Toros de Tijuana

The Toros de Tijuana (or Tijuana Bulls) are Triple-A Minor League Baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They are members of Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Mexican Baseball League) and play their home games at Estadio Chevron.[1]

Toros de Tijuana
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
Location	Tijuana, Baja California
Ballpark	Estadio Chevron
Year founded	2004
League championships	1 (2017)
Division championships	3 (2004, 2016, 2017)
Colors	Black, red, white
Manager	Omar Vizquel
Website	www.torosdetijuana.com

Team history

The franchise was a descendant of the Triple-A Mexican League's Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Two Laredo Owls) before moving to Tijuana to become the Toros de Tijuana in 2004. They made the playoffs in their debut season. However, the Mexican League was reported to have stripped the Toros owner of his franchise and gave it to new owners who renamed that team the Potros de Tijuana after the original team that played in several leagues. The Toros ownership kept the team name, logo, uniforms, and history as a result of the alleged political wrangling that went on in that league.[2]

The original ownership group in Mexico was slated to bring the team to the independent Golden Baseball League in 2005, but could not come to a stadium deal in Tijuana.[3] A ballpark was said to be ready in Chula Vista, California, near San Diego, should the team have decided to come to the league. Had they joined the league, they would've not only been the league's first team based outside of the United States (that honor instead went to the travelling Japan Samurai Bears), but they would have also been the only privately owned team at the time.

Roster

Toros de Tijuana roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 50 Manny Barreda 19 Brennan Bernardino -- Alex Camacho -- Jose Cerda ∞ 35 Casey Coleman -- Josh Corrales ∞ -- Brian Ellington ∞ -- Roque Gutierrez ∞ 54 Carlos Hernandez -- Greg Mahle ∞ -- Vidal Nuño ∞ -- Edgar Olmos ∞ 39 Jorge Perez 45 Tyson Perez 40 Jesus Pirela -- Yoanys Quiala ∞ 62 Horacio Ramírez 44 Matt Ramsey 31 James Russell -- Jose Samayoa ∞ 24 Gerardo Sanchez 48 Jake Sanchez -- Teddy Stankiewicz -- Carlos Torres ∞ -- Joe Van Meter ∞		Catchers -- Adalberto Carrillo 14 Xorge Carrillo 70 Gabriel Gutierrez Infielders 99 Ricky Alvarez -- Daniel Castro -- Jose Guadalupe Chavez ∞ -- Luis Alfonso Cruz ∞ -- C.J. Hinojosa -- Chris Mariscal 74 Isaac Rodriguez Salazar -- Jordany Valdespin ∞ -- Niko Vasquez ∞ Outfielders  3 Beau Amaral 20 Leandro Castro 27 Junior Lake  7 Maxwell Leon -- Efren Navarro 26 Jesús Valdez		Manager -- Omar Vizquel Coaches -- Jonathan Albaladejo (bullpen) -- Raúl Cano (bench) -- Howard Johnson (pitching) -- José Luis Loredo (third base) -- Carlos Hernández (catchers) -- Bronswell Patrick (pitching) -- Alonso Téllez (first base) 7-day injured list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated July 14, 2020 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

References

1. Estadio Nacional de Tijuana at Digital Ballparks.com (Taken by Eric and Wendy Pastore)
2. Baseball Posse: Tijuana Toros Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (2004)
3. Los Toros a la Golden League Independiente (www.hitazos.com, December 12, 2004)

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)