The Tacuarineros de Culiacán baseball club was one of the four original founding members of the
Mexican Pacific Coast League, a minor league circuit that operated in
Mexico
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in the seasons from 1945-46 through 1957-58. They were
managed by Manuel Arroyo.
[Historia de los Tomateros de Culiacán]
''Tomateros de Culiacán official website'' (in Spanish). Retrieved on November 7, 2018.
The Tacuarineros were based in
Culiacán
Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de ...
, the capital of the state of
Sinaloa
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It is located in northwest Mexic ...
, and played its home games at the
Autonomous University of Sinaloa ballpark in their first three seasons.
[ They moved to the Estadio General Ángel Flores for the 1948-49 season, when they won the first of their five pennants, repeating in the 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52 and 1955-56 campaigns.Campeones de la Liga del Pacífico]
''ESPN Deportes'' (in Spanish). Retrieved on November 7, 2018.
Notable players
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Luke Easter : MPCL Most Valuable Player (1955–56)
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Johnny Ritchey : Tacuarineros Best Player (1953–54)
Sources
Further reading
*Bjarkman, Peter (2005). ''Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball''. Greenwood.
External links
ESPN Deportes
Baseball teams in Mexico
Defunct baseball teams in Mexico
Baseball teams established in 1945
Baseball teams disestablished in 1958
1945 establishments in Mexico
1958 disestablishments in Mexico
Sport in Culiacán
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