The Ruidoso Osos were a professional baseball team based in

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. The team was a member of the

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, an

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league which is not affiliated with

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or Minor League Baseball. The team played its home games at White Mountain Park and began operations for the 2011 season. They had previously been based in

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in 2013 and 2014.

History

The Osos were originally founded in 2011 and played one season in Ruidoso before folding. The team announced in 2012 that they would be moving 300 miles north to Raton for the 2013 season. After the 2014 season, the Osos once again folded. On September 20, 2017, the

announced that the Osos would resume operations for the 2018 season in Ruidoso. In 2018, the Osos conducted Spring Training in

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and played an exhibition game on May 20, 2018 against the

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. Following the 2018 season, the Osos folded for the third time, and were replaced by the Wasco Reserves. The Osos were brought back for the 2020 season after White Mountain Park installed new lights for playing during night games. However, due to the reorganization of the League, the team folded once again.

Season-by-Season

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.ruidosoosos.com/ Pecos League teams Professional baseball teams in New Mexico Baseball teams established in 2011 2011 establishments in New Mexico Defunct independent baseball league teams Defunct baseball teams in New Mexico Baseball teams disestablished in 2018