# Águilas de Mexicali

The Águilas de Mexicali (English: Mexicali Eagles) are a professional baseball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Nido de los Águilas also known simply as "El Nido" (The Nest) with a capacity of 20,000 seated spectators.
The Águilas have won the LMP championship four times in 1985–86, 1988–89, 1998–99 and most recently in 2016–17. Led by Cananea Reyes, the Águilas also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo.

## History

Baseball has been played in Mexicali since 1914 and several teams have represented the city, the current incarnation of the Águilas was established in 1967 and made its debut in the Mexican Pacific League on 12 October 1976.
They have won the championship four times: in 1985–86 managed by Cananea Reyes, in 1988–89 coached by Dave Machemer, in 1998–99 under Francisco Estrada and most recently in 2016–17 managed by Roberto Vizcarra. The team also won the 1986 Caribbean Series, played in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

## Officers

* President: Dio Alberto Murillo Rogers
* Vice President: Rigoberto Cardenas Valdez
* Vice President of Operations: Jose Luiz Rodriguez Escoto
* Director, Scouting: David Cardenas Cortes

## Roster
### Retired numbers

The Águilas de Mexicali have retired the following numbers:
* 3: Mario Hernández
* 10: Cananea Reyes
* 14: Ernesto Escárrega
* 33: Isidro Márquez
* 34: Fernando Valenzuela
* 58: Vicente Palacios

## Season by season

| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | GB | Postseason |
| 1976–77 | LMP | | 6th | 30 | 36 | 0 | .455 | 10.5 | Lost First round (Cañeros) 3–5 |
| 1977–78 | LMP | North | 3rd | 32 | 35 | 1 | .478 | 10.0 | Lost First round (Naranjeros) 1–5 |
| 1978–79 | LMP | North | 4th | 30 | 40 | 1 | .429 | 13.0 | 4th in Round robin |
| 1979–80 | LMP | North | 4th | 31 | 40 | 3 | .437 | 18.5 | 2nd in Round robin |
| 1980–81 | LMP | | 7th | 41 | 44 | 0 | .482 | 7.5 | – |
| 1981–82 | LMP | | 3rd | 49 | 41 | 2 | .544 | 8.0 | Lost Final (Naranjeros) 3–4 |

## Championships

| Season | Manager | Opponent | Series score | Record |
| 1985–86 | Cananea Reyes | Tomateros de Culiacán | 4–2 | 53–39 |
| 1988–89 | Dave Machemer | Mayos de Navojoa | 4–3 | 58–40–1 |
| 1998–99 | Francisco Estrada | Tomateros de Culiacán | 4–1 | 47–35 |
| 2016–17 | Roberto Vizcarra | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 4–2 | 49–38 |
| Total championships | Total championships | Total championships | 4 | 4 |

## Caribbean Series record

| Year | Venue | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | Manager |
| 1986 | Maracaibo | 1st | 4 | 2 | .667 | Cananea Reyes |
| 1989 | Mazatlán | 3rd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Dave Machemer |
| 1999 | San Juan | 4th | 2 | 4 | .333 | Francisco Estrada |
| 2017 | Culiacán | 2nd | 4 | 2 | .667 | Roberto Vizcarra |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | 12 | .500 | |

## Notable players

* George Arias
* Jason Bourgeois
* Darryl Brinkley
* Matías Carrillo
* David Cortés
* Karim García
* Jonny Gomes
* Ben Guez
* Houston Jiménez
* Roy Johnson
* Matt Joyce
* John Kruk
* Ever Magallanes
* Ronnier Mustelier
* Mike Piazza
* Gene Richards
* Chris Roberson
* Sergio Romo
* Bubby Rossman
* Jeff Samardzija
* Jake Sanchez
* Charlie Sands
* Rudy Seánez
* Dan Serafini
* Fernando Valenzuela
* Sebastián Valle
* Héctor Velázquez
* Ron Washington