Águilas de Mexicali

Águilas de Mexicali
Team logo Cap insignia
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Mexicali, Baja California
Ballpark	Estadio B-Air
Year founded	1970
League championships	1986, 1989, 1999
Caribbean Series championships	1986
Colors	Red, blue, white
Ownership	Club de béisbol Águilas de Mexicali[1]
Manager	Edgar Gonzales
General Manager	David "Chile" Cardenas
Website	aguilasdemexicali.com.mx

The Águilas de Mexicali (Mexicali Eagles) is a Mexican Pro baseball team playing for the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Mexican Pacific League) based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

The team was founded on October 14, 1976. They have won the championship three times, 1985–1986 (coach, Benjamin Reyes), 1988–1989 (coach, Dave Machemer), 1998–1999 (coach, Francisco Estrada). The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Venezuela.

Their stadium is called El Nido (The Nest) with a Capacity of 19,500.

Notable players

• John Kruk (1986 Caribbean Series Championship team)
• Juan Navarrete (1986 Caribbean Series Championship team)
• Mike Piazza LAD, NYM
• Fernando Valenzuela LAD
• Jonny Gomes TB, CIN
• Ben Guez DET organization
• Gene Richards SD
• Charlie Sands NYY, PIT
• Rudy Seánez CLE, SD, ATL, TEX, BOS, LAD, PHI
• Jeff Samardzija CHC, CHW, SF
• Sergio Romo SF
• Dan Serafini
• Matt Joyce TB
• David Cortés ATL, CLE, COL

Retired numbers

34, 29,

Officers

• President: Dio Alberto Murillo Rogers
• Vice President: Rigoberto Cardenas Valdez
• Vice President of Operations: Jose Luiz Rodriguez Escoto
• Director, Scouting: David Cardenas Cortes

Current roster

Roster source MLB.com^[2]

References

External links

• Águilas de Mexicali Official site