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Estadio Teodoro Mariscal is home to the Mazatlan Venados (Deer), a first-class Mexican Pacific League (Liga Mexicana del Pacífico) professional baseball team.
The Mazatlan City Guide knows that a visit to Estadio Teodoro Mariscal for a Venados home game should be ranked as one of the finest -- and most reasonably priced -- of Mazatlan tourist attractions.
The Mexican Pacific League is Mexico's most important winter baseball league, and the Venados de Mazatlan, founded in 1945, are eight-time Mexican Pacific League champions and an important training ground for Major League baseball players. In addition to the Venados, the Mexican Pacific Baseball League includes teams from seven other cities in northwest Mexico: the Tomateros de Culiacán; Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Charros de Jalisco; Águilas de Mexicali; Cañeros de Los Mochis; Mayos de Navojoa and the Yaquis de Obregón.
The Mazatlan Venados put on an exciting performance every game, and have a long track record of victory.The Venados have won nine Pacific League championships: 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2015!
In addition to the Mexican Pacific League championship in 2005, the Venados went on to win the 2006 Caribbean World Series, a feat they repeated in the 2015 - 2016 championship season.
The Mazatlan Venados baseball stadium, Estadio Teodoro Mariscal, is a modern baseball stadium constructed in 1962 and substantially upgraded in 2000. Located on Avenida Deportes, the baseball stadium seats 14,000 and is situated in a residential neighborhood with ample secure parking.
This is a full-scale professional baseball stadium: it's 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall.Venados home games are played at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal under the lights in the evening. Weekday games start at 7:30 pm, weekend games at 6:00pm
If you're in town, the easiest way to buy a ticket is often to just drive by the stadium ticket office.
Higher priced Venados tickets -- choice reserved seats and luxury boxes -- can be purchased online. Buy a ticket to an exciting Mazatlan Venados home baseball game during the 2017-2018 season, and treat yourself to Mexican League Pro Baseball at its best!
Go Venados!
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal Stadium Location
Avenida Manual Gutierrez Najera 821 (Across from Bosque de la Ciudad!)
Telephone 669 981 1711
Map to Estadio Teodoro Mariscal Venados Stadium from Google Maps
The 6 most-asked questions about the 2017-2018 renovation of the Venados stadium
Are the Venados playing their 2017-2018 home games at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal?
Yes.
Is this construction going to ruin my 2017 Venados season?
No! Construction has been carefully planned, and will be phased to make sure Venados baseball fans are not inconvenienced.
Are the entrances to the stadium going to change during the renovation?
The side entrances to the stadium will change and the temporary entrances will be clearly marked.
Will I be able to sit where I usually sit?
The bleachers will be closed during the 2017-2018 season. Other seats should be available for all games.
Will the food area be open during the 2017-2018 season?
Yes! All of your favorite food vendors will be open and ready to serve you the great baseball stadium food you love! Get a Socio Venados club card and get special discount prices in all restaurants!
When will the renovation be finished?
September 2018, before the start of the 2018-2019 season...
The history of the Mazatlan Venados actually predates the founding of Liga de la Costa del Pacifico, the first professional baseball league on the Pacific coast of Mexico.
In 1941 there was no real baseball stadium in Mazatlan: the old stadium had been torn down and nothing had replaced it. Mazatlan businessman Teodoro Mariscal was made head of the Pro-Estadio Committee of Mazatlan, the goal of which was to raise funds to build a new baseball stadium in Mazatlan.
In 1942, when the new Mazatlan baseball stadium was still under construction, Teodoro Mariscal organized the first professional baseball games in the history of Mazatlan, recruiting players such as Felino Cárdenas, Mario Collazo, Indian Torres and pitcher Daniel ("La Coyota") Rios.
Mariscal was a promoter, and not about to let his young team suffer from lack of talent. On one occasion in early 1942 he hired Ramón Bragaña, a Cuban pitcher who was an established star playing for Veracruz on the Gulf Coast, to reinforce the Mazatlan pitching staff for a single series against the team from arch-rival Culiacán!
The Mazatlan Venados official team history begins on June 6, 1945, when the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico was formed.
The league was the creation of six prominent Mexican businessmen -- Enrique Peña Batiz in Culiacan, Rogelio Rodríguez in Empalme, Florencio Zaragoza in Guaymas, Fernando M. Ortiz and Juan Chávez E. by Hermosillo and Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán -- and the five teams that they created brought professional baseball to fans in Northwest Mexico.
Liga de la Costa was originally semi-professional, and team payroll was capped at ten thousand dollars.
Teodoro Mariscal was named President of the league, with Florencio Zaragoza serving as Vice-President, Ramón. A. Robles Secretary, Justo Ornelas Treasurer and Enrique Peña Batiz and Fernando M. Ortiz as voting founding members.
The Mazatlan Venados won the first Liga de la Costa championship in 1945-1946, largely as the result of the performance of their extraordinary pitcher Daniel Ríos, who pitched 10 wins during the 1945-1946 season, striking out 72 batters and ending the season with a 2.36 earned run average.
Rios was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the 1945-1946 season, an achievement he duplicated during the 1950-1951 season. Other early Mazatlan Venados superstars included Wiilie Aikens, Francisco Campos, Ángel Castro, Daniel Fernández, Dick Hall and Aurelio López.
In all, the Mazatlan Venados won five Liga de la Costa championships: 1945-1946, 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1954-1955 and in the final year of the league's existence, 1957-1958.
The 1958-1959 season saw the debut of Liga Invernal de Sonora, an expanded baseball league that added teams from Los Mochis and Guasave.
