Piratas de Campeche

Piratas de Campeche
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Mexican League (Zona Sur)
Location	Campeche, Campeche
Ballpark	Estadio Nelson Barrera
Founded	1980
Serie del Rey championships	2 (1983, 2004)
Colors	Red, white, black
Ownership	Alvaro Lebrija
Manager	Luis Matos
President	Carlos Pérez Marrufo
Media	Televisión y Radio de Campeche (radio and TV), Tribuna de Campeche
Website	www.piratasdecampeche.mx

The Piratas de Campeche (English: Campeche Pirates) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico.

History

In 1980, the Alacranes de Durango moved to Campeche, and played their home games at Venustiano Carranza Park. Their first season was incomplete as the result of a strike carried out by the league's players. It would not take long for the franchise to find success. In 1981, they finished with a 71–50 record, good for second place in the Zona Sur, and beat the Tigres Capitalinos, 4–1, in the first round before falling to the Diablos Rojos del México in seven games.

In 1983, under player-manager Francisco Estrada, the team achieved its first league title. It won the intra-zone round-robin postseason tournament with a 13–5 record and beat the Indios de Ciudad Juárez in seven games. The team made the playoffs again in 1986. In 1989 and 1990, they reached the zone finals, but lost. Several times in the 1990s, the Piratas made the playoffs and lost in the first round. Estrada's number was the first ever retired by the franchise in 1989.

Between 1998 and 2000, the Piratas played at Leandro Domínguez Park while their normal venue was renovated; the team returned to the renamed and rebuilt Estadio Nelson Barrera in 2001.

Francisco Estrada returned to manage the Piratas to their second title in 2004, finishing second in their zone with a 54–41 record and beating the Olmecas de Tabasco in five games, the Tigres in five, and the Diablos Rojos in seven; they won the LMB championship by defeating the Saraperos de Saltillo in five games.

Roster

Piratas de Campeche roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 91 Jesus Alcantar 44 Luis Castillo  9 Roberto Espinosa 35 Daniel Flores 77 Manuel Flores 71 Antonio Garzon 54 Édgar González  5 Demetrio Gutierrez 31 Francisco Haro 59 Kyle Lazcano 51 Jovany Lopez 12 Irvin Machuca -- Yunesky Maya -- Ariel Miranda 73 Osmer Morales 57 Lester Oliveros -- Ramón Rosso 88 Carlos Vega 69 Hector Villalobos		Catchers -- Francisco Peña  7 Omar Renteria Infielders 28 Sebastian Diaz 18 Marco Guzman 55 Josuan Hernandez 13 Diego Madero 66 Italo Motta -- Efrén Navarro -- Wendell Rijo -- Henry Alejandro Rodríguez -- Ronny Rodríguez Outfielders -- Engel Beltré 29 Francisco Ferreiro 24 Yuniesky Larduet  1 Cristian Navarro 19 Francisco Peguero 17 Francisco Williams		Manager  4 Oswaldo Morejon Coaches  8 Marco Antonio Guzman 52 Luis Fernando Mendez 14 Joan Pedroso 38 Raul Sanchez 92 Benjamin Sandoval 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated April 10, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

Retired numbers

Nelson Barrera 1B, 3B Retired  2002 Francisco Campos P Retired Héctor Espino 1B Retired  1997 Herminio Domínguez P Retired Paquín Estrada C, Manager Retired  1989 Isidro Márquez P Retired  2021 Fernando Valenzuela P Retired  2019 Roy Johnson OF Retired  2009

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
1983	Francisco Estrada	Indios de Ciudad Juárez	4–3	87–52
2004	Francisco Estrada	Saraperos de Saltillo	4–1	67–47
Total championships			2

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)