The Leones de Yucatán were founded in 1954 under the leadership of Alvaro Ponce Vidiella and Humberto "Beto" Abimerhi Abimerhi. The team's entry to the Mexican League was announced on 5 January 1954. The team nickname is a reference to the name of the beer company built by the Ponce family. The Leones opened the season on 17 April at the newly built Carta Clara Park, hosting the previous season's champions, the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, and earning an 8–0 victory. In its first year in the league, the Leones won 47 games and lost 32, with one tie, and finished in second place to the defending champion Tecolotes. The team ceased play after the 1958 season and the franchise moved to Veracruz in 1959.[2][3]
Second versionedit
After the 1969 season, filmmaker Manuel Barbachano Ponce, moved the Pericos de Puebla franchise to Mérida, renaming it the Leones. In the opening game of the 1970 season on March 18 the Leones beat the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz, 4–1. The franchise remained in Mérida for five seasons and then moved to Villahermosa, Tabasco, when Ariel "Picho" Magaña Carrillo purchased the team.[2]
Third versionedit
The third incarnation of the Lions began in 1979. On 6 April 1978, the Assembly of the Mexican League approved five expansion teams for the 1979 season. One of the expansion teams was awarded to Yucatán.[4]
On 16 March 1979, the Leones officially returned to the Mexican League when they opened the season at the Cafeteros de Córdoba and lost 10–4. The Leones finished fifth in the Southern Division with 62 wins and 69 losses. Rookie pitcherFernando Valenzuela, who later became a star in Major League Baseball, played for the Leones in 1979. Valenzuela had a win–loss record of 10–12 with an earned run average (ERA) of 2.42 and allowed only 70 walks while striking out 141 batters in 181 innings, catching the attention of the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he would play from 1980 to 1990.
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Referencesedit
^"Leones de Yucatán: cinco estrellas, cinco historias". Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ab"Leones de Yucatán cumple 66 años de rugir en la LMB". MiLB (in Spanish). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^"Mexican League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". BaseballReference.com.
^. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
External linksedit
Official website(in Spanish)
April 11, 2024
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The Leones de Yucatan English Yucatan Lions are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcan Alamo in Merida Yucatan The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in 1957 1984 2006 2018 and most recently in 2022 1 Leones de YucatanTeam logo Cap insigniaInformationLeagueMexican League Zona Sur LocationMerida YucatanBallparkParque Kukulcan AlamoFounded1954League championships5 1957 1984 2006 2018 2022 Division championships10 1984 1989 1996 2000 2006 2007 2018 2019 2021 2022 Former ballparksParque Carta ClaraColorsGreen orange white OwnershipGrupo ARHEManagerRoberto VizcarraPresidentErick Ernesto Arellano HernandezWebsitehttp www leones mx Contents 1 History 1 1 Mexican League premiere 1 2 Second version 1 3 Third version 2 Rivalries 2 1 Piratas de Campeche 3 Retired numbers 4 Roster 5 References 6 External linksHistory editMexican League premiere edit The Leones de Yucatan were founded in 1954 under the leadership of Alvaro Ponce Vidiella and Humberto Beto Abimerhi Abimerhi The team s entry to the Mexican League was announced on 5 January 1954 The team nickname is a reference to the name of the beer company built by the Ponce family The Leones opened the season on 17 April at the newly built Carta Clara Park hosting the previous season s champions the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and earning an 8 0 victory In its first year in the league the Leones won 47 games and lost 32 with one tie and finished in second place to the defending champion Tecolotes The team ceased play after the 1958 season and the franchise moved to Veracruz in 1959 2 3 Second version edit After the 1969 season filmmaker Manuel Barbachano Ponce moved the Pericos de Puebla franchise to Merida renaming it the Leones In the opening game of the 1970 season on March 18 the Leones beat the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz 4 1 The franchise remained in Merida for five seasons and then moved to Villahermosa Tabasco when Ariel Picho Magana Carrillo purchased the team 2 Third version edit The third incarnation of the Lions began in 1979 On 6 April 1978 the Assembly of the Mexican League approved five expansion teams for the 1979 season One of the expansion teams was awarded to Yucatan 4 On 16 March 1979 the Leones officially returned to the Mexican League when they opened the season at the Cafeteros de Cordoba and lost 10 4 The Leones finished fifth in the Southern Division with 62 wins and 69 losses Rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela who later became a star in Major League Baseball played for the Leones in 1979 Valenzuela had a win loss record of 10 12 with an earned run average ERA of 2 42 and allowed only 70 walks while striking out 141 batters in 181 innings catching the attention of the Los Angeles Dodgers with whom he would play from 1980 to 1990 Rivalries editPiratas de Campeche edit Since they began play in the Mexican League in summer 1954 the Lions have had fierce rivalries first with the Mexico City Diablos Rojos and the Mexico City Tigres and then from 1980 with the Campeche Piratas Retired numbers edit1 Juan Jose Pacho 2 Luis Rayo Arredondo 3 Mercedes Esquer Llanes 4 Oswaldo Morejon 15 Juan Fernando Villaescusa Elias 17 Carlos Paz Gonzalez 18 Ray Torres 19 Ricardo Conde Hernandez 21 Hector Espino 29 Leonel Aldama RosselRoster editLeones de Yucatan rostervte Players Coaches OtherPitchers 43 Manuel Chavez 49 Jesus Cruz Randall Delgado Odrisamer Despaigne Demarcus Evans 26 Anhuar Garcia 70 Onelki Garcia James Hoyt 77 Francisco Medina 25 Yoanner Negrin Pedro Payano 71 Christian Prado Jhon Romero 72 Carlos Stiff Rodriguez 95 Dalton Rodriguez 99 Alexandro Tovalin Cesar Valdez 48 Arodys Vizcaino Catchers Xorge Carrillo 27 Angel Chavarin 97 Abraham Lopez 52 Sebastian ValleInfielders 47 Lazaro Alonso 5 Angel Camacho 56 Art Charles Joshua Fuentes 57 Walter Ibarra 7 Marco Jaime 90 Luis Juarez 96 Alan Lopez Jose Peraza Webster Rivas Ruben TejadaOutfielders 33 Yadir Drake 40 Jose Martinez 9 Norberto Obeso Tomo Otosaka 58 Adolfo Valdez Manager 8 Roberto VizcarraCoaches 31 Tavo Alvarez pitching 22 Jose Chavez third base 92 Sergio Contreras hitting 44 Rogelio Del Campo catchers 16 Salvador Garibay bullpen 80 Romulo Martinez hitting 63 Juan Francisco Rodriguez bench 91 Manuel Sanchez first base nbsp 7 day injured list Development list Rehab assignment Reserve list Restricted list Suspended list Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 7 2024 Transactions More rosters MiLB Mexican LeagueReferences edit Leones de Yucatan cinco estrellas cinco historias Diario de Yucatan in Spanish 25 September 2022 Retrieved 15 November 2022 a b Leones de Yucatan cumple 66 anos de rugir en la LMB MiLB in Spanish 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 November 2022 Mexican League AA Encyclopedia and History BaseballReference com Historia del Club Los Leones en Liga Mexicana Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 Retrieved 15 March 2012 External links editOfficial website in Spanish Retrieved from https en 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