Tigres de Quintana Roo

Tigres de Quintana Roo (Tigres del México)
League	Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Southern Division)
Location	Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico (2007-present) formerly: Puebla, Puebla (2003-2006) Mexico City, Mexico (1955-2002)
Ballpark	Beto Ávila Stadium (2006–present)
Year Founded	1955
Nickname(s)	El equipo que nació campeón
League championships	10 (1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011)
Former ballparks	• Parque del Seguro Social (1955-1999) • Foro Sol (2000-2001) • Parque Hermanos Serdan (2002 - 2005)
Colors	Navy blue, white, orange
Logo Design	A tiger head
Mascot	Chacho the tiger
Manager	Matías "Coyote" Carrillo

The Quintana Roo Tigers (Spanish: Tigres de Quintana Roo) also known as Mexico Tigers (Spanish: Tigres del México^[1]) is a Triple-A baseball team located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (Zona Sur) of the Mexican Baseball League. Tigres has a competitive and long-standing rivalry known as Guerra Civil (Civil War) against Diablos Rojos del Mexico.^[2]

Tigres was founded in Mexico City in 1955 by industrial businessman Alejo Peralta and it's currently owned by his son Carlos Peralta. Tigres won the Mexican League championship in its inaugural season, an achievement that has never been matched, and is dubbed: "El equipo que nació campeón" (English: The team that was born as champion).^[3]

Franchise history

On April 14, 1955 Tigres made its debut at Julio Molina's baseball park in Mérida, Yucatán. Their inaugural game represented the hard determination of entrepreneur Don Alejo Peralta y Díaz Cevallos to support the sport that by then was submerged in a financial crisis^{[citation needed]}.

The team has won ten championships to date. (1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011)

50th anniversary season

In commemoration of the first 50 years of its foundation an alternate logo was designed. The Tigres played their 50th season relying only on Mexican players, and that made the championship more significant. Furthermore, the 2005 season was named "Ing. Alejo Peralta" in memory of the Tigres' founder, and father of the current owner.

New home for 2007

At the end of the 2006 season, the club's president Carlos Peralta announced that the team would move to the city of Cancún, Quintana Roo. The team was renamed the Quintana Roo Tigres, and play in the Beto Avila Stadium.

Matias Carrillo era (2009-present)

For the 2009 season, Enrique "Che" Reyes was replaced by Matías Carrillo as manager. Carrillo, a former major league player for the Florida Marlins, had been a successful player for Tigres from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s having won 5 championships as player. Tigres continued to be a competitive squad under Carrillo and reached the 2009 final series, but lost to Saraperos de Saltillo. It was two years later, until the 2011 season, when Tigres reached the final once more, this time facing their perennial rival: Diablos Rojos del Mexico.

2011 Championship

The tenth star on Tigres's logo is gold to symbolize the sweep over Diablos Rojos del México in the 2011 championship series.

Tigres and Diablos would play their 8th final series against each other since 1966. Tigres entered the 2011 series as an underdog.^[4] Nevertheless, the best-out-of-seven series ended with a 4-0 sweep against Diablos before a sell-out crowd (with a large presence of Tigres supporters) at Foro Sol.^[5]

Logos and colors

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  Tigres's former logo in Mexico City

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  Tigres's former logo in Cancun

Roster

The 2011 Tigres de Quintana Roo roster is as follows:^[6]

Quintana Roo Tigres rosterview · Francisco Cordova 37 Seth Etherton 56 Enrique Gomez 49 Esteban Haro 51 Edgar Huerta  3 Eder Llamas 13 Juan R. Mares 15 Sandy Nin 33 Pablo Ortega 32 Jose M. Ramirez						Catchers 46 Jesus A. Espinoza 43 Iker Franco 60 Omar Renteria 0 Alejandro Valdez Infielders 42 Pedro Castellano 22 Kevin Flores  5 Carlos Gastelum 30 Abel Martinez 44 Carlos Sievers  7 Jaime Trejo Outfielders 19 Reggie Abercrombie 52 Eliseo Aldazaba  9 Albino Contreras  2 Sergio Contreras 59 Douglas Clark		Manager 24 Matías Carrillo Coaches  6 Martin Arzate (first base) 12 Santos Hernandez (pitching)  4 Roberto Vizcarraga (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On [[{{{MLBAffiliation}}} |{{{MLBAffiliation}}}]] 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment → More rosters

Mexican Baseball Hall of Famers

The following Hall of Famers played and/or managed for Tigres.

