Tomateros de Culiacán
| Tomateros de Culiacan | |||||
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| League | Mexican Pacific League | ||||
| Location | Culiacan, Sinaloa | ||||
| Ballpark |
Estadio General Ángel Flores (1965–2015) Estadio BBVA Bancomer (Baseball) (2015-present) | ||||
| Year founded | 1970 | ||||
| League championships | 1966–67, 1969–70, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2014-2015 | ||||
| Caribbean Series championships | 1996, 2002 | ||||
| Colors |
Red, maroon, white | ||||
| Ownership | Juan Manuel Ley Lopez | ||||
| Manager | Benji Gil[1] | ||||
| General Manager | Jesus Rojo | ||||
| Website |
www | ||||
The Tomateros de Culiacán (English: Culiacán Tomato Growers) are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won ten domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in 1996 and in 2002. The team was founded in 1965 as part of the Sonora-Sinaloa League.
2001–2002 Season
The 2001–2002 season was a gold year not only for the Tomateros, but also for México, as they conquered the 2002 Caribbean Series held at Caracas, Venezuela with big leaguers as Rodrigo López, Oliver Perez, Luis Ayala, José Silva and Benji Gil, as well as with Adán Amezcua, who earned Series MVP honors.
Notable players
- Adán Amezcua
- Luis Ayala
- Salomé Barojas
- Rigo Beltrán
- Marlon Byrd
- Luis Cruz
- Francisco Estrada
- Karim García
- Benji Gil
- Esteban Loaiza
- Aurelio López
- Rodrigo López
- Sid Monge
- Vicente Romo
- Óliver Pérez
- Ricardo Rincón
- José Silva
- Eric Farris
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