Tucson LMP baseball team

Tucson Baseball Team
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Information
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Tucson, Arizona
Ballpark	Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Founded	2025
Colors	Brown, beige and burgundy
Ownership	Tucson Sports & Entertainment LLC [1]
General manager	Víctor Cuevas Valenzuela
Manager	Matías Carrillo
Website	https://tucsonbaseball.net/

The Tucson Baseball Team is a professional baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) based in Tucson, Arizona, at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, that began play in October 2025.

History

In May 2025, the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) club Mayos de Navojoa, based in Navojoa, Sonora from its inception in 1959 until the end of the 2024–25 season, relocated across the border to Tucson, Arizona. This movement was officially approved and announced by the league on 20 May 2025. ^{[2] [3] [4]} This marked the first time that a LMP franchise would play in the United States. ^[5]

The team did not choose a nickname; instead, they decided to play as the Tucson Baseball Team. The club's management announced, however, that in the future they would select a nickname together with the fans. ^[4] On 5 June 2025, Willie Romero was announced as the team's manager. ^{[6] [7]}

Tucson's inaugural series, scheduled to take part from 16 to 19 October 2025, had to be cancelled since many players and staff did not have visas from the United States government. ^[5] As of December 2025, the team has been forced to play all of its home games on the road because of this issue. ^[8]

On 28 November 2025, Matías Carrillo replaced Romero as the team's manager. ^[9]

Roster

Tucson Baseball Team roster
Active roster				Coaches
Pitchers 72 Garrett Alexander 22 Carlos Bustamante 18 Raúl Carrillo 11 Dakota Chalmers 63 Daniel de la Fuente  2 Christian Edwards 14 Charlie Hasty 68 Erick Preciado 57 Dalton Rodríguez 95 Andre Sánchez 59 Jorge Sauceda 16 Mark Simon 58 Oscar Soria 90 Edwyn Valle 33 Ben Wetzler 70 Daniel Zazueta		Catchers 51 Luis Amador 17 Marco Chicuate 25 Francisco Pérez 26 Alexis Wilson Infielders 12 Samar Leyva  1 Edgar Lugo 67 Ramón Mendoza 20 Missael Rivera 81 Marcos Valenzuela Outfielders 36 Jesús Fabela  8 Gaige Howard 31 Alejandro Quezada 32 Agustín Ruiz 41 River Town		Manager Matías Carrillo Roster updated on 22 December 2025

References

1. "LMP.mx "Beisbol en Evolucion"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
2. Johnson, Victor L. (20 May 2025). "Mayos de Navojoa desaparecen, la franquicia se muda a Tucson y tendrá nuevo nombre". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
3. "¡Es oficial! Jaguares de Nayarit llega a la LAMP; Mayos jugará en Tucson, Arizona". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
4. Flores, Vanessa (20 May 2025). "Liga Mexicana del Pacífico llegará a Estados Unidos; los Mayos cambian de casa". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
5. Gómez Lima, Cristina (10 October 2025). "Cancelan serie inaugural del Tucson Baseball Team por problemas migratorios". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
6. "LMP: Willie Romero es anunciado como el histórico mánager que debutará a Tucson". Al Bat (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
7. "Willie Romero toma las riendas de Tucson". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
8. Skodnick, Leif (18 October 2025). "A Long, Strange Road Trip: The Tucson Baseball Team, Facing Visa Issues, Plays a 'Home Opener' On the Road". World Baseball Network (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
9. "Matías Carrillo, nuevo manager de Tucson". PSN Noticias (in Spanish). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.