Orber Aquiles Moreno Sulbarán is a Venezuelan former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets of the Major League Baseball (MLB) who in parts of three seasons spanning 1999–2004. Listed at 6' 3", 225 lb., Moreno batted and threw right-handed.
Manuel Antonio Aybar is a retired pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball and Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.
Estadio de la Revolución is a sports arena located near the downtown area of Torreón in Coahuila, Mexico. It has a seating capacity of 9,500. Though used mainly for baseball games, it sometimes hosts concerts and other non-sport events. It is the home field of the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna baseball team, and as such, it is the oldest professional baseball field in Mexico still in function. Since it was originally constructed as a multi sport stadium and featured a running track the Estadio de la Revolución features the largest foul territory of any ball park within the Mexican League, the area of the former running track. The stadium is named to commemorate the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, a political change that was still recent at the time of the venue's opening on 15 September 1932. The stadium was renovated in the fall of 2002 to provide a refurbished appearance for the baseball team's reorganization, renaming, and new season starting in 2003.
Francisco "Paquín" Estrada Soto was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets. Estrada, a catcher, appeared in one game for the Mets in 1971. Estrada was at the time of his death the manager of the Chihuahua Dorados in the Mexican League (Summer), and catcher's coach with Culiacán Tomateros in the Mexican Pacific League (Winter). In 2006, he served as the manager of the Mexico national baseball team for the World Baseball Classic.
Parque Kukulcán Alamo is a stadium located in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Leones de Yucatán Mexican League baseball team. It holds 14,917 people and was opened in 1982. The stadium is named for Kukulkán, the Maya feathered serpent deity.
The National Professional Basketball League is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 11 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important basketball leagues in Latin America.
Club de Fútbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez, commonly referred as Indios de Ciudad Juárez or simply Indios, was a Mexican football club. Founded in 2005 when CF Pachuca moved its Pachuca Juniors to Ciudad Juárez, it was promoted to the Primera División de México after the 2007–2008 season, with Pachuca divesting its shares upon promotion. However, the team was relegated back to the Liga de Ascenso following the 2010 Clausura and folded in 2015.
Dorados de Chihuahua are a refounded baseball team from the city of Chihuahua. Recently, the Tuneros de San Luis moved to Chihuahua and took the Dorados namesake, which also brought the LMB (AAA) Mexican Baseball League to Chihuahua for the first time since 1982. The Dorados played their home games at Estadio Chihuahua. The Dorados will be sold to either Nuevo Laredo or Aguascalientes for the 2011–2012 season.
The Dorados de Chihuahua is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico playing in the East Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Their home arena is the Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre. The president is Anwar Elias Ortiz.
The Acereros de Monclova are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico. Their home ballpark is Estadio de Béisbol Monclova, which has a capacity of 11,000 people. The Acereros replaced the Mineros de Coahuila in the 1976 season.
Wilton Andrés Veras is a former backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1999 to 2000 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6' 2", 198 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. He once held the Taiwanese Chinese Professional Baseball League single season record for hits, attaining 176 in 2009 for the Sinon Bulls. The record was broken in 2016 by Lamigo Monkeys rookie Wang Po-Jung's 200.
Agustin Murillo Pineda is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua Fútbol Club is a Mexican football club based in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. The club represent the Autonomous University of Chihuahua. Currently playing in the Liga Premier. The clubs makes its home in the Estadio Olímpico de la UACH.
Arturo Marcelino DeFreites Simon is a former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1978 and 1979, for the Cincinnati Reds.
Luis Carlos García is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the Baltimore Orioles in 2002. He made the team's Opening Day roster, but was optioned to the Rochester Red Wings on April 12 after playing in two games without a plate appearance. He was recalled a month later on May 17. Garcia played for the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League in 2010.
Ángel M. Castro is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously pitched for the Athletics in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
The Mexican Center League was a Class C Minor League Baseball circuit that operated in 1956 and 1957.
Arnoldo Lavagnino "Kiko" Castro was a Mexican baseball player who is in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame. He played from 1958 to 1983 for the Chihuahua Dorados (1958), Aguascalientes Tigres (1960–1961), Mexico City Red Devils (1960), Mexico City Tigers, Sabinas Piratas (1971–1973), Coahuila Mineros (1974–1976) and Veracruz Aguila (1983). He managed the Tabasco Plataneros for the latter part of the 1980 season, replacing Raul Cano, and in 1983 he skippered the Chihuahua Dorados. He was elected to the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
El Dorado Speedway is a motorsports venue in Juan Aldama, Chihuahua near the state capital of Chihuahua City. Currently El Dorado Speedway hosts dates for the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series since 2012.
Northern Mexico, commonly referred as El Norte, is an informal term for the northern cultural and geographical area in Mexico. Depending on the source, it contains some or all of the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora and Tamaulipas.
