Sultanes de Monterrey

For the team that shared a stadium with Sultanes from 1990 to 1994, see Industriales de Monterrey.
Sultanes de Monterrey
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueMexican League (1939–present)
Mexican Pacific League (2019–present)
LocationMonterrey, Nuevo León
BallparkEstadio Mobil Super
Founded1939
Nickname(s)Fantasmas Grises (Gray Ghosts)[1]
Los Muchachos del Regreso (The Comeback Boys)
League championships10 (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007, F2018)
Division championships13 (1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, S2018, F2018, 2022, 2024)
Former name(s)
  • Industriales de Monterrey (1942–1948)
  • Carta Blanca (1939–1941)
Former ballparks
  • Parque Cuauhtémoc
  • Parque Cuauhtémoc y Famosa
ColorsNavy blue, white, and red
     
MascotPerro Sultán (Sultan Dog)
OwnershipJosé Maiz García (50%)
Grupo Multimedios (50%)
ManagerRoberto Kelly
Websitewww.sultanes.com.mx
Uniforms
Home
Away

The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club based in Monterrey, Mexico. Sultanes fields teams in both the Mexican League (LMB) and the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), which plays a winter league schedule; they are the easternmost team to participate in the Pacific League.

History

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The team in 1939 was called Carta Blanca

The team was formed on 20 May 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma which owned the team).[2] The team was renamed to Industriales in 1942. In 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes.[3][4] The team was also known as the Gray Ghosts. The team won its first championship in 1943. In total, the Sultanes have collected ten championships (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007. and 2018), including three straight (1947–1949) under the legendary Cuban manager Lázaro Salazar. During the seasons from 1989 to 1994 both the Sultanes and the Industriales played in the Mexican League for Monterrey.[5]

Mexican Pacific League

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On 27 January 2019, during a rally at the Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Algodoneros de Guasave would return to compete in the Mexican Pacific League beginning in the 2019–20 winter season. The Sultanes were announced as the other team to join the league, bringing the total number of LMP teams to ten. A draft was later held to fill the team, making it a different roster than the one that competes in the Summer league.

Roster

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Sultanes de Monterrey roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 41 Christopher Escarrega
  • 27 Jonathan Morales
  • 30 Omar Rentería
  •  8 Carlos Soto

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  • 73 Erik Rodríguez (bench)
  • 51 Carlos Rivera (hitting)
  • 31 Juan Canizales (hitting)
  • 53 Wilfrido Cordoba (pitching)
  • 32 Remigio Diaz (infield)
  • 37 Daniel Hinojosa (infield)
  • 77 Alberto Manrique (bullpen)
  • 56 Óscar Villarreal (bullpen)


7-day injured list

~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated July 22, 2024
 Transactions
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Retired numbers

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The Sultanes de Monterrey have retired the following numbers:[6][7]

José
Maíz Mier
President
Retired 22 March 2007
Daniel "La Coyota"
Ríos
P
Retired 21 May 1995
Epitacio "La Mala"
Torres
RF
Retired 16 May 1994
Vinicio
García
2B
Retired 11 June 1999
Felipe "Clipper"
Montemayor
CF
Retired 20 May 2006
Lázaro
Salazar
Manager
Retired 21 May 1998
Miguel
Flores
2B
Retired 10 July 2011
Héctor
Espino
1B
Retired 18 June 1996
Arturo
González
P
Retired 25 May 1997

Championships

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Season Manager Opponent Series score Record
1943 Lázaro Salazar No final series 53–37
1947 Lázaro Salazar No final series 70–47
1948 Lázaro Salazar No final series 50–35
1949 Lázaro Salazar Unión Laguna de Torreón 4–0 56–33
1962 Clemente Carreras No final series 77–53
1991 Aurelio Rodríguez Diablos Rojos del México 4–3 94–44
1995 Derek Bryant Diablos Rojos del México 4–0 77–52
1996 Derek Bryant Diablos Rojos del México 4–1 94–38
2007 Félix Fermín Leones de Yucatán 4–3 81-44
2018 Roberto Kelly Guerreros de Oaxaca 4–2 46–29
Total championships 10

Average home league attendance

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Season Total attendance Home average Ref.
2005 374,630 7,068 [8]
2006 977,508 17,773
2007 491,630 9,640
2008 658,494 12,424
2009 204,701 4,178
2010 356,757 6,731
2011 430,421 8,440
2012 645,303 11,321
2013 590,694 11,145
2014 687,642 11,856
2015 517,235 9,404
2016 690,309 12,784
2017 659,791 11,575
2018 563,297 10,058
2019 556,872 9,770
2020 Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 149,011 4,657
2022 382,048 8,490
2023 371,262 8,438

The Sultanes have led LMB in average per game attendance every season from 2012 through 2017.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rodarte, Ernesto (20 May 2021). "LMB vuelve con más fuerza que nunca para su temporada 2021". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Sultanes de Monterrey celebra 81 años de grandeza". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ Landa Ruiloba, Pablo (2012). Monterrey en el espejo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de Nuevo Leon. p. 86. ISBN 9786077577591.
  4. ^ Ibarra, Horacio (1 April 2016). "Una historia monumental". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sultanes y sus números retirados". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Leyendas". sultanes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Quién es quién 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 121. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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