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| League | Mexican Pacific League | ||||
| Location | Hermosillo,Sonora | ||||
| Ballpark | Estadio Fernando Valenzuela | ||||
| Founded | 1945 | ||||
| Caribbean Series championships | 2 (1976,2014) | ||||
| League championships | 17 (1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2023–24) | ||||
| Former name | Queliteros de Hermosillo (1945–1947) | ||||
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| Colors | Black, orange and white | ||||
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| Ownership | Club Deportivo Triple A, S.A. de C.V.[1] | ||||
| President | Enrique Mazón Rubio | ||||
| Manager | Juan Gabriel Castro | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
TheNaranjeros de Hermosillo (English:Hermosillo Orange Growers) are aprofessional baseball team based inHermosillo,Sonora,Mexico. They compete in theMexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at theEstadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators.[2]
The Naranjeros are one of the most successful teams in Mexican baseball and the most winning team in the Mexican Pacific League. They have won 17 LMP championships, the most recent during the 2023–24 season and twoCaribbean Series titles. They were the first Mexico team to win the Caribbean Series, doing so inSanto Domingo,Dominican Republic in1976.
The team was established in 1945 as Queliteros de Hermosillo (English:HermosilloQuelite Growers). In 1947, the Queliteros won their first championship in the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (Pacific Coast League), the competition that preceded theMexican Pacific League. The club changed its name to the current Naranjeros in the 50s and won the Pacific Coast League back to back in the 1955–56 and 1956–57 seasons.[3] The Naranjeros played in the Estadio de la Casa del Pueblo that was later renamed to Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz.[4]
Hermosillo repeated the feat of winning the league championship twice in a row in the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons, both times under manager Virgilio Arteaga. They won the league again in the 1963–64 season. During these years, legendary playerHéctor Espino was part of the team.
The Naranjeros won the 1970–71 season and therefore became the first Pacific League team to represent Mexico in the1971 Caribbean Series. In 1972 the team moved to theEstadio Coloso del Choyal. They won the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons back to back and participated in the1976 Caribbean Series.
The Naranjeros' victory at the 1976 Caribbean Series in Santo Domingo was the first ever by a Mexican team. The club was managed byBenjamín "Cananea" Reyes and included players such asHéctor Espino (1B),Sergio "Kalimán" Robles (C),Celerino Sánchez (3B),Elliot Willis (2B),Arnoldo de Hoyos (CF),George Brunett (P) andJerry Hairston Sr. (LF). Again under Cananea Reyes, the Naranjeros won the 1979–80 season. WithTom Harmon as manager, Hermosillo won the 1981–82, 1989–90 and 1991–92 seasons.
In the 1993–94, 1994–95 and 2000–01 seasons, the Naranjeros won the Mexican Pacific League, led by managerDerek Bryant. UnderLorenzo Bundy, Hermosillo won the 2006–07 season and were champions again in the 2009–10 season withHomar Rojas as manager.
In 2013, the Naranjeros moved toEstadio Sonora. During that season, the team won its seventeenth league title and the2014 Caribbean Series withMatías Carrillo as manager defeatingIndios de Mayagüez 7–1 in the final.[5][6]
Ten years later, the Naranjeros won its eighteenth LMP championship in the2023–24 under managerJuan Gabriel Castro, sweeping theVenados de Mazatlán 4–0 in the championship series.[7][8] The team represented Mexico at the2024 Caribbean Series played in Miami. The Naranjeros finished sixth with a 2–4 record, managing to defeatTigres del Licey andGigantes de Rivas, but losing their other four games, thus, being eliminated in the first round of the tournament.[9][10]
