Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría, (14 August 1913 – 14 October 1981) was a Mexican baseball player who pitched primarily in the Mexican League.

Career

As a child, Echeverría played for the team of the Talamante School in his hometown of Navojoa,

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. In 1935, he was a part of the Sonora Baseball Team. He played in the Liga de la Costa with Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Mayos de Navojoa, where he recorded 82 wins and 54 losses. He had his most success with Águilas de Mexicali in the

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, where he recorded 69 wins and 21 losses over four years. In 1951, he went 28–8 with 333

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s and a 2.74 ERA, earning himself the league's most valuable player award. Echeverría also played for

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, Industriales de Monterrey,

Alijadores de Tampico The Alijadores de Tampico (Tampico Lightermen) were a professional baseball club based in Tampico, Tamaulipas that played in the Mexican League between the 1940s and 1980s. The Alijadores were an excellent team and won titles in 1945 and 1946. Ho ...

Azules de Veracruz The Azules de Veracruz (Veracruz Blues) were a professional baseball team from Veracruz, Mexico that played in the Mexican League from 1941 to 1951. They won League pennants in 1940, 1941, 1944 and 1951, but were eventually shut down in favor of the ...

, Ángeles de Puebla, Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, Tuneros de San Luis and Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

Death

Echeverría died on 14 October 1981, while playing a softball match in the Municipal Stadium of La Paz, Baja California Sur. The following year, he was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. The Mayos de Navojoa stadium is named after him.

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1913 births 1981 deaths Diablos Rojos del México players Mayos de Navojoa players Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees People from Navojoa Baseball players from Sonora {{mexico-baseball-pitcher-stub