Guerreros de Oaxaca

Guerreros de Oaxaca
League	Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Southern Division)
Location	Oaxaca de Juárez
Ballpark	Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium
Year founded	1996
League championships	1 (1998)
Colors	Red and white
Logo design	Mannuscritte Oax
Mascot	Tato
Manager	Enrique Reyes
Website	http://www.guerrerosdeoaxaca.com.mx/
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The Guerreros de Oaxaca (English: Oaxaca Warriors) are a AAA-level baseball team playing in the Mexican League in Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Their home field is the Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium.^[1]

History

In October 1995 a group of businessmen, led by Alfredo Harp Helu, learned that the team Charros de Jalisco was unable to continue participating in the league. These businessmen saw the opportunity to move the team from Guadalajara to the city of Oaxaca and the project was officially presented at a meeting of directors of the Mexican League. The franchise change was officially accepted in December of that year and the new Warriors, as they were named, played their first game on March 14, 1996, under the direction of manager Alfredo 'Lefty' Ortiz. The directive gave the big surprise of recruiting the batter and historic figure in the league, Nelson Barrera, who came from Mexico.^[2]

Only in his third season took up with his first and so far only league title by sweeping the Monclova Steelers in the final series of the 1998 season.

Former Major League player Oscar Azócar played for the Warriors in 2000.

Current roster

Guerreros de Oaxaca roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 48 Ruddy Acosta 18 Rodolfo Aguilar 34 Gabriel Alfaro ∞ -- Francisco Arce ∞ 44 Orangel Arenas 41 Marlon Arias 32 Alejandro Barraza -- Mario Cruz ∞ 19 Irwin Delgado -- Aldo Flores ∞ 23 Hugo Gutierrez 22 Luis Mendez -- Andres Munoz ∞ -- Kevin Murillo ∞ 20 Axel Rios ∞ 46 Salvador Robles ∞  9 Hector Sanchez -- Carlos Sarabia ∞ 99 Dionis Soriano 56 Martin Sotelo -- Alan Soto ∞ 25 Alejandro Soto -- Otmar Tovar ∞ 50 Misael Valenzuela 45 Sergio Valenzuela		Catchers 36 Carlos Garzon -- Jose Hernandez ∞ 37 Erick Rodriguez Infielders 10 Jamie Brena  2 Armando Guerrero  8 Mike Jacobs -- Ismael Martinez ∞  5 Jose Martinez  3 Luis Medina 55 Carlos Rivera -- Miguel Rodriguez ∞  7 Yunesky Sánchez 13 Tim Torres 12 Mario Valdez ∞ -- Josh Whitesell ∞ Outfielders 27 Yancarlo Angulo -- Bryan Araiza ∞ -- Gabriel Gomez Topete ∞  1 Alejandro Gonzalez 11 Manuel Mancilla -- Alejandro Ortiz ∞ 17 Alan Sanchez -- Roman Sesteaga ∞ 26 Mario Valenzuela		Manager 30 Enrique Reyes Coaches 7-day disabled list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated April 22, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters

References

1. "Guerreros de Oaxaca: Directorio de Club de Beisbol Guerreros de Oaxaca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-09-09.
2. "Guerreros de Oaxaca: Historia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-09-09.

External links

• Official site (in Spanish)
• Facebook page (in Spanish)
• Official Twitter (in Spanish)
• Official Instagram (in Spanish)