Sultanes de Monterrey

Sultanes de Monterrey
League	Mexican League
Location	Monterrey
Ballpark	Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey
Year founded	1939
League championships	1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007
Former name(s)	Carta Blanca (39-41) Industriales (42-47)
Colors	Blue, white and red
Mascot	Perro Sultán (Sultan Dog)
Manager	Derek Bryant
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The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans), are a Mexican League baseball team based in Monterrey, Mexico. They are in the Northern Division.

History

The team in 1939 was called Carta Blanca

The team was formed May 20, 1939 as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma which owned the team), 1942 the Team was renamed to Industriales and in 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes.^[1] The team was also known as the Gray Ghosts. Soon, they became one of the most important teams in the league, winning its first championship in 1943. In total, the Sultanes have collected nine championships (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996 and 2007), including three straight (1947–1949) under the legendary Cuban manager Lázaro Salazar. During the seasons from 1989-1994 both the Sultanes and the Industriales played in the Mexican League for Monterrey.^[2]

The Sultanes’ home field is the Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey, the largest baseball stadium in Mexico.

Most Valuable players and retired numbers

•   5 Daniel Ríos [La Coyota] (1995)
•   7 Epitacio Torres [Mala] (1994)
•   9 Vinicio García (1987)
• 17 Lázaro Salazar (1998)
• 20 Miguel Flores (2011)
• 21 Héctor Espino (1996)
• 22 Arturo González (1997)

Roster

Sultanes de Monterrey roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 91 Alfredo Aceves 29 Oscar Armenta 64 Cesar Carrillo 27 Marco Carrillo 49 Ramon Garcia ∞ 32 Adrian Garza 54 Édgar González 59 Adrian Guzman ∞ 98 Nicolas Heredia ∞ -- Juan Pablo Menchaca ∞ 84 Hassan Pena 62 Marcos Rivas 19 Abraham Rivera 16 Juan Rodriguez 99 Kenneth Sigman 10 Javier Solano 57 Marco Tovar 66 José Valdez 56 Óscar Villarreal 67 Luis Vizcaíno		Catchers 26 Angel Chavarin 24 Humberto Cota  2 Jose Herberto Felix 96 Luis Juarez ∞ -- Alfredo Meza ∞ Infielders 14 Gilberto Carrera 34 Heber Gomez 61 Moises Gutierrez ∞ 52 Walter Ibarra 25 Victor Mendoza 50 Agustin Murillo 18 Max Ramírez  4 Ramon Rios -- Brandon Villarreal ∞ Outfielders 38 Cory Aldridge 23 Ricky Alvarez -- Jose Colorado ∞ 79 Misael German 47 Sergio Perez  8 Edgar Quintero 15 Chris Roberson 33 Asael Sanchez		Manager 55 Derek Bryant Coaches 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 21, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

See also

• Sultanes de Monterrey players

External links

• Official site - in Spanish
• Official Site - in myspace
• Official Facebook (in Spanish)
• Official Twitter (in Spanish)
• Official YouTube (in Spanish)

References

1. http://www.sultanes.com.mx/temporada2011/ website of the Sultanes, section historia
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Monterrey&state=&country=MX&empty=0