Rocket Valdez and Jorge de la Rosa will be inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rocket Valdez and Jorge de la Rosa will be inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
From the Editorial Staff
La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, May 9, 2025, p. a12
Mexican baseball players Ismael Rocket Valdez and Jorge de la Rosa, who played several seasons in the Major Leagues, lead the class that will be inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in Monterrey later this year.
The list, which was released yesterday by the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), also includes Francisco Campos, Roberto Metralleta Ramírez, Roberto Saucedo, and Óscar Robles, who were selected in the national baseball player category.
Likewise, Enrique Mazón Rubio was recognized as the best manager for his outstanding career with the Naranjeros de Hermosillo, where he served as chairman of the board for 38 years, during which time the team won nine Pacific League titles and the 2014 Caribbean Series.
Valdez and de la Rosa were drafted into the Major League Baseball category for Mexicans. Valdez debuted in the league in 1994 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning a total of 104 games. He also played for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Florida Marlins. While in Mexico, he played for the Quintana Roo Tigers.
De la Rosa, for his part, played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues. With the Colorado Rockies, he achieved 86 wins, the most ever for a pitcher in that franchise. He made his American League debut in 2004 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and has also played for the Kansas City Royals, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Chicago Cubs.
Strikeout leader
Campos also played 25 seasons in the LMB, most of them with the Campeche Pirates, a team with which he won 200 games and became the all-time leader in strikeouts, with 2,183. He was also a member of the Mazatlán Venados, the Hermosillo Naranjeros, and the Culiacán Tomateros.
Ramírez, who played for the San Diego Padres in the Major Leagues, excelled as a pitcher with the Diablos Rojos of Mexico, where he earned more than 150 wins.
Along with Campos, he was part of the Mexican national team that competed in the first World Baseball Classic.
Saucedo hit more than 250 home runs and surpassed 1,000 RBIs in the LMB. He was also a key player in the Sultanes de Monterrey's 2007 championship, the year in which he was named the King's Series Most Valuable Player.
Meanwhile, Robles, who also played in the Major Leagues with the Dodgers and the Padres, excelled in the LMB with the Oaxaca Warriors, the Diablos Rojos of Mexico, and the Tijuana Bulls, with whom he retired as a champion. In the Pacific League, he played for the Algodoneros de Guasave, the Mayos de Navojoa, the Águilas de Mexicali, and the Tomateros de Culiacán.
Cruz Azul takes the lead in the first leg of the quarterfinals; they beat León 3-2.
▲ Sebastián Santos, a player from La Fiera, scored his team's first goal. Photo by AFP
From the Editorial Staff
La Jornada Newspaper, Friday, May 9, 2025, p. a31
Cruz Azul got off to a good start in the Clausura 2025 playoffs after beating León 3-2 in the first leg of the quarterfinals, played yesterday at the Nou Camp stadium in León, Guanajuato.
The Sky Blues opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Ignacio Rivero took advantage of goalkeeper Óscar Jiménez's loose ball in the box after saving his initial shot, to counterattack and make it 1-0.
While La Máquina fans were still celebrating the goal, Andrés Montaño surprised with a left-footed shot to extend the lead (2-0) in the 19th minute.
The Emeralds, who were without their star player James Rodriguez, reduced the deficit in the 29th minute after Andrés Guardado sent a cross into the box that was connected by Sebastián Santos to make it 2-1.
In the 41st minute, Montaño again invaded the opposing goal with a powerful cross shot, giving Cruz Azul a comfortable 3-1 lead at halftime.
The Panzas Verdes made it 3-2 in the second half thanks to a goal from Iván Moreno in the 46th minute; however, things got complicated in the 51st minute when Adonis Frías was sent off for a foul in the box. Although they created danger throughout the rest of the match, they were unable to salvage a draw.
On the other hand, it was reported that a León fan suffered a burn on his arm from the fireworks used to welcome the team.
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