| Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Information | |
| League | Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Northern Division) |
| Location | Nuevo Laredo Laredo |
| Ballpark | Estadio Nuevo Laredo (2008–2010, 2018) Uni-Trade Stadium (2018-) Parque la Junta (1947–2004, 2019-) Veterans Field (1985–2004) |
| Year founded | 1940 |
| League championships | 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989 |
| Colors | Navy blue, white, green, red |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Manager | Pablo Ortega |
| President | José Antonio Mansur Galán |
The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Owls of the Two Laredos), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (Owls of Nuevo Laredo), are a Mexican Baseball team based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and Laredo, Texas in the Mexican League.
They are the world’s only binational baseball team, splitting their home games between Mexico and the United States. Their home games in Mexico are played at Parque la Junta, while their home games in the United States are played at Uni-Trade Stadium.
History[edit]
The Tecolotes de los dos Laredos were originally named the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo from their founding in 1940 to 1985, during which time they only played in Nuevo Laredo. In 1985, the Tecolotes played games on both of the sides of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. In 2004, the Tecolotes were transferred to Tijuana and were renamed Potros de Tijuana. The Tecolotes were the Mexican League Champions in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989; and were runners-up in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1993.
Baseball returned to the city in 2008 when the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.[1] The Tecolotes did not play in the 2011–2012 seasons, but had hopes of returning for the 2013 season. The owner was trying to sell the team to León, Guanajuato.[2] On November 22, 2011, the team was sold to a Colombian investor and the team was transferred to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.[3]
After the 2017 season, the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz franchise was relocated to Nuevo Laredo, and the team was rebranded to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in 2018.[4] They play half of their home games at Estadio Nuevo Laredo and the other half at Uni-Trade Stadium.[5]
Championships[edit]
| Year | Champions | Series | Subchampions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Alijadores de Tampico | * | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo |
| 1953 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | * | Sultanes de Monterrey |
| 1954 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | * | Leones de Yucatán |
| 1955 | Tigres Capitalinos | 2-0 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo |
| 1958 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | * | Diablos Rojos del México |
| 1959 | Petroleros de Poza Rica | * | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo |
| 1977 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 4-1 | Diablos Rojos del México |
| 1985 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4-1 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos |
| 1987 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4-1 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos |
| 1989 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 4-2 | Leones de Yucatán |
| 1992 | Tigres Capitalinos | 4-2 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos |
| 1993 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 4-1 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos |
Roster[edit]
| Players | Coaches/Other | |||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
| Manager
Coaches
7-day injured list # Rehab assignment | ||
References[edit]
- ^ El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today (in Spanish)
- ^ Asamblea de Presidentes LMB (Spanish). MILB.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved on October 24, 2017.
- ^ Spedden, Zach (November 21, 2017). "Laredo Approves Deal With Tecolotes Dos Laredos". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Official Website(Spanish)
- Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Official Website (Spanish)
- Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Official Website (Spanish)
