Piratas de Campeche

The Piratas de Campeche (English: Campeche Pirates) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico.

Piratas de Campeche
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Mexican League (Zona Sur)
Location	Campeche, Campeche
Ballpark	Estadio Nelson Barrera
Founded	1980
Serie del Rey championships	2 (1983, 2004)
Colors	Red, white, black
Ownership	Alvaro Lebrija
Manager	Luis Matos
President	Carlos Pérez Marrufo
Media	Televisión y Radio de Campeche (radio and TV), Tribuna de Campeche
Website	www.piratasdecampeche.mx

History

In 1980, the Alacranes de Durango moved to Campeche, and played their home games at Venustiano Carranza Park. Their first season was incomplete as the result of a strike carried out by the league's players. It would not take long for the franchise to find success. In 1981, they finished with a 71–50 record, good for second place in the Zona Sur, and beat the Tigres Capitalinos, 4–1, in the first round before falling to the Diablos Rojos del México in seven games.

In 1983, under player-manager Francisco Estrada, the team achieved its first league title. It won the intra-zone round-robin postseason tournament with a 13–5 record and beat the Indios de Ciudad Juárez in seven games. The team made the playoffs again in 1986. In 1989 and 1990, they reached the zone finals, but lost. Several times in the 1990s, the Piratas made the playoffs and lost in the first round. Estrada's number was the first ever retired by the franchise in 1989.

Between 1998 and 2000, the Piratas played at Leandro Domínguez Park while their normal venue was renovated; the team returned to the renamed and rebuilt Estadio Nelson Barrera in 2001.

Francisco Estrada returned to manage the Piratas to their second title in 2004, finishing second in their zone with a 54–41 record and beating the Olmecas de Tabasco in five games, the Tigres in five, and the Diablos Rojos in seven; they won the LMB championship by defeating the Saraperos de Saltillo in five games.

Roster

Piratas de Campeche roster

Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers  2 Diógenes Almengo 32 Merfy Andrew 95 Ernesto Borges 44 Luis Castillo  7 Diego Domínguez 59 Norman Elenes 54 Édgar González 51 Jovany López 12 Irving Machuca 97 Yunesky Maya 57 Ariel Miranda 17 Lester Oliveros  1 José Quezada 00 Javier Solano 70 Daniel Zazueta		Catchers 72 Ángel Chavarín 41 Francisco Peña 92 Daniel Sánchez Infielders 11 Luis Avilés Jr.  8 Edgar Bravo 13 Edwin García 10 Jonathan Mendoza 66 Brayan Quintero 18 Wendell Rijo 28 Ricardo Serrano Outfielders 29 Anthony Alford 55 Ricardo Céspedes 35 Alejandro Ortiz		Manager  4 Oswaldo Morejon Coaches  9 Marco Antonio Guzman 52 Luis Fernando Mendez 14 Joan Pedroso 38 Raul Sanchez 92 Benjamin Sandoval 7-day injured list ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated July 2, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Mexican League

Retired numbers

Nelson Barrera 1B, 3B Retired  2002 Francisco Campos P Retired Héctor Espino 1B Retired  1997 Herminio Domínguez P Retired Paquín Estrada C, Manager Retired  1989 Isidro Márquez P Retired  2021 Fernando Valenzuela P Retired  2019 Roy Johnson OF Retired  2009

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
1983	Francisco Estrada	Indios de Ciudad Juárez	4–3	87–52
2004	Francisco Estrada	Saraperos de Saltillo	4–1	67–47
Total championships			2

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)