Sultanes de Monterrey

The Sultanes de Monterrey () are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Nuevo León. 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). The team was renamed to Industriales in 1942. In 1948 it was renamed again to their current name, Sultanes. 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.Monterrey, Mexico Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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.

Roster

Retired numbers The Sultanes de Monterrey have retired the following numbers:

JoséMaíz Mier President 1982–2006 DanielRíos P 1941–1952 Epitacio Torres RF 1939–1956 VinicioGarcía 2B 1960–1965 Felipe Montemayor CF 1964–1966 Lázaro Salazar Manager 1942–1951 MiguelFlores 2B 1995–2009 HéctorEspino 1B 1962–1970 Arturo González P 1976–1984

Championships Season Manager Opponent Series score Record Lázaro Salazar No final series 53–37 Lázaro Salazar No final series 70–47 Lázaro Salazar No final series 50–35 Lázaro Salazar Unión Laguna de Torreón 4–0 56–33 Clemente Carreras No final series 77–53 Aurelio Rodríguez Diablos Rojos del México 4–3 94–44 Derek Bryant Diablos Rojos del México 4–0 77–52 Derek Bryant Diablos Rojos del México 4–1 94–38 Félix Fermín Leones de Yucatán 4–3 81-44 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 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 led LMB in average per game attendance every season from 2012 through 2017.

Sultanes de Monterrey

Bron en licentie