Cañeros de Los Mochis

The Cañeros de Los Mochis (English: Los Mochis Sugar Cane Growers) are a professional baseball team based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada with a capacity of 12,500 seated spectators.^[2]

Cañeros de Los Mochis
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	Mexican Pacific League
Location	Los Mochis, Sinaloa
Ballpark	Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada
Founded	1947
League championships	4 (1968–69, 1983–84, 2002–03, 2022–23)
Colors	Green, gold and white
Retired numbers	4 5 14 24 27 29 49
Ownership	Club de Baseball Los Mochis, S.A. de C.V.[1]
Manager	Félix Fermín
President	Joaquín Vega Inzunza
Website	www.cañeros.net

The Cañeros have won the LMP championship four times in 1968–69, 1983–84, 2002–03 and most recently in 2022–23.

History

Cañeros de Los Mochis made their debut on 25 October 1947 in the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (Pacific Coast League).^[3]

The Cañeros won their first Mexican Pacific League championship during the 1968–69 season, in which the top ranked team by the end of the season were crowned as champions. Los Mochis achieved this on 7 January 1969 by defeating Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6–3 in the final round robin. The team was managed by Benjamín Valenzuela.^[4]

In 1983–84, Los Mochis won their second LMP championship and classified for the first time in the team's history to the Caribbean Series. The Cañeros, managed by Vinicio García, defeated the Ostioneros de Guaymas in the final series, 4–2.^[5][6] In the Cañeros' debut at that year's Caribbean Series, the team finished second with a 4–2 record, and three Los Mochis players were included in the All-Star Team: second baseman Juan Francisco Rodríguez, third baseman Aurelio Rodríguez and designated hitter Jim Collins.^[7]

The Cañeros won their third LMP championship in the 2002–03 season, managed by Juan Francisco Rodríguez, defeating Yaquis de Obregón in the final series, 4–1.^[8] Los Mochis represented Mexico at the 2003 Caribbean Series, where they lost all their six games and ranked last.^[9][10]

The Cañeros won their most recent and fourth championship on January 28, 2023, for the 2022–23 Mexican Pacific League season. They defeated the Algodoneros de Guasave in six games.

Roster

Cañeros de Los Mochis roster
Players			Coaches
Pitchers 42 Ronald Bolaños 99 Guadalupe Chávez 23 Fabián Cota 76 Jonás Garibay 36 Enrique Gastélum 46 Adrián Hernández 35 DJ Johnson 73 José Eduardo Luna 67 Irvin Machuca 45 Luis Fernando Miranda 33 Tomás Solís 55 Nick Struck 15 Darel Torres 56 Miguel Vázquez		Catchers 16 Alan Espinoza 86 Mario Gómez  6 Alejandro Urías Infielders 48 Rodolfo Amador  7 Marco Jaime 12 Eric Meza 74 Isaac Rodríguez 31 Yasmany Tomás 88 Elías Verdugo Outfielders 38 Jayson Bass  1 Justin Dean 83 Eric Filia 52 Beder Gutiérrez 66 Edgar Robles 11 Roel Santos 41 Félix Stevens		Manager 10 Félix Fermín Coaches 40 Víctor Bojórquez (third base) 81 Jorge Loredo (first base) 26 Jesús Manso (pitching) 33 Oswaldo Morejón (bench coach) 25 José Luis Valdez (bullpen) Roster updated on 16 October 2024

Retired numbers

The Cañeros de Los Mochis have retired the following numbers:^[11]

•  4: Aurelio Rodríguez
•  5: Saúl Soto
• 14: Benjamín Valenzuela
• 24: Ramón Orantes
• 27: Andrés Mora
• 29: José Peña
• 49: Teodoro Higuera

Championships

Season	Manager	Opponent	Series score	Record
1968–69	Benjamín Valenzuela	No final series		46–33
1983–84	Vinicio García	Ostioneros de Guaymas	4–2	57–37
2002–03	Juan Francisco Rodríguez	Yaquis de Obregón	4–1	40–41
2022–23	José Moreno	Algodoneros de Guasave	4–2	53–32
Total championships			4

Caribbean Series record

Year	Venue	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Manager
1984	San Juan	2nd	4	2	.667	Vinicio García
2003	Carolina	4th	0	6	.000	Juan Francisco Rodríguez
2023	Great Caracas	3rd	6	3	.667	José Moreno
Total			10	11	.476

Notable players

• Fernando Arroyo
• Andrés Ávila
• Jason Bourgeois
• Mike Cameron
• Matías Carrillo
• Justin Christian
• Rafael Díaz
• Yadir Drake
• Mike Easler
• Cal Emery
• Ernesto Escárrega
• Teodoro Higuera
• Gregorio Luque
• Junior Moore
• Andrés Mora
• Yudai Mori
• Tony Oliva
• Antonio Osuna
• José Peña
• Alfonso Pulido
• Aurelio Rodríguez
• Don Secrist
• Dan Serafini
• Ed Vosberg

References

1. "LMP.mx "Beisbol en Evolución"". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
2. "Guía de Medios Temporada 2021-2022". LMP.mx (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
3. García Guillén, Efrén (27 April 2020). "En 1947 inició la historia de Cañeros de Los Mochis". El Debate de Los Mochis (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
4. "Campeonato 1968-1969". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
5. "Campeonato 1983-1984". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
6. Joffroy, Luis Carlos (11 August 2020). "Después de la mexicanización, temporada 1983-1984". El Jonronero (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
7. Celis, Guillermo. "Cañeros en su segunda cita caribeña". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
8. "Campeonato 2002-2003". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
9. "Anuncian Cañeros su roster para Serie del Caribe". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 31 January 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
10. "Béisbol: Serie del Caribe 2003 - resultados, posiciones, calendario". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
11. "Números Retirados". cañeros.net (in Spanish). Cañeros de Los Mochis. Retrieved 1 June 2023.