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Potros de Tijuana

Mexican baseball team

Summary

Mexican baseball team

Field	Value
name	Potros de Tijuana
founded	1977
folded	2008
city	Tijuana, Baja California
ballpark	Estadio Nacional de Tijuana
logo	Tijuana Potros logo.png
league	Sunset League (1949–1950)
Southwest International League (1951–1952)
Arizona–Mexico League (1956)
Mexican Pacific League (1977–1991)
Mexican League (2005–2008)
colors	Blue, red and white

league_champs	2 (1987–88, 1990–91)
series	Caribbean Series

Southwest International League (1951–1952) Arizona–Mexico League (1956) Mexican Pacific League (1977–1991) Mexican League (2005–2008)

The Potros de Tijuana (English: Tijuana Colts) were a professional baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California. The Potros played in the Mexican Pacific League and later in the Mexican League. The team played their home games at the Estadio Nacional de Tijuana.

History

Early history

An earlier incarnation of the Potros de Tijuana played in the short-lived Sunset League from 1949–1950 (originally as the Salinas Colts), and moved to the Southwest International League from 1951–1952. After three years of absence, they became a member of the Arizona–Mexico League during the 1956 season.

Mexican Pacific League

Potros de Tijuana joined the Mexican Pacific League in 1977, taking championship titles in the 1987–1988 and 1990–1991 seasons to advance to the Caribbean Series in both times.

Mexican League

The franchise actually was a descendant of the Triple-A Toros de Tijuana before the Mexican League reportedly to have stripped the Toros owner of his franchise and gave it to new owners, who renamed the team as the Potros de Tijuana. The team played its games at Estadio Calimax.

The new Toros ownership kept the same team name, logo, uniforms and history, as a result of the alleged political wrangling that went on in that league.

In 2009, the Potros moved to Reynosa, Tamaulipas and were renamed the Broncos de Reynosa.

Golden Baseball League

On 15 December 2008, the Golden Baseball League signed a letter of intent to bring an expansion franchise to Tijuana after the 2008 Mexican League franchise was disbanded and relocated to Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

On 13 January 2009, the league officially welcomed the Potros. They were to join fellow expansion teams, the Tucson Toros and Victoria Seals.

On 7 May 2009 the GBL announced the postponement of the Potros' inaugural season until 2010 due to Mexico's swine flu outbreak and the subsequent health risk and precautionary measures that resulted from it.

Before the season was cancelled, the 2009 Potros had three Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame members on the coaching staff including Manager Mario Mendoza, Pitching Coach José Peña, and Bench Coach Jorge Fitch.

The Tijuana Potros changed their name to the Tijuana Cimarrones and joined the Golden Baseball League for one season in 2010.

Championships

Potros de Tijuana}}"	Season	Potros de Tijuana}}"	Manager	Potros de Tijuana}}"
1987–88	Jorge Fitch	Mayos de Navojoa	4–0	52–24
1990–91	Joel Serna	Tomateros de Culiacán	4–2	55–37–1
Total championships	2

Caribbean Series record

Potros de Tijuana}}"	Year	Potros de Tijuana}}"	Venue	Potros de Tijuana}}"	Potros de Tijuana}}"
1988	DOM Santo Domingo	3rd	3	3	MEX Jorge Fitch
1991	USA Miami	3rd	1	3	MEX Joel Serna
Total	4	6	****

Notable players

USA Brady Anderson
MEX Salvador Colorado
USA John D'Acquisto
USA Mike Gallego
USA Luis Gonzalez
USA Albert Hall
USA Tommy Hinzo
USA Tim Leary
MEX Andrés Mora
PAN Ivan Murrell
MEX Jorge Orta
USA Mike Ramsey
MEX José Tolentino
USA Duane Walker

References

"Triunfo Temporada 1987-88".
Gómez, Eric. (11 May 2017). "Un pueblo mexicano en la frontera abraza al más estadounidense de los deportes".
(20 March 2007). "Termina ayuno beisbolero".
"Beisbol in Baja".
(12 December 2008). "Dicen adiós los Potros de Tijuana".
[http://www.hitazos.com/bb/not/notMuestra2005.php?IdNoticia=12036 Termina ayuno beisbolero] Hitazos.com, 2007
(June 2018)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20211125225515/http://www.goldenbaseball.com/ArDisplay.aspx?ID=4905&SecID=303 Tijuana on Hold for '09], GBL website, May 8, 2009
[https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/tijuana-potros-officially-announced-as-member-of-golden-baseball-league-for-2009/n-3763769 Tijuana Potros Officially Announced As Member of Golden Baseball League for 2009] OurSportsCentral.com, 2009

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