Sultanes de Monterrey

For the team that shared a stadium with Sultanes from 1990 to 1994, see Industriales de Monterrey.

Sultanes de Monterrey
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Information
League	Mexican League (1939–present) Mexican Pacific League (2019–2025)
Location	Monterrey, Nuevo León
Ballpark	Estadio Mobil Super
Founded	1939
Nickname(s)	Fantasmas Grises (Gray Ghosts) [1] Los Muchachos del Regreso (The Comeback Boys)
League championships	10 (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007, F2018)
Division championships	13 (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, S2018, F2018, 2022, 2024)
Former name(s)	Industriales de Monterrey (1942–1948) Carta Blanca (1939–1941)
Former ballparks	Parque Cuauhtémoc Parque Cuauhtémoc y Famosa
Colors	Navy blue, white, and red
Mascot	Perro Sultán (Sultan Dog)
Ownership	José Maiz García (50%) Grupo Multimedios (50%)
President	José Maiz García
Manager	Roberto Kelly
Website	www.sultanes.com.mx
Current uniforms
Home Away

The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Mexico. Established in 1939 as Carta Blanca, the Sultanes have won ten LMB titles, most recently in 2018. From 2019 to 2025, the club also fielded a team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), which plays a winter league schedule; they were the easternmost team to participate in the LMP.

History

The team in 1939 was called Carta Blanca

The team was formed on 20 May 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma which owned the team). ^[2] The team was renamed to Industriales in 1942. In 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes. ^{[3] [4]} The team was also known as the Gray Ghosts. The team won its first championship in 1943. In total, the Sultanes have collected ten championships (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007. and 2018), including three straight (1947–1949) under the legendary Cuban manager Lázaro Salazar. During the seasons from 1989 to 1994 both the Sultanes and the Industriales played in the Mexican League for Monterrey. ^[5]

Mexican Pacific League

On 27 January 2019, during a rally at the Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Algodoneros de Guasave would return to compete in the Mexican Pacific League beginning in the 2019–20 winter season. The Sultanes were announced as the other team to join the league, bringing the total number of LMP teams to ten. A draft was later held to fill the team, making it a different roster than the one that competes in the Summer league.

In April 2025, it was announced that the Sultanes' LMP franchise would relocate to Nayarit, marking the end of the Sultanes' participation in the Mexican Pacific League after six seasons. ^{[6] [7]}

Roster

Sultanes de Monterrey roster

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Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 55 Ronaldo Alesandro 92 Manny Bañuelos 66 Alonso Becerra 85 Luis Cessa 75 Chris Ellis 72 Geronimo Franzua 38 Paul Fry 43 Juan Gámez ∞ 45 Nolan Kingham 55 Jared Lakind 53 Zack Leban 59 Carlos Medina 71 Zach Muckenhirn ∞ 41 Jesús Pirela 99 Joseph Riley 29 Erick Rodríguez 48 Richard Rodríguez 84 Arturo Roque -- Norge Ruiz 61 Justus Sheffield 16 Stephen Tarpley 49 César Vargas 28 Alexis Vera		Catchers 67 Ramón Cabrera 44 Christopher Escárrega 27 Jonathan Morales ∞ 40 Omar Rentería ∞ 29 Erick Rodríguez -- Pedro Severino ∞ Infielders 58 Josh Lester  6 Johan López 25 Victor Mendoza  4 Gustavo Núñez 19 Ramiro Peña 88 Esteban Quiroz  2 Javier Salazar ∞ 62 Luis Santos 30 Roberto Valenzuela Outfielders 18 Zoilo Almonte 16 Alonso Becerra 33 José Cardona 36 Donovan Casey 10 Sebastián Elizalde 79 Héctor Jacquez 12 Leonys Martín 11 Asael Sánchez 15 Raimel Tapia		Manager 39 Roberto Kelly Coaches 73 Erik Rodríguez (bench) 31 Juan Canizales (hitting) -- Lino Connell (coach) 53 Wilfrido Cordoba (pitching) 32 Remigio Diaz (infield) 37 Daniel Hinojosa (infield) 77 Alberto Manrique (bullpen) 56 Óscar Villarreal (bullpen) 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 28, 2025 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB  •  Mexican League

Retired numbers

The Sultanes de Monterrey have retired the following numbers: ^{[8] [9]}

José Maíz Mier President 1982–2006 Retired 22 March 2007	Daniel Ríos P 1941–1952 Retired 21 May 1995	Epitacio Torres RF 1939–1956 Retired 16 May 1994	Vinicio García 2B 1960–1965 Retired 11 June 1999	Felipe Montemayor CF 1964–1966 Retired 20 May 2006	Lázaro Salazar Manager 1942–1951 Retired 21 May 1998	Miguel Flores 2B 1995–2009 Retired 10 July 2011	Héctor Espino 1B 1962–1970 Retired 18 June 1996	Arturo González P 1976–1984 Retired 25 May 1997

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
1943	Lázaro Salazar	No final series		53–37
1947	Lázaro Salazar	No final series		70–47
1948	Lázaro Salazar	No final series		50–35
1949	Lázaro Salazar	Unión Laguna de Torreón	4–0	56–33
1962	Clemente Carreras	No final series		77–53
1991	Aurelio Rodríguez	Diablos Rojos del México	4–3	94–44
1995	Derek Bryant	Diablos Rojos del México	4–0	77–52
1996	Derek Bryant	Diablos Rojos del México	4–1	94–38
2007	Félix Fermín	Leones de Yucatán	4–3	81-44
2018	Roberto Kelly	Guerreros de Oaxaca	4–2	46–29
Total championships			10

Average home league attendance

Season	Total attendance	Home average	Ref.
2005	374,630	7,068	[10]
2006	977,508	17,773
2007	491,630	9,640
2008	658,494	12,424
2009	204,701	4,178
2010	356,757	6,731
2011	430,421	8,440
2012	645,303	11,321
2013	590,694	11,145
2014	687,642	11,856
2015	517,235	9,404
2016	690,309	12,784
2017	659,791	11,575
2018	563,297	10,058
2019	556,872	9,770
2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	149,011	4,657
2022	382,048	8,490
2023	371,262	8,438

The Sultanes have led LMB in average per game attendance every season from 2012 through 2017.

See also

• Sultanes de Monterrey players

References

1. Rodarte, Ernesto (20 May 2021). "LMB vuelve con más fuerza que nunca para su temporada 2021". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
2. "Sultanes de Monterrey celebra 81 años de grandeza". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. Landa Ruiloba, Pablo (2012). Monterrey en el espejo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de Nuevo Leon. p. 86. ISBN   9786077577591.
4. Ibarra, Horacio (1 April 2016). "Una historia monumental". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
6. Razo, Alejandra (10 April 2025). "LMP: ¡Adiós a los Fantasmas Grises! Se aprueba venta de Sultanes y se confirma la nueva franquicia". Al Bat (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
7. Arrieta, Oscar (15 April 2025). "¡Oficial! Sultanes de Monterrey se despide de LMP y Jaguares de Nayarit tomará su lugar". Línea Directa (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2025.
8. "Sultanes y sus números retirados". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
9. "Leyendas". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
10. "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 121. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)