Naranjeros de Hermosillo

Naranjeros de Hermosillo
Founded in 1958 Hermosillo, Sonora
Team logo	Cap insignia
League affiliations
Mexican Pacific League
Name
Team Colors
Orange, black, white
Ballpark
Estadio De Béisbol Héctor Espino Fernando M. Ortiz Stadium
Championships
League titles: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2009–10 Caribbean Series 1976
Owner(s)/Operated By: Owner(s)/Operated by: Club Deportivo Triple A, S.A. de C.V.[1]
General Manager: Enrique Mazon Rubio
Manager: Ever Magallanes
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Website: [naranjeros.com.mx]

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo (English: Hermosillo Orange Growers) is a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). Based in Hermosillo, Sonora, they are one of the most successful teams in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico with 15 titles. They were the first Mexican team to win the Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1976.

History

Before they were named the Naranjeros, the team was called the Queliteros, and was a part of the LMP's predecessor, the Sonoran Winter League (Spanish: Liga Invernal de Sonora). The Queliteros won their first title in 1944, and from 1945-1958, they won one more championship titles.

Since the founding of the LMP in the 1957-58 season, the Naranjeros have won 15 further titles, making the team the most successful in the league's 50-year history.

Championships

1. 1960-1961
2. 1961-1962
3. 1964-1965
4. 1970-1971
5. 1974-1975
6. 1975-1976
7. 1979-1980
8. 1981-1982
9. 1989-1990
10. 1991-1992
11. 1993-1994
12. 1994-1995
13. 2000-2001
14. 2006-2007
15. 2009-2010

1976 Caribbean Series

:Naranjeros de Hermosillo when they were champions of the Caribbean Series in 1976

The Naranjeros' victory at the 1976 Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo was the first by a Mexican team. The team was managed by Benjamin "Cananea" Reyes and included players such as Hector Espino (1B), Sergio "Kaliman" Robles (C), Celerino Sanchez (3B), Elliot Willis (2B), Arnoldo de Hoyos (CF), George Brunett (P) and Jerry Hairston, Sr. (LF).

Stadium

In its early days, the team played at Fernando M. Ortiz Stadium, also known as "La Casa del Pueblo." Since 1972, the Naranjeros have been playing in their home stadium, Estadio De Beisbol Héctor Espino, named after the greatest Mexican baseball player in history, Hector Espino. From 2013 they will play their games at Estadio de Beisbol Sonora.^[2]

Roster

Notable players

• Miguel Sotelo
• Francisco Barrios
• Maury Wills
• Alex Treviño
• Héctor Espino
• Angel Moreno
• Sergio (Kaliman) Robles
• Cornelio Garcia
• Ramon Arano
• Pepe Peña
• Narciso Elvira
• Celerino Sánchez
• Fernando Valenzuela
• Elmer Dessens
• Maximino León
• Erubiel Durazo
• Vinny Castilla
• Jorge De La Rosa
• Édgar González
• Curt Schilling
• Larry Walker

References

External links

• Official site