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The Naranjeros de Hermosillo (English: Hermosillo Orange Growers) are a professional baseball team based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators.
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, or LMP), officially known as the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. It was founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
Baseball first rose to popularity in Mexico during the 1880s, and may have been introduced there as early as 1846. [1] Mexico's current premier baseball league, the Mexican Baseball League, was founded in 1925 and consists of two divisions with 16 teams in total.
The Estadio Fernando Valenzuela is a baseball stadium located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.It is home to the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League.. The stadium opened as the Estadio Sonora opened in 2013 and replaced the Estadio Héctor Espino as the home ballpark of the Naranjeros.
The Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium (Estadio de Béisbol Héctor Espino) is a baseball stadium located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The field is located in the north side of the city. It was home to the Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Pickers) of the Mexican Pacific League until 2013.
David Cortés – later played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Atlanta, Cleveland, and Colorado. [4] (1985 LLWS) Héctor Torres – son of Epitacio "La Mala" Torres, and MLB player between 1968 and 1977. (1958 LLWS) Carlos "Bobby" Treviño – played in MLB during 1968 with the California Angels, and played 13 season in the Mexican League ...
The Official Baseball Rules, published by Major League Baseball, govern all professional play in the United States and Canada. [3] Many amateur and youth leagues use the OBR with only a few modifications for safety, including Little League, PONY League, and Cal Ripken League.
The qualifying Round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic was held from February 11 to September 25, 2016. Teams which participated at the 2013 World Baseball Classic were automatically qualified for the 2017 tournament except the four nations which ended up last in their respective groups: Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain had to play in the qualifiers along with 12 other national teams. 16 ...