Tigres de Quintana Roo explained

Tigres de Quintana Roo
Founded:1955
City:Cancún, Quintana Roo
Ballpark:Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila
Cap Logo:Logotq.png
League:Liga Mexicana de Beisbol
Division:Zona Sur
Former Names:Tigres de la Angelopolis
Tigres Capitalinos
Nicknames:"El equipo que nació campeón"
Colors:Navy blue, orange, white
Former Ballparks:
League Champs:12 (1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Division Champs:18 (1955, 1956, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1982, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Owner:Fernando Valenzuela and Linda Burgos
President:Fernando Valenzuela Burgos
Manager:C. J. Retherford
Media:106.7FM, 105.1FM

The Tigres de Quintana Roo (English: Quintana Roo Tigers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (Spanish; Castilian: Zona Sur). The team has won twelve championships to date: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2015.

The Tigres were founded in Mexico City in 1955 as the Tigres del México (English: Mexico Tigers),[1] and played there through the 2001 season. After a brief stint in Puebla as the Tigres de la Angelópolis, the team relocated to Cancún. The team was founded by industrial businessman Alejo Peralta, and was long owned by his son, Carlos Peralta. The team was purchased by an ownership group including Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Fernando Valenzuela in 2017.

They have a competitive and long-standing rivalry known as the Spanish; Castilian: Guerra Civil (Civil War) against their former crosstown rivals the Diablos Rojos del México.[2] The Tigres won the Mexican League championship in their inaugural season, an achievement that has never been matched, and was dubbed: "Spanish; Castilian: El equipo que nació campeón" .[3] The Tigres are a perennial powerhouse and have won 18 division and 12 league championships since their inception.

Franchise history

On 14 April 1955, the Tigres made their debut at the Julio Molina ballpark in Mérida, Yucatán.

In 1966, the Tigres toured Japan, losing all their 13 games played against Japanese teams.[4]

Tigres Capitalinos

The Tigres played in Mexico City from its inception until 2001, when the team moved to Puebla City. The team was known as Tigres del México or Tigres Capitalinos. During these years, the team played at the Parque del Seguro Social and later at the Foro Sol, starting in 2000, after the Parque del Seguro Social was demolished in order to build a shopping mall.[5]

On their last two seasons in Mexico City, the Tigres won back to back championships, defeating rivals Diablos Rojos del México.[6]

Move to Puebla

In 2002, the team moved to Puebla and changed its name to Tigres de la Angelópolis.

50th anniversary season

In commemoration of their first 50 years of competition, an alternate logo was designed in 2005. The Tigres played their 50th season relying only on Mexican players, making the championship more significant. Furthermore, the 2005 season was named "Ing. Alejo Peralta" in memory of the Tigres' founder and father of the then-owner.

New home for 2007

At the end of the 2006 season, the club's president, Carlos Peralta, announced that the team would move to the city of Cancún, Quintana Roo. The team was renamed the Quintana Roo Tigres, and began play in Beto Ávila Stadium.[7]

Carrillo and Vizcarra era (2009–present)

For the 2009 season, Enrique "Che" Reyes was replaced by Matías Carrillo as manager. Carrillo, a former major league player for the Florida Marlins, had been a successful player for Tigres from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s having won five championships as player. The Tigres continued to be a competitive squad under Carrillo and reached the 2009 final series, but lost to Saraperos de Saltillo. It was two years later, in 2011, when the team reached the final once more, this time facing their perennial rival: the Diablos Rojos del Mexico.

2011 championship

In 2011, the Tigres and Diablos would play their eighth finals series against each other since 1966. The Tigres entered the 2011 series as an underdog.[8] Nevertheless, the best-out-of-seven series ended with a 4–0 sweep against Diablos before a sell-out crowd (with a large presence of Tigres supporters) at Foro Sol.[9]

2013 championship

Despite injuries to key Tigres players, the team won its eleventh championship against the Sultanes de Monterrey, 4–1, in a best-out-of-seven series.