In its early days, the team played atEstadio Fernando M. Ortiz, also known as "La Casa del Pueblo."[4] Since 1972, theNaranjeros played in their home stadium,Estadio De Beisbol Héctor Espino, named after the greatest Mexican baseball player in history,Héctor Espino. Since 2013 they have played their home games atEstadio Fernando Valenzuela, which was called Estadio Sonora until 2023.[11]
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The Naranjeros de Hermosillo have retired the following numbers:[12]
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| José Luis Sandoval SS 1991–2011 Retired 21 December 2013 | Sergio Robles C 1967–1986 Retired 9 November 2006 | Vinicio Castilla 3B 2000–2011 Retired 9 December 2012 | Cananea Reyes Manager 1974–1980 Retired 8 November 1992 | Francisco Barrios P 1971–1982 Retired 12 September 2020 | Celerino Sánchez 3B 1966–1978 Retired 24 November 1993 | Miguel Sotelo P 1958–1967 Retired 20 November 2006 |
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| Miguel Flores 2B 1991–2001 Retired 6 November 2019 | Héctor Espino 1B 1961–1985 Retired 29 November 1987 | Cornelio García 1B 1985–2005 Retired 13 November 2009 | Maximino León P 1970–1989 Retired 1 November 2000 | Ángel Moreno P 1980–1985 Retired 26 November 2003 | Erubiel Durazo 1B 1996–2009 Retired 2 December 2018 |
| Season | Manager | Opponent | Series score | Record |
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| 1960–61 | Virgilio Arteaga[13] | No final series | 35–19 | |
| 1961–62 | Virgilio Arteaga | No final series | 39–21 | |
| 1963–64 | Leonardo Rodríguez | No final series | 47–33 | |
| 1970–71 | Maury Wills | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 3–1 | 68–35 |
| 1974–75 | Cananea Reyes | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–0 | 58–34–3 |
| 1975–76 | Cananea Reyes | Yaquis de Obregón | 4–3 | 57–40 |
| 1979–80 | Cananea Reyes | Tomateros de Culiacán | 4–2 | 63–29 |
| 1981–82 | Tom Harmon | Águilas de Mexicali | 4–3 | 62–41 |
| 1989–90 | Tim Johnson | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–1 | 60–27 |
| 1991–92 | Tim Johnson | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–1 | 46–39–3 |
| 1993–94 | Marv Foley | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–0 | 49–36 |
| 1994–95 | Derek Bryant | Tomateros de Culiacán | 4–2 | 40–33 |
| 2000–01 | Derek Bryant | Venados de Mazatlán | 4–1 | 52–31 |
| 2006–07 | Lorenzo Bundy | Venados de Mazatlán | 4–0 | 53–30 |
| 2009–10 | Homar Rojas[14] | Venados de Mazatlán | 4–3 | 53–31 |
| 2013–14 | Matías Carrillo[15] | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–3 | 54–33 |
| 2023–24 | Juan Gabriel Castro | Venados de Mazatlán | 4–0 | 59–22 |
| Total championships | 17 | |||
| Year | Venue | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Manager |
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| 1971 |  San Juan | 2nd | 2 | 4 | .333 |  Maury Wills |
| 1975 | San Juan | 3rd | 3 | 3 | .500 |  Cananea Reyes |
| 1976 |  Santo Domingo /Santiago | 1st | 5 | 1 | .833 | Cananea Reyes |
| 1980 | Santo Domingo | 4th | 2 | 4 | .333 | Cananea Reyes |
| 1982 | Hermosillo | 4th | 2 | 4 | .333 | Tom Harmon |
| 1990 | Miami | 4th | 1 | 5 | .167 | Tim Johnson |
| 1992 | Hermosillo | 3rd | 3 | 3 | .500 | Tim Johnson |
| 1994 |  Puerto la Cruz | 4th | 0 | 6 | .000 | Marv Foley |
| 1995 |  San Juan | 3rd | 1 | 5 | .167 | Derek Bryant |
| 2001 | Culiacán | 2nd | 3 | 3 | .500 | Derek Bryant |
| 2007 | Carolina | 4th | 1 | 5 | .167 | Lorenzo Bundy |
| 2010 |  Margarita Island | 3rd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Homar Rojas |
| 2014 | Margarita Island | 1st | 4 | 2 | .667 | Matías Carrillo |
| 2024 | Miami | 6th | 2 | 4 | .333 | Juan Gabriel Castro |
| Total | 31 | 53 | .369 | |||
Alfredo AcevesRamón AranoFrancisco BarriosGeorge BrunetVinicio CastillaJorge de la RosaElmer DessensErubiel DurazoNarciso ElviraHéctor EspinoLuis GarciaDaniel GaribayCarlos GastélumÉdgar GonzálezJerry Hairston Sr.Rich HintonTrenidad HubbardAl MartinMaximino LeónMario MendozaÁngel MorenoJerry Owens
Rubén RiveraChris RobersonSergio RoblesHomar RojasGary RossCelerino Sánchez
Yunesky SánchezCurt SchillingDave SellsMiguel SoteloRobert StockAlex TreviñoFernando ValenzuelaSebastián Valle
Larry WalkerJon WeberZelous WheelerBump WillsMaury WillsJim Wilson| International | |
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