Tucson LMP baseball team
| Tucson Baseball Team | |||||
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| League | Mexican Pacific League | ||||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona[a] | ||||
| Ballpark | Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium[a] | ||||
| Founded | 2025 | ||||
| Colors | Brown, beige and burgundy | ||||
| Ownership | Tucson Sports & Entertainment LLC[1] | ||||
| General manager | Víctor Cuevas Valenzuela | ||||
| Manager | Matías Carrillo | ||||
| Website | https://tucsonbaseball.net/ | ||||
The Tucson Baseball Team is a professional baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) based in Tucson, Arizona, at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium[a], that began play in October 2025.
History
In May 2025, the Mexican Pacific League (LMP) club Mayos de Navojoa, based in Navojoa, Sonora from its inception in 1959 until the end of the 2024–25 season, relocated across the border to Tucson, Arizona. This movement was officially approved and announced by the league on 20 May 2025.[2][3][4] This marked the first time that a LMP franchise would play in the United States.[5]
The team did not choose a nickname; instead, they decided to play as the Tucson Baseball Team. The club's management announced, however, that in the future they would select a nickname together with the fans.[4] On 5 June 2025, Willie Romero was announced as the team's manager.[6][7]
Tucson's inaugural series, scheduled to take part from 16 to 19 October 2025, had to be cancelled since many players and staff did not have visas from the United States government.[5] As of December 2025, the team has been forced to play all of its home games on the road because of this issue.[8]
On 28 November 2025, Matías Carrillo replaced Romero as the team's manager.[9]
The club did not resolve the visa issue; thus, during the 2025–26 season, the team did not play a single game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium and instead played all its games on the road.[10][11][12]
Roster
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Notes
References
- ^ "LMP.mx "Beisbol en Evolucion"". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ^ Johnson, Victor L. (20 May 2025). "Mayos de Navojoa desaparecen, la franquicia se muda a Tucson y tendrá nuevo nombre". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "¡Es oficial! Jaguares de Nayarit llega a la LAMP; Mayos jugará en Tucson, Arizona". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ a b Flores, Vanessa (20 May 2025). "Liga Mexicana del Pacífico llegará a Estados Unidos; los Mayos cambian de casa". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ a b Gómez Lima, Cristina (10 October 2025). "Cancelan serie inaugural del Tucson Baseball Team por problemas migratorios". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "LMP: Willie Romero es anunciado como el histórico mánager que debutará a Tucson". Al Bat (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Willie Romero toma las riendas de Tucson". LMP.mx (in Spanish). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Skodnick, Leif (18 October 2025). "A Long, Strange Road Trip: The Tucson Baseball Team, Facing Visa Issues, Plays a 'Home Opener' On the Road". World Baseball Network (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Matías Carrillo, nuevo manager de Tucson". PSN Noticias (in Spanish). 28 November 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Chávez, Isac (30 December 2025). "Tucson fracasa en su debut en la LMP y paga caro un año sin casa ni rumbo". El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Furlong, Irving (26 January 2026). "LMP reconoce fallas con nuevo equipo en Tucson; buscan soluciones y un plan B". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Razo, Alejandra (17 February 2026). "El refugio que la LMP analiza para la próxima temporada de Tucson Baseball Team". Al Bat (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.