The Mazatlan Venados were always competitive in this new league, and in 1962 won its championship following the inauguration of Estadio Teodoro Mariscal, the stadium that they still play in to this day. The original seating capacity of the stadium was 12,000, which was increased to 14,000 during a major renovation in 2000.
In 1965, Mazatlan joined the Mexican Pacific League (Liga Mexicana del Pacifico), and began to establish themselves as the premier professional baseball team in northwest Mexico.
The Venados have won nine Pacific League championships: 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2015.
The 2005 season marked a first in the history of the franchise: having won the Pacific League championship the Venados went on to win the Caribbean World Series, beating the Aguilas from the Dominican Republic 4 - 3 at home in Estadio Teodoro Mariscal under the leadership of manager Juan Jose Pacho.
The 2005 Venados were a powerhouse team with a star-studded lineup, including Luis Ayala, Jorge Campillo, Francisco Campos, Vinny Castilla, Elmer Dessens, Erubiel Durazo, Johnny Gomes, Miguel Ojeda and Derrick White.
Venados pitcher Francisco Campos was the hero of the day. The Dominican Republic roster included 18 players with major league affiliations. Campos was unfazed, and struck out 13 Dominican batters.
Vinny Castillo, Erubiel Durazo and Derrick White provided the batting firepower that powered the win, with relief pitcher Luis Ignacio Ayala sealing the victory by retiring Dominican Republic batter Bernie Castro to end the game.
The heroics of individual players during the 2005 season were exceptional, but the Mazatlan Venados team history is filled with extraordinary individual accomplishments.
• While Estadio Teodoro Mariscal is generally believed to favor pitchers, the Cuban-born major league superstar Orestes ("Minnie") Minoso won the Pacific League batting title in 1966-1967 and again in 1969-1970 playing for the Venados during the winter.
• Mazatlan Venados sluggers James Collins, Heber Gómez, Christian Quintero and Nelson Simons have also won Pacific League batting titles.
• American Jack Pierce won the Pacific League home run title during the 1974-1975 season, knocking 14 out of the park.
• Other Mazatlan Venados Pacific League home run title holders include Willie Aikens, Wayne Cage, Kevin Grijak, Jeff Leonard and Bubba Smith.
• American Willie Aikens set another remarkable Pacific League batting record, hitting home runs in six consecutive games in 1986. Only Calvin Pickering, playing for Los Mochis, has equalled this record.
• The Venados roster has seen a number players named Pacific League Rookie of The Year including the first, Armando Lara, in 1972 -1973 who has been followed by Genaro Rodríguez, Martín Hernández, Andrés Cruz, Armando Valenzuela and Francisco Córdoba.
• Four Mazatlan Venados pitcher have thrown no-hitters: Kenneth Frailing, Rafael García and Blaine Beatty and Andrés Cruz.
Frailing, García and Beatty pitched their games during the the regular season, with Andrés Cruz pitching his spectacular no-hitter on January 14 in the 1990 postseason, delivering a knockout blow to the Mayos of Navojoa in Estadio Teodoro Mariscal.
Eleven years after their last Caribbean World Series (Serie del Caribe) championship in 2005, our Mazatlan Venados once again reign over all of Central American / Caribbean baseball!The deciding game was played in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the Venados emerged victorious in the 9th inning, defeating the Tigres de Aragua from Venezuela by a score of 5-4, the hero of the day being Jorge "Chato" Vázquez whose homerun in the 9th inning sealed the Venados victory.
Mazatlan Venados 2016 Caribbean World Series (Serie del Caribe) championship video
Teams representing Mexico have now won 9 Caribbean World Series (Serie del Caribe) titles: 1976, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014 and, now, in 2016.
The Mazatlan Venados are now tied with the the Tomateros de Culiacan, the Naranjeros de Hermosillo and the Yaquis de Obregón as the only Mexican teams that have won two Caribbean Series championships.
Mazatlan Venados win the 2015-2016 Liga Mexicana del Pacífico championship! (Updated 27 January 2016)
In a stunning season-ending finish, the Mazatlan Venados won the Mexican Pacific League championship with a 4-3 victory over the Águilas de Mexicali.Decided in a 10th inning overtime, this is the 9th championship in Venados team history, a tradition of victory that dates back to the 1945 - 1946 Liga de la Costa del Pacífico Championship. 27 year old Venados third baseman Paul Alberto León Álvarez of Magdalena, Sonora, was named Most Valuable Player of the championship playoff series.
Mazatlan Venados 2015-2016 Liga Mexicana del Pacífico championship video
The Venados are now on their way to the Dominican Republic to represent Mexico in the 2016 Caribbean World Series which begins February 1st, 2016.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES -- Sunday March 1st, 2015, was a sad day for the Mazatlan Venados, and all of Liga Mexicana del Pacifico: Chicago media announced that Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso -- the legendary Mr. White Sox and former Mazatlan Venados player -- died of heart problems. He was 90 years old.
Born in Cuba, Miñoso played three seasons for the New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues beginning in 1945.In September 1948 the Cleveland Indians purchased his contract and in 1949 he made his major league debut, playing in nine late-season games for the Indians.
Miñoso played for the Venados for a number of seasons and was the Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (the immediate predecessor of Liga Mexicana del Pacífico) batting champion in 1966-1967 and again in 1969-1970.
Miñoso was the first black Cuban to play in the major leagues, and had an extraordinarily long career, batting in major league games in five decades. He was a seven-time major league all-star and was named to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.
