Ruidoso Osos

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Ruidoso Osos
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Location Ruidoso, New Mexico
BallparkWhite Mountain Park
Year founded 2011
Former name(s)
  • Raton Osos (2013-2014)
Former league(s) Pecos League (2011, 2018)
Former ballparksGabrielle Field at Legion Park (Raton, NM)
ColorsOrange, brown, black
OwnershipPecos League
Website www.ruidosoosos.com

The Ruidoso Osos were a professional baseball team based in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The team was a member of the Pecos League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major or Minor League Baseball. The team played its home games at White Mountain Park and began operations for the 2011 season. They had previously been based in Raton, New Mexico in 2013 and 2014.

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History

The Osos were originally founded in 2011 and played one season in Ruidoso before folding. The team announced in 2012 that they would be moving 300 miles north to Raton for the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, the Osos once again folded.

On September 20, 2017, the Pecos League announced that the Osos would resume operations for the 2018 season in Ruidoso. [1]

In 2018, the Osos conducted Spring Training in Tucson, Arizona and played an exhibition game on May 20, 2018 against the Tucson Saguaros. [2]

Following the 2018 season, the Osos folded for the third time, and were replaced by the Wasco Reserves.

The Osos were brought back for the 2020 season after White Mountain Park installed new lights for playing during night games. However, due to the reorganization of the League, the team folded once again.

Season-by-Season

SeasonWLWin%ResultPlayoffs
20113829.5673rd of 6 Pecos LeagueDivision: defeated White Sands Pupfish 2-0

Championship: lost Roswell Invaders 2-0

20131354.1944th of 4 North DivisionDid not qualify
20142338.3773rd of 5 North DivisionDid not qualify
20182935.4533rd of 4 Southern DivisionDid not qualify

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References

  1. "PECOS LEAGUE: Ruidoso's beloved Osos set to return in 2018". Alamogordo Daily News. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  2. "The Ruidoso Osos are back in the village for 2018 season". Ruidoso News. Retrieved 2018-05-26.