List of Toros de Tijuana managers

Roberto Kelly, hired in October 2025, is the current manager of the Toros de Tijuana.

The Toros de Tijuana are a professional baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California, competing in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB). Established in 2014, the franchise has employed 15 managers. ^[1] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.

Mario Mendoza was the franchise's first manager in 2014. He was dismissed on 30 April, and Jesús Sommers, the team's hitting coach, was promoted to interim manager. ^[2] Matías Carrillo was appointed manager on 19 May, but after compiling a 12–13 record, he was sacked and replaced by Sommers. ^{[3] [4]}

Eddie Díaz was appointed manager ahead of the 2015 season. ^[5] He was fired after a 26–31 start and was replaced by Juan Gabriel Castro on 16 June. ^{[6] [7]} Luis Sojo managed the club for the first half of the 2016 season and was replaced by Pedro Meré on 4 July. ^{[8] [9]} Meré led the Toros until the first tournament of the 2018 season ^[a] , during which the team won the North Zone title in 2016 and 2017 and the 2017 Serie del Rey, the first league championship in franchise history. ^{[11] [12]}

Meré was dismissed after the 2018 Spring tournament and was replaced by Lino Rivera ahead of the 2018 Autumn tournament. ^{[13] [14]} On 6 August, Rivera was succeeded by Óscar Robles. ^[15] Robles piloted the the team for the remainder of 2018 and the entire 2019 season; he was fired on 10 October 2019. ^[16]

Omar Vizquel was signed as the team's manager on 2 December 2019. ^[17] However, the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and he did not manage a game that year. ^{[18] [19]} In 2021, Vizquel led Tijuana to a 34–22 record but was dismissed on 25 July with nine games remaining in the season. ^[20] Homar Rojas replaced Vizquel and guided the team to its second LMB championship, winning the 2021 Serie del Rey. ^{[21] [22]}

Rojas skippered the Toros again in 2022 and for most of the 2023 season, before being replaced by Luis Matos, who managed the team for the final three games of the season and the playoffs. ^[23] Three managers led the club in 2024: Luis Carlos Rivera began the season, Dan Firova replaced him on 21 May, and Carlos Gastélum succeeded Firova on 26 July. ^{[24] [25]} Óscar Robles returned in 2025 for his second tenure as manager of the Toros, leading the team to a 54–38 finish, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna; he was fired on 26 September. ^{[26] [27] [28]}

The current manager of the Toros is Roberto Kelly, who was hired in October 2025, ahead of the 2026 season. ^[29]

Key

No.	Number of managers [b]
G	Games managed (includes ties)
W	Wins
L	Losses
Win %	Winning percentage [c]
*	Inducted to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
(i)	Interim manager

Managers

Statistics updated through the 2025 season.

No.	Nat.	Name	Seasons	Regular season				Postseason			Achievements	Ref.
				G	W	L	Win %	G	W	L
1		Mario Mendoza	2014	24	8	16	.333	–	–	–	–	[30]
2		Jesús Sommers (i)	2014	17	10	7	.588	–	–	–	–	[31]
3		Matías Carrillo	2014	25	12	13	.480	–	–	–	–	[32]
2		Jesús Sommers	2014	47	25	22	.672	—	—	—	—	[31]
4		Eddie Díaz	2015	57	26	31	.456	—	—	—	—	[1]
5		Juan Gabriel Castro	2015	50	28	22	.560	15	8	7	—	[33]
6		Luis Sojo	2016	77	40	37	.519	—	—	—	—	[1]
7		Pedro Meré	2016–2018	200	132	68	.660	44	28	16	1 Serie del Rey championship (2017) 2 North Zone championships (2016, 2017)	[34]
8		Lino Rivera	2018	29	17	12	.586	—	—	—	—	[1]
9		Óscar Robles	2018–2019	147	93	54	.633	20	10	10	—	[31]
10		Omar Vizquel	2021	56	34	22	.607	—	—	—	—	[35]
11		Homar Rojas	2021–2023	186	116	70	.624	31	20	11	1 Serie del Rey championship (2021) 1 North Zone championship (2021)	[36]
12		Luis Matos	2023	3	2	1	.667	10	5	5	–	[30]
13		Luis Carlos Rivera	2024	34	19	15	.559	–	–	–	–	[37]
14		Dan Firova	2024	52	27	25	.519	–	–	–	–	[38]
15		Carlos Gastélum	2024	6	6	0	1.000	5	1	4	–	[38]
9		Óscar Robles	2025	92	54	38	.587	6	2	4	—	[39]
Totals	15 managers		11 seasons	1102	649	453	.589	131	74	57

• 
  Mario Mendoza was the first manager in franchise history in 2014.
• 
  Matías Carrillo managed the team in 2014 for 25 games.
• 
  Juan Gabriel Castro managed the team for the second part of the 2015 season, leading the Toros to the playoffs for the first time in their history.
• 
  Luis Sojo managed the team during the first half of the 2016 season.
• 
  Óscar Robles has led the Toros in two separate stints: from 2018 to 2019 and in 2025.
• 
  Omar Vizquel managed the team for most of the 2021 season and was dismissed with nine games remaining.
• 
  Luis Matos led the team for the last part of the 2023 season.

Notes

1. The 2018 season was contested in a two-tournament format known as Spring and Autumn. ^[10] .
2. A running count of the total number of managers of the Toros; any person who returned as manager is counted only once.
3. Winning percentages in baseball are computed using only wins and losses; ties are excluded.

References

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18. "Oficial: Se cancela la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". Mediotiempo.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
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21. "Tijuana contratará a Homar Rojas como manager tras despedir a Omar Vizquel". Telediario México (in Spanish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
22. "Toros de Tijuana son campeones de la LMB 2021". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
23. "Homar Rojas es cesado como mánager de los Toros de Tijuana". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
24. "Toros de Tijuana tiene nuevo manager: Dan Firova". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
25. Carrillo, Adier (26 July 2024). "Toros de Tijuana cesa a su mánager Dan Firova; Carlos Gastélum queda al mando". El Fildeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
26. "Toros: Se le concedió volver a Oscar Robles". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
27. Romero, Marcos (17 August 2025). "Toros, apaleados y eliminados en la primera ronda de Playoffs". El Sol de Tijuana (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
28. González Martínez, Rafael S. (26 September 2025). "Toros se quedan sin manejador". Semanario ZETA (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
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