Sultanes de Monterrey
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The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Mexico. Established in 1939 as Carta Blanca, the Sultanes have won ten LMB titles, most recently in 2018. From 2019 to 2025, the club also fielded a team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP), which plays a winter league schedule; they were the easternmost team to participate in the LMP.
History
The team was formed on 20 May 1939, as Carta Blanca (a local beer brand, owned by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma which owned the team).[1] The team was renamed to Industriales in 1942. In 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes.[2][3] The team was also known as the Gray Ghosts. The team won its first championship in 1943. In total, the Sultanes have collected ten championships (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007. and 2018), including three straight (1947–1949) under the legendary Cuban manager Lázaro Salazar. During the seasons from 1989 to 1994 both the Sultanes and the Industriales played in the Mexican League for Monterrey.[4]
Mexican Pacific League
On 27 January 2019, during a rally at the Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that the Algodoneros de Guasave would return to compete in the Mexican Pacific League beginning in the 2019–20 winter season. The Sultanes were announced as the other team to join the league, bringing the total number of LMP teams to ten. A draft was later held to fill the team, making it a different roster than the one that competes in the Summer league.
In April 2025, it was announced that the Sultanes' LMP franchise would relocate to Nayarit, marking the end of the Sultanes' participation in the Mexican Pacific League after six seasons.[5][6]
Roster
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Retired numbers
The Sultanes de Monterrey have retired the following numbers:[7][8]
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| José Maíz Mier President 1982–2006 Retired 22 March 2007Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Daniel Ríos P 1941–1952 Retired 21 May 1995Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Epitacio Torres RF 1939–1956 Retired 16 May 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Vinicio García 2B 1960–1965 Retired 11 June 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Felipe Montemayor CF 1964–1966 Retired 20 May 2006Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Lázaro Salazar Manager 1942–1951 Retired 21 May 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Miguel Flores 2B 1995–2009 Retired 10 July 2011Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Héctor Espino 1B 1962–1970 Retired 18 June 1996Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Arturo González P 1976–1984 Retired 25 May 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Championships
| Season | Manager | Opponent | Series score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Lmby | Lázaro Salazar | No final series | 53–37 | |
| Template:Lmby | Lázaro Salazar | No final series | 70–47 | |
| Template:Lmby | Lázaro Salazar | No final series | 50–35 | |
| Template:Lmby | Lázaro Salazar | Unión Laguna de Torreón | 4–0 | 56–33 |
| Template:Lmby | Clemente Carreras | No final series | 77–53 | |
| Template:Lmby | Aurelio Rodríguez | Diablos Rojos del México | 4–3 | 94–44 |
| Template:Lmby | Derek Bryant | Diablos Rojos del México | 4–0 | 77–52 |
| Template:Lmby | Derek Bryant | Diablos Rojos del México | 4–1 | 94–38 |
| Template:Lmby | Félix Fermín | Leones de Yucatán | 4–3 | 81-44 |
| Template:Lmby | Roberto Kelly | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4–2 | 46–29 |
| Total championships | 10 | |||
Average home league attendance
| Season | Total attendance | Home average | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 374,630 | 7,068 | [9] |
| 2006 | 977,508 | 17,773 | |
| 2007 | 491,630 | 9,640 | |
| 2008 | 658,494 | 12,424 | |
| 2009 | 204,701 | 4,178 | |
| 2010 | 356,757 | 6,731 | |
| 2011 | 430,421 | 8,440 | |
| 2012 | 645,303 | 11,321 | |
| 2013 | 590,694 | 11,145 | |
| 2014 | 687,642 | 11,856 | |
| 2015 | 517,235 | 9,404 | |
| 2016 | 690,309 | 12,784 | |
| 2017 | 659,791 | 11,575 | |
| 2018 | 563,297 | 10,058 | |
| 2019 | 556,872 | 9,770 | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | 149,011 | 4,657 | |
| 2022 | 382,048 | 8,490 | |
| 2023 | 371,262 | 8,438 | |
The Sultanes have led LMB in average per game attendance every season from 2012 through 2017.
See also
References
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- ↑ Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
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External links
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