Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo

Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
League Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (Northern Division)
Location Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Ballpark Estadio Nuevo Laredo (since 2008-2010)
Parque la Junta (1947-2004)
Veterans Field (1985-2004)
Year founded 1940
League championships 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989
Colors White, blue
Mascot Owl
Last season 2010

The Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (Owls of Nuevo Laredo) formerly known as the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Owls of the Two Laredos) were a Mexican Baseball League team that played in the Zona Norte (Northern Division) of the Mexican League. The Ciudad Deportiva's Estadio Nuevo Laredo was their home baseball park and had a capacity of 12,000 fans. Baseball returned to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas for the 2008 season when the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo;[1] the team previously known as the Tecolotes had relocated to Tijuana and become the Potros de Tijuana four years earlier. It was announced in March 2011 that the Tecolotes would not play in the 2011-2012 season and might return 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]

History

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, 1993.

Championships

YearChampionsSeriesSubchampions
1945Alijadores de Tampico*Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1953 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Sultanes de Monterrey
1954 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Leones de Yucatán
1955Tigres Capitalinos2-0 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1958 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Diablos Rojos del México
1959Petroleros de Poza Rica* Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo
1977 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 4-1Diablos Rojos del México
1985Diablos Rojos del México4-1 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1987Diablos Rojos del México4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1989Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos4-2Leones de Yucatán
1992Tigres Capitalinos4-2Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
1993Olmecas de Tabasco4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

Former logo of the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (Owls of the Two Laredos) were a Mexican Baseball League team that played in the Parque la Junta (La Junta Park) stadium in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Veterans Field in Laredo, Texas in the Zona Norte (Northern Division) of the Mexican League. It was the only Mexican Baseball League team that played games in both the United States and Mexico.[4]

References

  1. ↑ El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva
  2. ↑ El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Baseball with an international flavor
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