Venados de Mazatlán
Encyclopedia
Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball
team in the Mexican Pacific League
. In 2005
, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.
's Águilas Cibaeñas
and Puerto Rico
's Indios de Mayaguez
.
The 2005 team had a star-studded lineup, including Miguel Ojeda
, Elmer Dessens
, Luis Ayala
, Jorge Campillo
, Vinny Castilla
, Erubiel Durazo
, Johnny Gomes and Francisco Campos
. The Venados beat Venezuela's Tigres de Aragua
in their first head-to-head game, with Campos pitching a three-hit shutout.
Campos went on to pitch in the final against the Aguilas, pitching eight innings and giving up two runs and three hits for the victory in a 4-3 Venados win. The resulting Caribbean Series Championship was the first, and to date only, in club history.
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
was constructed in 1962 with a capacity of 14,000 and is primarily used for baseball. It is 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall. The stadium is located in between Avenida Insurgentes and Reforma near of Bosque de la Ciudad and The Aquarium. A famous singer, El Coyote, it said to regularly attend Venados games Estudio Marsical. In 2000 the stadium underwent a major remodeling that expanded capacity from 12,000 to 14,000.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team in the Mexican Pacific League
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
The Mexican Pacific League is a winter minor baseball league in Mexico. The eight-team league's regular season runs from October to December and is followed by a playoff series in January to determine the league champion...
. In 2005
2005 in baseball
-Headline events of the year:*Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the 2005 World Series.*2005 also marked the inaugural season of the Washington Nationals, who relocated from Montreal and were formerly known as the Expos....
, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.
2004-2005 Season
In the 2004-2005 season, the Venados of Mazatlán won the Mexican Pacific League title for the seventh time. The Caribbean Series was held at Teodoro Mariscal Stadium in Mazatlán, and the Venados performed well out of the gate, winning twice against the Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
's Águilas Cibaeñas
Águilas Cibaeñas
The Águilas Cibaeñas are a team in the Dominican Republic's winter baseball league. Founded in and based in Santiago, they have won 5 Caribbean Series and 20 national titles. The Águilas have a large fan base in the Dominican Republic...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
's Indios de Mayaguez
Indios de Mayagüez
The Indios de Mayagüez are a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League . Normally based in Mayagüez, the Indios have won 16 national championships and two Caribbean World Series...
.
The 2005 team had a star-studded lineup, including Miguel Ojeda
Miguel Ojeda
Miguel Arturo Ojeda is a Mexican professional baseball catcher with the Vaqueros Laguna of the Mexican League.Ojeda played in Major League Baseball from 2003-2006. He made his debut with the San Diego Padres on May 17, 2003....
, Elmer Dessens
Elmer Dessens
Elmer Dessens Jusaino [deh-SENZ] is a Mexican professional baseball player who is currently a free agent.-Personal life:...
, Luis Ayala
Luis Ayala
Luis Ignacio Ayala is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He is 6' 2" and weighs 190 lbs. and bats and throws right-handed.-Mexican League:...
, Jorge Campillo
Jorge Campillo
Jorge "Popeye" Campillo Hidalgo is a right-handed pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo organization who has played on two Major League Baseball teams....
, Vinny Castilla
Vinny Castilla
Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soria is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves...
, Erubiel Durazo
Erubiel Durazo
Erubiel Durazo Cárdenas is a Mexican baseball player. Durazo played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Oakland Athletics in Major League Baseball.-Major league career:...
, Johnny Gomes and Francisco Campos
Francisco Campos
Francisco Machado Campos *Bats Right, Throws Right*Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.*Born August 12, 1972 in Guaymas, Sonora Mexico-Biographical Information:...
. The Venados beat Venezuela's Tigres de Aragua
Tigres de Aragua
The Tigres de Aragua are a baseball team that plays in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.Founded in 1965, they play at the Estadio José Perez Colmenares in Maracay...
in their first head-to-head game, with Campos pitching a three-hit shutout.
Campos went on to pitch in the final against the Aguilas, pitching eight innings and giving up two runs and three hits for the victory in a 4-3 Venados win. The resulting Caribbean Series Championship was the first, and to date only, in club history.
Stadium
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal was constructed in 1962 with a capacity of 14,000 and is primarily used for baseball. It is 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall. The stadium is located in between Avenida Insurgentes and Reforma near of Bosque de la...
was constructed in 1962 with a capacity of 14,000 and is primarily used for baseball. It is 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall. The stadium is located in between Avenida Insurgentes and Reforma near of Bosque de la Ciudad and The Aquarium. A famous singer, El Coyote, it said to regularly attend Venados games Estudio Marsical. In 2000 the stadium underwent a major remodeling that expanded capacity from 12,000 to 14,000.
Roster
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