Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

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Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
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Information
League Liga Mexicana de Béisbol  (Northern Division)
Location Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Ballpark Estadio Nuevo Laredo (2008–2010, 2018)
Uni-Trade Stadium (2018-)
Parque la Junta (1947–2004, 2019-)
Veterans Field (1985–2004)
Founded 1940
League championships5 (1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, 1989)
Serie del Rey championships2 (1977, 1989)
ColorsNavy blue, white, green, red
    
MascotOwl
Manager Félix Fermín
PresidentJosé Antonio Mansur Galán

The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and also a Minor League Baseball team based in Laredo, Texas.

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The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, splitting their home games between Mexico and the United States. Their home games in Mexico are played at Parque la Junta, while their home games in the United States are played at Uni-Trade Stadium. They are the only Mexican League team to play outside of Mexico.

History

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Logo of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo

The Tecolotes de los dos Laredos were originally named the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo from their founding in 1940 to 1985, during which time they only played in Nuevo Laredo. In 1985, the Tecolotes played games on both of the sides of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. In 2004, the Tecolotes were transferred to Tijuana and were renamed Potros de Tijuana. The Tecolotes were the Mexican League Champions in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989; and were runners-up in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1993.

Baseball returned to the city in 2008 when the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo. [1] The Tecolotes did not play in the 2011–2012 seasons, but had hopes of returning for the 2013 season. The owner was trying to sell the team to León, Guanajuato. [2] On November 22, 2011, the team was sold to a Colombian investor and the team was transferred to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. [3]

After the 2017 season, the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz franchise was relocated to Nuevo Laredo, and the team was rebranded to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in 2018. [4] They play half of their home games at Estadio Nuevo Laredo and the other half at Uni-Trade Stadium. [5]

Championships

YearChampionsSeriesSubchampions
1945 Alijadores de Tampico *Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1953Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo* Sultanes de Monterrey
1954Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo* Leones de Yucatán
1955 Tigres Capitalinos 2-0Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1958Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo* Diablos Rojos del México
1959 Petroleros de Poza Rica *Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1977Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo4-1 Diablos Rojos del México
1985 Diablos Rojos del México 4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1987 Diablos Rojos del México 4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1989Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos4-2 Leones de Yucatán
1992 Tigres Capitalinos 4-2Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1993 Olmecas de Tabasco 4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

Roster

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Infielders

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Manager

Coaches

  • 68 Juan Carlos Barandica (first base)
  • -- Endy Chávez (hitting)
  • 39 Ricardo Cuevas (bench)
  • 31 Marco Cruz (bullpen)
  • 50 Álvaro Espinoza (third base)
  • 30 Guillermo Larreal (pitching)


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~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated January 25, 2024
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References

  1. El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
  3. El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today (in Spanish)
  4. Asamblea de Presidentes LMB (Spanish). MILB.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
  5. Spedden, Zach (November 21, 2017). "Laredo Approves Deal With Tecolotes Dos Laredos". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved November 21, 2017.