Mexico Tigres
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| League | Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Southern Division) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Puebla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Parque Hermanos Serdan (since 2002); Parque del Seguro Social (1955 - 1999); Foro Sol (2000 - 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Black, white and orange | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logo Design | A tiger encaged in a letter "M" trying to escape facing sideways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mascot | Chacho the tiger (the most famous mascot in the history of the Mexican League) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Enrique Reyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mexico Tigers (Spanish: Los Tigres del Mexico) are a Mexican minor league baseball team located in Puebla, Mexico. They are in the Southern Division (Zona Sur) of the Mexican Baseball League. The Mexican Devils (Diablos Rojos del Mexico) are their hated rival.
The club is regarded as one of the most prestigious baseball franchises in the Mexican Baseball League. The franchise was founded in 1955 by Alejo Peralta y Díaz Cevallos, an industrial businessman who was an avid baseball fan. The team won the Mexican League championship in its first season, a feat that has never been matched.
[edit] Franchise History
On April 14, 1955 Tigres made their debut at Julio Molina's baseball park in Mérida, Yucatán. Their inaugural game represented the hard determination of its founder the great entrepreneur Don Alejo Peralta y Díaz Cevallos to support the sport that by then was submerged in a financial crisis[citation needed].
The team has won nine championships to date, in 1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2005.
[edit] 50th Anniversary Season
In commemoration of the first 50 years of its foundation an alternate logo was designed. The Tigres played their 50th season relying only on Mexican players, and that made 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.
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