Yaquis de Obregón

The Yaquis de Obregón is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico ("Mexican Pacific (Baseball) League").

Yaquis de Obregón
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Ciudad Obregón
Ballpark	Estadio Yaquis (2016-Present) Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán (1971-2015)
Year founded	1970
League championships	(7) 1965–66, 1972–73, 1980–81, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Caribbean Series championships	(2) 2011, 2013
Colors	Orange, blue, white
Ownership	Club de Baseball Obregón, S.A. de C.V[1]
Manager	Sergio Gastélum
General Manager	René Arturo Rodriguez Gomez
Website	www.yaquis.com.mx

History

The team was founded on October 8, 1970, and its home stadium was Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán (1971-2015), in October 2016 a new stadium opened. They have been champions of the league on six occasions. The first time was at the 1965–1966 season with Manuel Magallón (Mexico) as coach. The next two occasions were on the 1972–1973 season (coach Dave Garcia, United States) and the 1980–1981 season (coach Lee Sigman, United States). On January 27, 2008 Yaquis won their fourth championship, defeating Venados de Mazatlán 4 games to 1, with Homar Rojas (México) as manager.

Managed by Eddie Díaz (Dominican Republic), the Yaquis won the 2010-11 championship, defeating Algodoneros de Guasave 4 games to 3, and went on to win the 2011 Caribbean Series contested in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The Yaquis won a second consecutive season after winning the 2011-2012 championship under Eddie Díaz (Dominican Republic). The Yaquis are the first team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico to win three straight championships. They won the 2012-2013 championship under Eddie Díaz (Dominican Republic) and went on to win the 2013 Caribbean Series, their second in three years. The 2013 Caribbean Series was the first to feature a final game after a Round-robin tournament. The final game lasted 18 inning ending at 2 am local time.

Famous Yaquis

• Vinicio Castilla (retired number "9").
• Francisco "Paquín" Estrada
• Chris Coste
• Douglas Clark
• Eddie Diaz

Infielders

• Willie Aikens
• Juan Navarrete
• Aurelio Rodríguez
• Alfredo Amézaga
• Agustin Murillo

Outfielders

• Jerry Turner
• Karim García

Pitchers

• Enrique Romo
• Sean Nolin

Results from all seasons

Place	Season
1st	2012–13
1st	2011–12
1st	2010–11
4th	2009–10
6th	2008–09
1st	2007–08
3rd	2006–07
7th	2005–06
4th	2004–05
2nd	2003–04
2nd	2002–03
6th	2001–02
3rd	2000–01

Place	Season
7th	1999–00
6th	1998–99
8th	1997–98
5th	1996–97
8th	1995–96
6th	1994–95
6th	1993–94
4th	1992–93
6th	1991–92
3rd	1990–91

Place	Season
9th	1989–90
5th	1988–89
8th	1987–88
10th	1986–87
9th	1985–86
7th	1984–85
4th	1983–84
10th	1982–83
4th	1981–82
1st	1980–81

Place	Season
4th	1979–80
6th	1978–79
3rd	1977–78
6th	1976–77
2nd	1975–76
4th	1974–75
2nd	1973–74
1st	1972–73
4th	1971–72
3rd	1970–71

Place	Season
4th	1969–70
2nd	1968–69
6th	1967–68
7th	1966–67
1st	1965–66
6th	1964–65
5th	1963–64
5th	1962–63
4th	1961–62
4th	1960–61
4th	1958–59

Roster

Yaquis de Obregón roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 66 Jesús Anguamea 58 Enrique Chávez 77 Dustin Crenshaw  6 Brandon Cumpton 55 Tiago Da Silva 30 Carlos De León 54 Alex Delgado 79 Alberto Leyva 37 Arturo López 29 Carlos Machorro 34 Dallas Martínez 72 Gerardo Reyes 13 André Rienzo 48 Nathanael Santiago 33 Tomás Solís 20 Samuel Zazueta updated on 18 January 2020		Catchers 10 Armando Araiza 23 Sergio Burruel 36 Francisco Moreno 15 Ricardo Valenzuela Infielders 21 Jonathan Aranda 47 Juan Carlos Gamboa 35 Victor Mendoza 55 Isaac Paredes 39 Orlando Piña 32 Carlos Sepúlveda  3 Luis Urías Outfielders 87 José Juan Aguilar 59 Alonso Gaitán 16 Paulo Orlando  6 Aneury Tavárez 26 Jesús Valdez		Manager 40 Sergio Gastélum Coaches 31 Tavo Álvarez (Pitching) 43 Iker Franco (Bench)  7 Wilfredo Romero (Hitting)

References

1. http://www.ligadelpacifico.com.mx/equipos/yaquis-de-obregon.html

External links

• (in Spanish) Official site.
• Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán at the World Stadiums website.