Name	Place of birth	Country	Position	Year of induction	Reference
Alejo Peralta	Puebla, Puebla	Mexico	Owner	1983	[7]
Arnoldo "Kiko" Castro	Guasave, Sinaloa	Mexico	Infielder (2nd base)	1995	[8]
Aurelio Rodríguez	Cananea, Sonora	Mexico	Infielder (3rd base)	1995	[9]
Benjamín Cerda	La Barca, Jalisco	Mexico	Infielder (3rd base)	2007	[10]
Beto Ávila	Veracruz, Veracruz	Mexico	Infielder (2nd base)	1971
Celerino Sánchez	El Guayabal, Veracruz	Mexico	Infielder (3rd base)	1994
Felipe Montemayor	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Mexico	Outfielder (Center field)	1983
Fermín "Burbuja" Vázquez	Mérida, Yucatán	Mexico	Infielder (2nd base)	2003
Francisco "Chico" Rodríguez	Cananea, Sonora	Mexico	Infielder (Shortstop)	2004
Francisco Maytorena	Hermosillo, Sonora	Mexico	Battery (Pitcher-RH)	1999
George Brunet	Houghton, Michigan	United States	Battery (Pitcher-LH)	1999
Gregorio Luque	Nogales, Sonora	Mexico	Battery (Catcher)	1999
Guillermo "Memo" Garibay	Torreón, Coahuila	Mexico	Manager	1977
Jack Pierce	Laurel, Mississippi	United States	Infielder (1st base)	2001
Jaime Corella	Cananea, Sonora	Mexico	Battery (Catcher)	1991
José Bache	Tuxpan, Veracruz	Mexico	Infielder (2nd base)	1983
Leonardo "Leo" Rodríguez	Tlahualilo, Durango	Mexico	Infielder (3rd base)	1980
Lino Donoso	Havana, Cuba	Cuba	Battery (Pitcher-LH)	1988
Miguel Sotelo	Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Mexico	Battery (Pitcher-RH)	1985
Miguel Suarez	Guasave, Sinaloa	Mexico	Outfielder (Right field)	1994
Miguel Fernández Becerril	Las Choapas, Veracruz	Mexico	Outfielder (Center field)	1984
Oscar Rodríguez	Cabo Rojo, San Germán-Cabo Rojo	Puerto Rico	Outfielder (Center field)	1993
Roberto Méndez	San Blas, Sinaloa	Mexico	Infielder (2nd base)	2000
Rodolfo "Rudy" Sandoval	Guaymas, Sonora	Mexico	Battery (Catcher)	2001
Ronaldo "Ronnie" Camacho	Empalme Sonora	Mexico	Infielder (1st base)	1983
Sergio Robles	Magdalena de Kino, Sonora	Mexico	Battery (Catcher)	2006
Vicente Romo	Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur	Mexico	Battery (Pitcher-RH)	1992

Notable players

• Julio Franco (First Baseman)
• Fernando "el Pulpo" Remes (Shortstop)
• Ismael Valdez (Pitcher)

References

1. ^ http://espndeportes-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=348177
2. ^ Ravelo, Vania (20 August 2011). "Tambores de guerra" (in Spanish). El Universal. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/deportes/128929.html. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Tigres celebra con su afición" (in Spanish). La Aficion. 28 August 2011. http://www.laaficion.com/noticias/83067-tigres-celebra-con-su-afici-n. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
4. ^ Bencomo, Héctor (21 August 2011). "Se abrirá el infierno" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/seabriraelinfierno-1075981.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
5. ^ Rodriguez, Salvador (26 August 2011). "Los Tigres dedican triunfo a Matías Carrillo y a todo Cancún" (in Spanish). http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/2011-08-26/los-tigres-dedican-triunfo-matias-carrillo-y-todo-cancun. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
6. ^ http://liga.mexicana.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ros&cid=569&sid=l125
7. ^ "Biografías - Alejo Peralta y Díaz de Ceballos" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=59. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Biografías - Arnoldo "Kiko" Castro" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=116. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
9. ^ "Biografías - Aurelio Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=114. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
10. ^ "Biografías - Benjamín Cerda" (in Spanish). Monterrey, Mexico: Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=171. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 

External links

• Official site