The Laredo Lemurs were a professional baseball team based in

Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of t ...

, that played in the independent

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from 2012 to 2016. The team played their home games at the

Uni-Trade Stadium The Uni-Trade Stadium is a baseball stadium in Laredo, Texas. The stadium is the United States home to The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, a bi-national Mexican League professional baseball team, and the Laredo Roses, a women's full-contact American ...

in Laredo, replacing the

Laredo Broncos The Laredo Broncos were a professional baseball team based in Laredo, Texas, in the United States. The Broncos were a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Mino ...

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. The team withdrew from the league prior to the start of the 2017 season.

History

Until the 2012 season, the team was located in

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, and was known as the

Shreveport-Bossier Captains The Shreveport–Bossier Captains were a professional baseball team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, in the United States. Following the 2011 season, the team was sold to new ownership and moved to Laredo, Texas, to continue play as the Laredo Le ...

. In late 2011, the franchise announced its move to Laredo, and the team was renamed. Media coverage suggested that the move was motivated by a deteriorating ballpark and the "inability of the local market to support professional baseball." In September 2013, the Lemurs' Tano Tijerina, a former minor-league pitcher in the

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' system, and the incoming

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for

Webb County Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secreta ...

, was the starting pitcher in the inaugural "Family Chevrolet Sister Cities Baseball Classic" at Uni-Trade Stadium. On May 3, 2017, the Lemurs announced that they would be withdrawing from the American Association and would not operate a team in 2017. The franchise did not return in any capacity and was subsequently replaced in 2018 by the bi-national

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 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 ...

of the

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Season-by-season record

Playoffs

*2012 season: Lost to Wichita 3–0 in semifinals. *2013 season: Lost to Wichita 3–1 in semifinals. *2015 season: Defeated Wichita 3–2 in semifinals; defeated

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3–1 to win championship.

References

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External links

Laredo Lemurs Official WebsiteAmerican Association Official Website
American Association of Professional Baseball teams Professional baseball teams in Texas Baseball teams disestablished in 2017 Sports in Laredo, Texas 2011 establishments in Texas Baseball teams established in 2011 Defunct independent baseball league teams 2017 disestablishments in Texas Defunct baseball teams in Texas