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Águilas de Mexicali

Mexican pro baseball team

Field	Value
name	Águilas de Mexicali
founded	[1976](1976-in-baseball)
city	Mexicali, Baja California
ballpark	Estadio Farmacias Sta. Mónica
logo	Aguilas de Mexicali logo.svg
cap_logo	Aguilas de Mexicali cap logo.svg
league	Mexican Pacific League
retired_numbers
colors	Red, navy blue and white

league_champs	4 ([1985–86](1985-86-mexican-pacific-league-season), [1988–89](1988-89-mexican-pacific-league-season), [1998–99](1998-99-mexican-pacific-league-season), [2016–17](2016-17-mexican-pacific-league-season))
series	Caribbean Series
series_champs	1 ([1986](1986-caribbean-series))
owner	Grupo Águilas de Mexicali y Espectáculos S.A.P.I de C.V.
president	Dío Alberto Murillo
manager	Óscar Robles
website

The Águilas de Mexicali () are a professional baseball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Nido de los Águilas also known simply as "El Nido" (The Nest) with a capacity of 20,000 seated spectators.

The Águilas have won the LMP championship four times in 1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99 and most recently in 2016–17. Led by Cananea Reyes, the Águilas also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo.

History

Baseball has been played in Mexicali since 1914 and several teams have represented the city, the current incarnation of the Águilas was established in 1967 and made its debut in the Mexican Pacific League on 12 October 1976.

They have won the championship four times: in 1985–86 managed by Cananea Reyes, in 1988–89 coached by Dave Machemer, in 1998–99 under Francisco Estrada and most recently in 2016–17 managed by Roberto Vizcarra. The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Officers

President: Dio Alberto Murillo Rogers
Vice President: Rigoberto Cardenas Valdez
Vice President of Operations: Jose Luiz Rodriguez Escoto
Director, Scouting: David Cardenas Cortes

Roster

(bench) (pitching) (third base) (catchers) (hitting) (first base) (bullpen) Roster updated on 22 December 2025

Retired numbers

The Águilas de Mexicali have retired the following numbers:

3: Mario Hernández
10: Cananea Reyes
14: Ernesto Escárrega
33: Isidro Márquez
34: Fernando Valenzuela
58: Vicente Palacios

Season by season

Season	League	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.	GB
LMP		6th	30	36	0	10.5	Lost First round (Cañeros) 3–5
LMP	North	3rd	32	35	1	10.0	Lost First round (Naranjeros) 1–5
LMP	North	4th	30	40	1	13.0	4th in Round robin
LMP	North	4th	31	40	3	18.5	2nd in Round robin
LMP		7th	41	44	0	7.5	–
LMP		3rd	49	41	2	8.0	Lost Final (Naranjeros) 3–4

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
[1985–86](1985-86-mexican-pacific-league-season)	Cananea Reyes	Tomateros de Culiacán	4–2	53–39
[1988–89](1988-89-mexican-pacific-league-season)	Dave Machemer	Mayos de Navojoa	4–3	58–40–1
[1998–99](1998-99-mexican-pacific-league-season)	Francisco Estrada	Tomateros de Culiacán	4–1	47–35
[2016–17](2016-17-mexican-pacific-league-season)	Roberto Vizcarra	Cañeros de Los Mochis	4–2	49–38
Total championships	4

Caribbean Series record

Year	Venue	Finish	Wins	Losses	Manager
[1986](1986-caribbean-series)	VEN Maracaibo	1st	4	2	MEX Cananea Reyes
[1989](1989-caribbean-series)	MEX Mazatlán	3rd	2	4	USA Dave Machemer
[1999](1999-caribbean-series)	PUR San Juan	4th	2	4	MEX Francisco Estrada
[2017](2017-caribbean-series)	MEX Culiacán	2nd	4	2	MEX Roberto Vizcarra
Total	12	12	****

Notable players

USA George Arias
USA Jason Bourgeois
USA Darryl Brinkley
MEX Matías Carrillo
MEX David Cortés
MEX Karim García
USA Jonny Gomes
USA Ben Guez
MEX Houston Jiménez
USA Roy Johnson
USA Matt Joyce
USA John Kruk
MEX Ever Magallanes
CUB Ronnier Mustelier
USA Mike Piazza
USA Gene Richards
MEX Chris Roberson
USA Sergio Romo
USA Bubby Rossman
USA Jeff Samardzija
MEX Jake Sanchez
USA Charlie Sands
USA Rudy Seánez
USA Dan Serafini
MEX Fernando Valenzuela
MEX Sebastián Valle
MEX Héctor Velázquez
USA Ron Washington

References

Martínez, Rafael. (23 September 2020). "LMP: El Nido de los Águilas de Mexicali también recibirá afición".
(17 March 2022). "El Club Águilas de Mexicali celebra sus 74 años de existencia".
Mayoral, Ibrahim. (17 March 2023). "Fiesta en el Nido, 75 años volando en Mexicali".
"Guía de medios temporada 2021–22". Liga Mexicana del Pacífico.
Barrios Cervantes, Héctor. (9 May 2020). "Inicios de Águilas de Mexicali".
Barrios Fernández, Héctor. "Águilas de Mexicali".
(29 May 2020). "Los números retirados en la historia de Águilas de Mexicali". Liga Mexicana del Pacífico.

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