16 March 1979, the Leones officially returned to the Mexican League when they opened the season at the

striking out 141 batters in 181 innings, catching the attention of the Los Angeles Dodgers

with whom he would play from 1980 to 1990.

Rivalries

Piratas de Campeche

Since they began play in the Mexican League in summer 1954, the Lions have had fierce rivalries, first with the

Campeche Piratas

.

Retired numbers

1 Juan José Pacho
2 Luis "Rayo" Arredondo
3 Mercedes Esquer Llanes
4 Oswaldo Morejón
15 Juan Fernando Villaescusa Elías
17 Carlos Paz González
18 Ray Torres
19 Ricardo Conde Hernández
21 Héctor Espino
29 Leonel Aldama Rossel

Roster

Leones de Yucatán roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 43 Manuel Chavez 49 Jesús Cruz 48 Randall Delgado 40 Odrisamer Despaigne -- Demarcus Evans 26 Anhuar Garcia 70 Onelki García 77 Francisco Medina 25 Yoanner Negrín 32 Pedro Payano 71 Christian Prado 50 Jhon Romero 72 Carlos Stiff Rodriguez 95 Dalton Rodriguez 99 Alexandro Tovalin 51 César Valdez 48 Arodys Vizcaíno		Catchers -- Xorge Carrillo 27 Angel Chavarin 97 Abraham Lopez 52 Sebastián Valle Infielders 47 Lazaro Alonso 5 Angel Camacho 56 Art Charles 12 Joshua Fuentes 57 Walter Ibarra 7 Marco Jaime 90 Luis Juárez 96 Alan Lopez 22 José Peraza 8 Webster Rivas 11 Rubén Tejada Outfielders 33 Yadir Drake 40 José Martínez 9 Norberto Obeso 6 Tomo Otosaka 58 Adolfo Valdez		Manager 8 Roberto Vizcarra Coaches 31 Tavo Álvarez (pitching) 22 Jose Chavez (third base) 92 Sergio Contreras (hitting) 44 Rogelio Del Campo (catchers) 16 Salvador Garibay (bullpen) 80 Romulo Martinez (hitting) 63 Juan Francisco Rodríguez (bench) 91 Manuel Sanchez (first base) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 17, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

^ "Leones de Yucatán: cinco estrellas, cinco historias". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Leones de Yucatán cumple 66 años de rugir en la LMB". MiLB (in Spanish). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ "Mexican League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". BaseballReference.com.
^ "Historia del Club Los Leones en Liga Mexicana". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

[1] "Leones de Yucatán: cinco estrellas, cinco historias". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[milb-2] "Leones de Yucatán cumple 66 años de rugir en la LMB". MiLB (in Spanish). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[3] "Mexican League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". BaseballReference.com.

[4] "Historia del Club Los Leones en Liga Mexicana". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

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