Mariachis de Guadalajara

The Mariachis de Guadalajara (English: Guadalajara Mariachis) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Their home ballpark is Estadio Panamericano, and has a capacity of 16,500 people.^[1] The Mariachis were established in December 2020 and started playing in the 2021 season.^[2]

Mariachis de Guadalajara
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Mexican League (2021–present)
Location	Zapopan, Jalisco
Ballpark	Estadio Panamericano (2021–present)
Year established	2020; 3 years ago (2020)
Colors	Black and white
Manager	Adán Muñoz

History

The team was established on 8 December 2020, when Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that two new teams would join the Mexican League for the 2021 season: a revival of El Águila de Veracruz (the original franchise was sold in 2017 and moved to Nuevo Laredo) and the Mariachis de Guadalajara. The creation of the Mariachis was a joint effort between Mexican government, the State of Jalisco and private investment.^[3][4]

With the establishment of the Mariachis, Guadalajara joined Monterrey as the only two cities in Mexico that have teams in both the summer league and the winter league.^[5]

In March 2021, former Texas Rangers and Anaheim Angels shortstop Benji Gil was announced as the Mariachis' manager for the 2021 season.^[6]

Roster

Mariachis de Guadalajara roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 31 Nestor Anguamea 29 Jonathan Aro 40 Odrisamer Despaigne 19 Frank Duncan  9 Geno Encina -- Eddie Gamboa ∞ -- Jason Gurka ∞ 75 Amilcar Gaxiola 69 Antonio Guzman 39 Esteban Haro 22 Andres Ivan Meza 88 Gonzalo Ochoa 64 Vidal Sotelo 31 Carlos Vazquez 20 Miguel Vazquez		Catchers 51 Juan Camacho 38 Carlos Rodriguez 73 Gilberto Vizcarra Infielders 91 Ricky Alvarez  2 Jose Guadalupe Chavez 62 Vimael Machín 24 Jose Orrantia 66 Brayan Quintero 15 Josh Rodriguez 12 Issmael Salas 92 Kennys Vargas 16 Oliver Zepeda Outfielders 10 Oswaldo Arcia 87 Luis Cossio 77 Jose Figueroa  1 Randy Romero 20 Mallex Smith		Manager -- Adán Muñoz Coaches 45 Jasiel Acosta (bullpen) 28 Carlos Alvarez (hitting) 23 Ruben Estrada (third base)  3 Gerardo Garza (bench)  5 Houston Jiménez (first base) 27 Placido Pinto (catchers) 58 Luis Vasquez (pitching)   7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 3, 2023 → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

1. "¿Cuál es el estadio más grande de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico?". Milenio (in Spanish). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
2. Meza, Carlos (8 December 2020). "¡Nuevo equipo! Mariachis de Jalisco, se une a la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
3. "LMB: Mariachis de Guadalajara y El Águila de Veracruz son nuevos equipos de la LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
4. Beltrán, Oscar (8 December 2020). "Nacen los Mariachis de Guadalajara en la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol". El Occidental (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
5. "Charros de Jalisco le da la bienvenida a los Mariachis de Guadalajara". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
6. "Mariachis de Guadalajara contratan como su manager al exligamayorista Benjamín Gil". Proceso (in Spanish). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.