Championship games

SeasonChampionSeriesRunner Up
1955Tigres del México2–0Tecolotes de Nvo. Laredo
1956Diablos Rojos del MéxicoTigres Capitalinos
1960Tigres del MéxicoÁguila de Veracruz
1965Tigres del MéxicoPericos de Puebla
1966Tigres del México4–2Diablos Rojos del México
1982Indios de Ciudad Juárez4–0Tigres Capitalinos
1992Tigres del México4–2Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1997Tigres del México4–1Diablos Rojos del México
1999Diablos Rojos del México4–2Tigres Capitalinos
2000Tigres del México4–1Diablos Rojos del México
2001Tigres del México4–2Diablos Rojos del México
2002Diablos Rojos del México4–3Tigres de la Angelopolis
2003Diablos Rojos del México4–1Tigres de la Angelopolis
2005Tigres del Puebla4–2Saraperos de Saltillo
2009Saraperos de Saltillo4–2Tigres de Quintana Roo
2011Tigres de Quintana Roo4–0Diablos Rojos del México
2013Tigres de Quintana Roo4–1Sultanes de Monterrey
2015Tigres de Quintana Roo4–1Acereros del Norte

Mexican Baseball Hall of Famers

The following Hall of Famers played and/or managed for the Tigres.

NamePositionYear of inductionReference
Alejo Peralta Owner1983[10]
Arnoldo "Kiko" CastroSecond baseman1995[11]
Aurelio RodríguezThird baseman1995[12]
Benjamín CerdaThird baseman2007[13]
Beto Ávila Second baseman 1971
Celerino Sánchez Third baseman 1994
Felipe Montemayor Center fielder 1983
Fermín "Burbuja" Vázquez Second baseman 2003
Francisco "Chico" Rodríguez Shortstop 2004
Francisco Maytorena 1999
George Brunet 1999
Gregorio Luque 1999
Guillermo "Memo" Garibay Manager 1977
First baseman 2001
Jaime Corella Catcher 1991
José Bache Second baseman 1983
Leonardo "Leo" Rodríguez Third baseman 1980
Lino Donoso 1988
Miguel Sotelo 1985
Miguel Suarez Right fielder 1994
Miguel Fernández Becerril Center fielder 1984
Oscar Rodríguez 1993
Roberto Méndez Second baseman 2000
Rodolfo "Rudy" Sandoval Catcher 2001
Ronaldo "Ronnie" Camacho First baseman 1983
Sergio Robles Catcher 2006
Vicente Romo 1992

Notable players

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los Tigres están en la cima - Beisbol - ESPN Deportes . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102504/http://espndeportes-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=348177 . 2011-07-11.
  2. Web site: Ravelo. Vania. Tambores de guerra. El Universal. 20 August 2011. es . 20 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Tigres celebra con su afición. La Aficion. 30 August 2011. es. 28 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Tomás. Morales. Todo comenzó en Osaka. El Siglo de Torreón. 11 November 2014. 21 June 2024. es.
  5. Web site: A 20 años del último juego en el PDSS. Tigres de Quintana Roo. 1 June 2020. 9 September 2022. es.
  6. Web site: Con un bicampeonato se despiden de la CDMX. Tigres de Quintana Roo. 17 March 2020. 9 September 2022. es.
  7. News: El club Tigres deja Puebla y se mudará al balneario de Cancún. La Nación. EFE. 18 October 2006. 6 October 2021. es.
  8. Web site: Bencomo. Héctor. Se abrirá el infierno. Vanguardia. 27 August 2011. es. 21 August 2011.
  9. Web site: Rodriguez. Salvador. Los Tigres dedican triunfo a Matías Carrillo y a todo Cancún. 27 August 2011. es. 26 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Biografías - Alejo Peralta y Díaz de Ceballos. Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. 26 July 2011. Monterrey, Mexico. es.
  11. Web site: Biografías - Arnoldo "Kiko" Castro. Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. 26 July 2011. Monterrey, Mexico. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928042409/http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=116. 28 September 2011.
  12. Web site: Biografías - Aurelio Rodríguez. Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. 26 July 2011. Monterrey, Mexico. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728172622/http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/SalondelaFama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=114. 28 July 2011.
  13. Web site: Biografías - Benjamín Cerda. Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México. 26 July 2011. Monterrey, Mexico. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928042426/http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=171. 28 September 2011.