Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
Information
League	Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Northern Division)
Location	Nuevo Laredo ; Laredo
Ballpark	Estadio Nuevo Laredo (2008–2010, 2018); Uni-Trade Stadium (2018-); Parque la Junta (1947–2004, 2019-) ; Veterans Field (1985–2004)
Founded	1940 (original); 2018 (modern)
League championships	5 (1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, 1989)
Serie del Rey championships	2 (1977, 1989)
Former name(s)	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (1949–1984); La Junta de Nuevo Laredo (1940–1946);
Colors	Navy blue, white, green, red;
Mascot	Owl
Manager	Félix Fermín
President	José Antonio Mansur Galán

The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and also a Minor League Baseball team based in Laredo, Texas.

The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, splitting their home games between Mexico and the United States. Their home games in Mexico are played at Parque la Junta, while their home games in the United States are played at Uni-Trade Stadium. They are the only Mexican League team to play outside of Mexico.

History

The Tecolotes de los dos Laredos were originally named the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo from their founding in 1940 to 1985, during which time they only played in Nuevo Laredo. The team's first game was played on 30 March 1940 against Unión Laguna.^[1] In 1985, the Tecolotes played games on both of the sides of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. In 2004, the Tecolotes were transferred to Tijuana and were renamed Potros de Tijuana. The Tecolotes were the Mexican League Champions in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989; and were runners-up in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1993.

Baseball returned to the city in 2008 when the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.^[2] The Tecolotes did not play in the 2011–2012 seasons, but had hopes of returning for the 2013 season. The owner was trying to sell the team to León, Guanajuato.^[3] On November 22, 2011, the team was sold to a Colombian investor and the team was transferred to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.^[4]

After the 2017 season, the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz franchise was relocated to Nuevo Laredo, and the team was rebranded to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in 2018.^[5] They play half of their home games at Estadio Nuevo Laredo and the other half at Uni-Trade Stadium.^[6]

Championships

Year	Champions	Series	Subchampions
1945	Alijadores de Tampico	*	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1953	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	*	Sultanes de Monterrey
1954	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	*	Leones de Yucatán
1955	Tigres Capitalinos	2-0	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1958	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	*	Diablos Rojos del México
1959	Petroleros de Poza Rica	*	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1977	Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo	4-1	Diablos Rojos del México
1985	Diablos Rojos del México	4-1	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1987	Diablos Rojos del México	4-1	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1989	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4-2	Leones de Yucatán
1992	Tigres Capitalinos	4-2	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1993	Olmecas de Tabasco	4-1	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

Roster

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos roster
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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 71 Nate Antone 88 Gabino Ávalos 74 Alejandro Barraza 4 Geoff Broussard 66 Clark Cota 41 Junior Guerra -- Jordan Guerrero ∞ 49 Gerardo Gutiérrez 54 Tom Hackimer 38 Donnie Hart -- David Hernandez 5 Drew Hutchison 29 Keone Kela § 72 Kevin Marnon 43 Kevin McCarthy 13 Bryan Menendez 69 Garrett Ouellette 48 Francisco Rodríguez ∞ 81 Robert Stock 98 Emilio Vargas 27 Cam Vieaux 76 Anthony Vizcaya		Catchers 23 Francisco Arcia 85 Arturo Rodríguez 44 Héctor Sánchez Infielders 22 Alí Castillo 28 Balbino Fuenmayor 8 Freddy Galvis 40 Grant Kay 89 Rangel Ravelo 32 Luis Rodríguez 52 Luis Sardiñas 35 Kennys Vargas Outfielders 11 Ryan Aguilar 20 Rudy Flores 99 Cade Gotta 60 Beder Gutiérrez 16 Alonzo Harris 65 Yadiel Hernández 3 Danry Vásquez		Manager 14 Félix Fermín Coaches 68 Juan Carlos Barandica (first base) -- Raúl Aguilera (hitting) 39 Ricardo Cuevas (bench) 31 Marco Cruz (bullpen) 50 Álvaro Espinoza (third base) 30 Guillermo Larreal (pitching) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 22, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

^ "Se cumplen 80 años del primer juego de Nuevo Laredo en LMB". Tecos de los Dos Laredos (in Spanish). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
^ El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today (in Spanish)
^ Asamblea de Presidentes LMB (Spanish). MILB.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
^ Spedden, Zach (November 21, 2017). "Laredo Approves Deal With Tecolotes Dos Laredos". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

External links

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Official Website(Spanish)
Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Official Website (Spanish)
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Official Website (Spanish)

[1] "Se cumplen 80 años del primer juego de Nuevo Laredo en LMB". Tecos de los Dos Laredos (in Spanish). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[2] El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine

[3] El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)

[4] El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today (in Spanish)

[5] Asamblea de Presidentes LMB (Spanish). MILB.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.

[6] Spedden, Zach (November 21, 2017). "Laredo Approves Deal With Tecolotes Dos Laredos". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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