Potros de Tijuana

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Potros de Tijuana
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League Sunset League (1949–1950)
Southwest International League (1951–1952)
Arizona–Mexico League (1956)
Mexican Pacific League (1977–1991)
Mexican League (2005–2008)
Location Tijuana, Baja California
Ballpark Estadio Nacional de Tijuana
Founded 1977
Folded2008
League championships2 (1987–88, 1990–91)
ColorsBlue, red and white
   

The Potros de Tijuana were a professional baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California. The Potros played in the Mexican Pacific League and later in the Mexican League. The team played their home games at the Estadio Nacional de Tijuana.

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History

Early history

An earlier incarnation of the Potros (or Colts) de Tijuana played in the short-lived Sunset League from 1949–1950 (originally as the Salinas Colts), and moved to the Southwest International League from 1951–1952. After three years of absence, they became a member of the Arizona–Mexico League during the 1956 season.

Mexican Pacific League

Potros de Tijuana joined the Mexican Pacific League in 1977, taking championship titles in the 1987–1988 and 1990–1991 seasons to advance to the Caribbean Series in both times. [1]

Mexican League

The franchise actually was a descendant of the Triple-A Toros de Tijuana before the Mexican League reportedly to have stripped the Toros owner of his franchise and gave it to new owners, who renamed the team as the Potros de Tijuana. The team played its games at Estadio Calimax. [2] [3]

The new Toros ownership kept the same team name, logo, uniforms and history, as a result of the alleged political wrangling that went on in that league. [4]

In 2009, the Potros moved to Reynosa, Tamaulipas and were renamed the Broncos de Reynosa. [5]

Golden Baseball League

On 15 December 2008, the Golden Baseball League signed a letter of intent to bring an expansion franchise to Tijuana after the 2008 Mexican League franchise was disbanded and relocated to Reynosa, Tamaulipas. [6] [7]

On 13 January 2009, the league officially welcomed the Potros. They were to join fellow expansion teams, the Tucson Toros and Victoria Seals.

On 7 May 2009 the GBL announced the postponement of the Potros' inaugural season until 2010 due to Mexico's swine flu outbreak and the subsequent health risk and precautionary measures that resulted from it. [8]

Before the season was cancelled, the 2009 Potros had three Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame members on the coaching staff including Manager Mario Mendoza, Pitching Coach José Peña, and Bench Coach Jorge Fitch. [9]

The Tijuana Potros changed their name to the Tijuana Cimarrones and joined the Golden Baseball League for one season in 2010.

Championships

SeasonManagerOpponentSeries scoreRecord
1987–88 Jorge Fitch Mayos de Navojoa 4–052–24
1990–91 Joel Serna Tomateros de Culiacán 4–255–37–1
Total championships2

Caribbean Series record

YearVenueFinishWinsLossesWin%Manager
1988 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo 3rd33.500 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Fitch
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Miami 3rd13.250 Flag of Mexico.svg Joel Serna
Total46.400

Notable players

See also

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