Rieleros de Aguascalientes

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Rieleros de Aguascalientes
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League Mexican League  (North)
Location Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Ballpark Parque Alberto Romo Chávez
Established1975;49 years ago (1975)
Serie del Rey champions1 (1978)
Division championships2 (1978, 2012)
ColorsNavy blue, gold and white
   
Manager Luis Carlos Rivera
PresidentEustacio Álvarez
Website www.rielerosags.com
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The Rieleros de Aguascalientes (English: Aguascalientes Railroaders) are a professional baseball team based in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes that competes in the Mexican League. Established in 1975, the Rieleros have won the Mexican League championship once in 1978. The team plays at the Parque Alberto Romo Chávez.

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History

Baseball arrived in Aguascalientes in hand with the railroad at the beginning of the 20th century. A group of Mexican and American railroad workers on the Mexican Central Railway held a baseball game in March 1902. The teams, the Aguascalientes Mexicans and American Railways, played the first game in the state on the railroad's land.

The Rieleros were founded in 1975 by Raúl Medina Reyes in partnership with Don Pedro Barbosa, José Ortiz Benavides and other local entrepreneurs, who bought the Veracruz franchise and moved it to Aguascalientes. [1] [2] Funds were raised through the issue of shares. A survey was then conducted to select a team name. The name Rieleros was chosen to honor the area's railroad heritage. The team debuted in the Mexican League on 14 March 1975 losing 1–5 against the Charros de Jalisco in the Parque Alberto Romo Chávez. [3] [4]

In 1978, the Rieleros won the Mexican League championship, managed by Jaime Favela in his first season as manager. [5] [6] With players such as Horacio Piña, Cecilio Acosta, Ángel Moreno, Willie Crawford, Clarence Jones and Chico Rodríguez, the Rieleros finished as leaders of the Southwest division with a 89–62 record. In the quarterfinals, the Rieleros defeated the Diablos Rojos del México 4–2, including a perfect game by Piña. [7] In the semifinals, Aguascalientes defeated the Cafeteros de Córdoba in six games, 4–2. In the championship game, the Rieleros defeated the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4–1 to claim their first (and as of 2024, only) Mexican League championship. [8] [9]

In December 1999, the Rieleros franchise was bought by a group of businessmen from Puebla and renamed to Pericos de Puebla, who started to play in the 2000 season. [10] In December 2003, ahead of the 2004 Mexican League season, the Cafeteros de Córdoba franchise was moved from Córdoba, Veracruz to Aguascalientes, bringing baseball back after a hiatus of four years. [11] [12]

In 2008, the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and were renamed the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo. [13] They returned to Aguascalientes in 2012 after the Dorados de Chihuahua franchise was relocated. [2] [14]

Roster

Rieleros de Aguascalientes roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 27 Carlos Belen
  • 65 Jason Carmona
  • 76 Raul Carrillo
  •  0 Carlos Chavez
  • 24 Mario Garcia
  • 84 Ulises Joaquin
  • 35 Erick Leal
  • 14 Frank Lopez
  • 73 Jose Luna
  • 26 Jose Medina
  • -- José Mesa Jr.
  • 58 Zach Phillips
  • 40 Brandon Quintero
  • 74 Jose Ramirez
  • 78 Ivan Rodriguez
  • -- Shea Spitzbarth
  • 49 Salvador Valdez
  • 33 Francisco Villegas
  • 28 Fabian Williamson

Catchers

  • 19 Juan Carlos Garcia
  • 20 Carlos Mendivil

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 15 Daniel Cornejo
  • 12 Amilcar Gomez
  • 23 Sergio Perez
  • 30 Angel Reyes


Manager

Coaches

  • 29 Pedro Diaz
  • 32 Jesus Moreno
  • 61 Roberto Perez
  • 43 Alberto Rivera
  • 47 Juan Robles
  • 79 Luis Rodriguez


Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list

~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated January 8, 2024
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Championships

SeasonManagerOpponentSeries scoreRecord
1978 Jaime Favela Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 4–1101–67
Total championships1

Award winners and league leaders

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Manager of the Year

League leaders

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  2. 1 2 Bencomo, Héctor (2 October 2015). "Los Rieleros de don Pedro regresan a la Liga Mexicana". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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  6. ↑ Kerlegand, Enrique (5 November 2020). "LMB: La historia extraña alrededor de Jaime Favela". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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  9. ↑ Arguijo, Aarón (24 June 2023). "Rieleros contra Algodoneros, una serie con historia". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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  11. ↑ "Cambian de nombre y plaza los Cafeteros de Córdoba". Proceso (in Spanish). 6 December 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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