The Delfines del Carmen (English: Carmen Dolphins) were a

Mexican Baseball League The Mexican League (, ) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country. The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ...

expansion club based in

Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche Ciudad del Carmen is a city in the southwest of the Mexican state of Campeche. Ciudad del Carmen is located at on the southwest of Carmen Island, which stands in the Laguna de Términos on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. , Ciudad del Carmen ...

. They played their home games at the Estadio Resurgimiento in Ciudad del Carmen.Delfines Beisbol
(Spanish). ''Delfines del Carmen website''. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.

History

In November 2011, Colombian entrepreneur Carlos Mejía bought the

Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 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 Minor League Baseball team based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, and Laredo, Texas in the Mexican Leagu ...

and moved them to Campeche, giving the state two baseball teams alongside the

Piratas de Campeche 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 Ven ...

. The Delfines del Carmen operated in a span of five years from 2012 through 2016 as members of the LMB Zona Sur. They had only two winning seasons, made the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 – including the division title in 2013 – and posted the second worst record of the league in 2016. The team folded at the end of the season. In November 2016, the Mexican League announced that the franchise would be moved for the 2017 season to

Durango, Durango Durango City (, stp, Korian), officially Victoria de Durango is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Durango. The city, which is located in Northern Mexico has a population of 654,876 as of the 2015 census, and sits at an altitud ...

, playing as the

Generales de Durango The Generales de Durango (English: Durango Generals) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League (LMB) that was established in November 2016. The team is based in Durango, the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Durango. ...

.Durango confirma el regreso de la LMB
(Spanish). ''MILB.com.'' Retrieved on March 12, 2017.

Seasons

Notable players

Winston Abreu Winston Leonardo Abreu Soler (born April 5, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. At age 16, he was signed by the Atlanta Braves as a minor league free agent on July 2, 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. He played in Majo ...

Adán Amezcua Adán Amezcua h-mess'-coo-ah/small> (born March 9, 1974) is a Mexican professional baseball player. Listed at 6' 3" (1.90 m), 198 lb. (90 k), he bats and throws right handed. Career Through the years, Amezcua has established himself ...

* Willy Aybar * Tim Corcoran * Tiago da Silva * Yadir Drake *

Freddy Guzmán Freddy Antonio Guzmán (born January 20, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Ra ...

Esteban Loaiza Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna o-EYE-sa(born December 31, 1971) is a Mexican retired professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, New York Ya ...

Josh Lueke Joshua William Lueke (born December 5, 1984) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the T ...

Rubén Mateo Ruben Amaurys Mateo (born February 10, 1978 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He has played six seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pira ...

Xavier Paul Xavier Brooks Paul Jr. (born February 25, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks. Early li ...

René Reyes René Reyes (born February 21, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder and switch-hitter. He played for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Career His only MLB experience came a ...

Rubén Rivera Rubén Rivera Moreno (born November 14, 1973) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball for five different teams, from to . His cousin, Mariano Rivera, was the former long-time Closer (baseball), close ...

* Henry Rodríguez *

Sandy Rosario Sandy Rosario (born August 22, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida/Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants. Career Florida Marlins Rosario signed as an internati ...

Kalian Sams Kalian Rivalino Sams (born August 25, 1986) is a Dutch professional baseball player for L&D Amsterdam of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He played for Team Netherlands in the 2019 European Baseball Championship, and at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qu ...

Gabe Suárez Gabriel O. Suárez (born December 14, 1984) is a professional baseball Manager and former owner of the San Rafael Pacifics. Playing career Suárez was originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 33rd round of the 2003 MLB Draft out of Ar ...

References

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External links

Baseball Reference – Mexican League (AAA) Encyclopedia and History
Defunct baseball teams in Mexico Baseball teams in Mexico Defunct minor league baseball teams Baseball teams established in 2012 Baseball teams disestablished in 2016 Defunct Mexican League teams 2012 establishments in Mexico 2016 disestablishments in Mexico