The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, splitting their home games between Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Laredo, Texas, United States. Their home games in Mexico are played at Parque la Junta, while their home games in the United States are played at Uni-Trade Stadium. They are the only Mexican League team to play outside of Mexico.
History
The Tecolotes de los dos Laredos were originally named the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo from their founding in 1940 to 1985, during which time they only played in Nuevo Laredo. The team's first game was played on 30 March 1940 against Unión Laguna. In 1985, the Tecolotes played games on both of the sides of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. In 2004, the Tecolotes were transferred to Tijuana and were renamed Potros de Tijuana. The Tecolotes were the Mexican League Champions in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989; and were runners-up in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, and 1993. Baseball returned to the city in 2008 when the Rieleros de Aguascalientes were transferred to Nuevo Laredo as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo.El Mañana Article of the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and the newly built Ciudad Deportiva The Tecolotes did not play in the 2011–2012 seasons, but had hopes of returning for the 2013 season. The owner was trying to sell the team to León, Guanajuato.El Mañana Article: Tecolotes Not coming back (Spanish) On November 22, 2011, the team was sold to a Colombian investor and the team was transferred to Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche.El Manana article: Adios Tecolotes
After the 2017 season, the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz franchise was relocated to Nuevo Laredo, and the team was rebranded to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in 2018.Asamblea de Presidentes LMB (Spanish). MILB.com. September 27, 2017. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. They play half of their home games at Estadio Nuevo Laredo and the other half at Uni-Trade Stadium.</onlyinclude>
Championships YearChampionsSeriesSubchampions1945Alijadores de Tampico*Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo1953 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Sultanes de Monterrey1954 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Leones de Yucatán1955Tigres Capitalinos2-0 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo1958 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo *Diablos Rojos del México1959Petroleros de Poza Rica* Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo1977 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 4-1Diablos Rojos del México1985Diablos Rojos del México4-1 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos1987Diablos Rojos del México4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos1989Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos4-2Leones de Yucatán1992Tigres Capitalinos4-2Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos1993Olmecas de Tabasco4-1Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
Roster
Notable players
Teolindo Acosta Domonic Brown Willard Brown Joe Decker Freddy Galvis Junior Guerra Jackie Hernández Willie Horton Jesse Jefferson Mike Kekich Keone Kela Max León Ivan Murrell Vicente Palacios Robert Stock
Television coverage Since the 2024 season, all games are televised in the United States on KXNU-DT2.
References
External links Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Official Website(Spanish) Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Official Website (Spanish) Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Official Website (Spanish)