Hermosillo, formerly called Pitic, is a city located in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the state's capital and largest city, as well as the primary economic center for the state and the region. As of 2020, the city has a population of 936,263, making it the 18th largest city in Mexico. The recent increase in the city's population is due to expanded industrialization, especially within the automotive industry.
The Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The field is located in the north side of the city. It was home to the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League until 2013.
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, officially Estadio Regional Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñan de Antofagasta, is a sport facilities complex located in Antofagasta, Chile. The municipality of Antofagasta is the owner of the building and it used to host sports events such as cultural events and entertainment events. The complex is composed of the Main Stadium who is use made for most important events. The secondary fields, 1, 2, 3 and 4, are used for training sessions. The Field 5 is used to secondary events, with football pitch dimensions and counts with a Baseball field where are made the regional tournaments of this sport.
The Mexican Pacific League, known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons or simply LMP for its acronym in Spanish, is a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
The Estadio Akron, formerly known as the Estadio Omnilife and Estadio Chivas (Estadio Chivas, Spanish pronunciation:[esˈtaðjoˈtʃiβas]), is a multipurpose stadium in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, that is used mostly for football matches. It is the home of Liga MX side C.D. Guadalajara. It is part of the JVC complex, and has a capacity of 48,071. Construction started in February 2004, but due to financial problems and other issues, the stadium's completion was delayed for a number of years.
Estadio Héroe de Nacozari is a multi-use stadium in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of the Cimarrones de Sonora of the Ascenso MX. The stadium holds 18,747 people.
The Águilas de Mexicali are a professional baseball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Nido de los Águilas also known simply as "El Nido" with a capacity of 20,000 seated spectators.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo are a professional baseball team based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators.
Sergio Robles Valenzuela is a Mexican former catcher in Major League Baseball from the northern Mexican town of Magdalena de Kino. He won five Mexican Pacific League championships over his 19 seasons with the Naranjeros de Hermosillo. Later, He played in 16 games over three seasons for the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. He had been acquired along with Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien and Royle Stillman by the Orioles from the Dodgers for Frank Robinson and Pete Richert at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971. In his native México he is known as Kaliman after a Mexican comic book hero. He is was enshrined in his hometown of Magdalena by a statue that was unveiled in 2018 outside of the Estadio Padre Kino, a 3,000-seat baseball stadium that serves as the home of the amateur Membrilleros de Magdalena.
Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría, was a Mexican baseball player who pitched primarily in the Mexican League.
The Cañeros de Los Mochis are a professional baseball team based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada with a capacity of 12,500 seated spectators.
Benjamín "Cananea" Reyes Chávez was a Mexican professional baseball player and manager who spent one season in 1981 as a coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He served as their interim manager for two games, becoming the first Mexican native to direct an MLB team.
The Hermosillo Gallos Blancos was a soccer team that played in the Primera Division 'A' between the 1995 to 1996. They played in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama is a football stadium in Calama, Chile. It is the home field of the Cobreloa football team and sometimes used by Chile national football team to serve as home ground.
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.
The 2021–22 Mexican Pacific League season was the 76th season in the history of the Mexican Pacific League. There were 10 teams that competed. The season started on 5 October 2021 with a game between the defending champions Tomateros de Culiacán and Venados de Mazatlán. The season ended on 22 January 2022 with the last game of the Serie Final, where Charros de Jalisco defeated Tomateros de Culiacán to win the championship.
Irma Cristina Miranda Valenzuela is a Mexican model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Mexicana Universal 2022 at the pageant on May 21, 2022. As Mexicana Universal, Miranda represented Mexico at the Miss Universe 2022 competition.
Juan Hernández Camacho, better known Juan Suby, was Mexican professional baseball pitcher. He played 17 seasons in the Mexican League for the Pericos de Puebla, Charros de Jalisco, Tigres del México, and Alijadores de Tampico, winning three league titles. He also played 14 seasons in the Mexican Pacific League.
Francisco "Chico" Rodríguez Ituarte is a Mexican former professional baseball shortstop. He played during 20 seasons in the Mexican League and the Mexican Pacific League.
The Arena Sonora is an indoor arena located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Inaugurated in 1969, it seats 3,500 spectators. The arena is the home venue of the Rayos de Hermosillo of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).
