Yaquis de Obregón


The Yaquis de Obregón is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico.

History

The team was founded on October 8, 1970, and its home stadium was Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán , in October 2016 a new stadium opened. They have been champions of the league on six occasions. The first time was at the 1965–1966 season with Manuel Magallón as coach. The next two occasions were on the 1972–1973 season and the 1980–1981 season. On January 27, 2008 Yaquis won their fourth championship, defeating Venados de Mazatlán 4 games to 1, with Homar Rojas as manager.
Managed by Eddie Díaz, the Yaquis won the 2010-11 championship, defeating Algodoneros de Guasave 4 games to 3, and went on to win the 2011 Caribbean Series contested in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The Yaquis won a second consecutive season after winning the 2011-2012 championship under Eddie Díaz. The Yaquis are the first team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico to win three straight championships. They won the 2012-2013 championship under Eddie Díaz and went on to win the 2013 Caribbean Series, their second in three years. The 2013 Caribbean Series was the first to feature a final game after a Round-robin tournament. The final game lasted 18 inning ending at 2 am local time.

Famous Yaquis

PlaceSeason
1st2012–13
1st2011–12
1st2010–11
4th2009–10
6th2008–09
1st2007–08
3rd2006–07
7th2005–06
4th2004–05
2nd2003–04
2nd2002–03
6th2001–02
3rd2000–01

PlaceSeason
9th1989–90
5th1988–89
8th1987–88
10th1986–87
9th1985–86
7th1984–85
4th1983–84
10th1982–83
4th1981–82
1st1980–81

PlaceSeason
4th1969–70
2nd1968–69
6th1967–68
7th1966–67
1st1965–66
6th1964–65
5th1963–64
5th1962–63
4th1961–62
4th1960–61
4th1958–59

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