The San Luis Atleticos are a professional independent baseball team based in
San Luis, Arizona
San Luis is a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,505 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. San Luis, located in the southwest corner of the state directly adjacent to Mexico's ...
, representing that city and
Mexico
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. They play in the developmental
Arizona Winter League
The Arizona Winter League was an independent instructional winter baseball league. Arizona Winter League games were all played at Desert Sun Stadium in Yuma, Arizona. The league was founded in 2007. It disbanded in 2013 due to parent league, th ...
, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the
Golden Baseball League
The Golden Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in San Ramon, California, with teams located in the western United States, western Canada and northwest Mexico.
The GBL was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or the orga ...
and play in the International Division, as well as the
Saskatchewan Silver Sox
The Saskatchewan Silver Sox are an independent professional baseball team based in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They play in the developmental Arizona Winter League, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the North ...
,
Team Canada Canadian National Team or Team Canada may refer to:
Canada at multi-sport events
* Canada at the Olympics
* Canada at the Paralympics
* Canada at the Commonwealth Games
* Canada at the Pan American Games
Canada's national sport teams
* Canada me ...
and
Western Canada Miners
The Western Canada Miners (also known as just the Canada Miners) are a professional independent baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, and representing western Canada. They play in the developmental Arizona Winter League, a short-season instruction ...
. The team will play their home games in 2009 at Joe Orduno Field in San Luis. Their team colors are green and gold, similar to the
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
of
Major League Baseball
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. They are managed by former
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
farmhand
Eddie Dennis
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, who now manages the
United League's
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
The Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings was a professional baseball team based in Harlingen, Texas, in the United States. The WhiteWings was a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major Leagu ...
team.
On April 3, 2009, the Atleticos were originally announced as a charter team of the new
Arizona Summer League
The Arizona Summer League (ASL) was a professional short-season instructional baseball league affiliated with the independent North American League (NAL). The league was announced on April 3, 2009, and founded in Yuma, Arizona by the now-defunct ...
, a short-season instructional summer league also affiliated with the GBL. However, they were replaced by the
San Diego Surf Dawgs
The San Diego Surf Dawgs are an independent professional baseball team representing San Diego, California, that played for two seasons in the Golden Baseball League, based out of San Ramon, California, and then later in the short-season instructi ...
.
In 2012, the Atleticos returned to the field and won the 2012 AWL Championship.
Atleticos Crowned Champions of AWL
, AWL website, February 28, 2012
Season-By-Season Records
Arizona Winter League:
References
External links
Arizona Winter League's official website
Golden Baseball League
{{Professional Baseball
Arizona Winter League teams
Professional baseball teams in Arizona
San Luis, Arizona
2009 establishments in Arizona
Baseball teams established in 2009