The event features four of the premier teams of the Mexican Winter Baseball League along with musical performances authentic Mexican food vendors and much more The Mexican Baseball Fiesta is the Liga Arco Mexicana del Pacifico’s (Mexican Winter Baseball League) version of Spring Training The three-day event at Camelback Ranch-Glendale will feature the Naranjeros de Hermosillo Tickets for the 2024 Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Camelback Ranch-Glendale are now on sale at the links below Each day will feature two games and a post-game concert One ticket will allow fans entry for both games of the day as well as the post-game entertainment For more information about the Mexican Baseball Fiesta visit mexicanbaseballfiesta.com For a full list of policies, please view Information & Policies Print Fernando Valenzuela grew up in Etchohuaquila a village of about 500 people in northwest Mexico The most striking building in the village is La Casa the huge house Valenzuela built for his family “We are so proud that he came from our pueblo,” says a village resident Mexico — It’s no Field of Dreams this bumpy patch of sun-baked earth with faded chalk lines not a blade of grass and a drooping line of wire separating the outfield from houses where scraggly canines lurk It’s where Mexico’s own The Natural honed his skills his delivery featuring the signature skyward tilt as if seeking heavenly intervention for his offerings from the mound “El Zurdo learned to pitch here,” recalled Filiberto Velázquez El Zurdo — “The Lefty” — would be Fernando Valenzuela the youngest of 12 children from this desert hamlet in northwest Mexico who would corral a blend of ineffable talent and gritty determination to electrify Southern California and the baseball universe Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela the Mexican-born pitcher who led the Dodgers to a World Series win and vastly expanded MLB’s Latino fan base A man places a candle at the base of a statue honoring late former Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela outside the Pan-American stadium in Guadalajara (Alfredo Moya / Associated Press) His last days and word of his death Tuesday were big news in Mexico where the media followed his condition daily and plaudits poured in from athletes “I think all Mexicans are sad for the passing of Valenzuela,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference which ended with a video tribute to the hurler “Our solidarity with his family and with all of Mexico.” Though the stadium in Hermosillo, the Sonora state capital, has long been named after Fernando Valenzuela, here in Etchohuaquila — population maybe 500 — there is no public monument to the native son, now more than four decades after the heady summer of Fernandomania a group of young people outside Etchohuaquila’s only shop seemed perplexed when asked if they had heard of the region’s most renowned citizen I know who he was — he played baseball with my father,” said 19-year-old Iván Valenzuela (no relation) before jumping onto his motorbike and tooling away both an inspiration and a reminder of youth One can hear the wonder still evident in his voice when he recalls the improbable trajectory of the soft-spoken grade-school dropout who left this place behind and became a baseball icon “We are so proud that he came from our pueblo.” Many here see the current Dodgers-Yankees World Series matchup as a throwback to the teams’ last postseason showdown — the memorable 1981 duel, during peak Fernandomania, in which a gritty Valenzuela led the Dodgers back from a two-game deficit to take out New York It’s a welcome diversion in a place — “town” is too generous a word — that has reverted to hard times Years of drought have devastated agriculture and the cattle industry that once provided a living for Valenzuela’s late father though he could barely afford livestock of his own and young Fernando never lacked a partner: He had six older brothers to play with Father Avelino and mother Hermenegilda Anguamea de Valenzuela pose with eight of the 12 Valenzuela brothers and sisters in front of their family adobe in Etchohuaquila in the municipality of Navojoa in the state of Sonora (Jose Galvez/Jose Galvez / Los Angeles Times) “The Valenzuelas were a baseball family I had the great privilege of knowing them well and being in their home many times,” said Casimiro Luna Serna former president of a regional amateur baseball league “Fernando was raised between the bats and the balls who now runs a family carnitas restaurant along the main highway he didn’t talk much — like everyone in his family.” recalls being on a local all-star team with Valenzuela when the phenom who spoke outside his home after his daily horse-back jaunt through the desert this entire area experienced its own version of Fernandomanía sitting at a plastic table at his family’s outdoor eatery People came from all over to see where Fernando was born Valenzuela signed his first professional contract in 1978 with Los Mayos a Mexican Pacific League team in the nearby city of Navojoa The club is named after an area Indigenous group to which many area families “At that time we gave him a bonus of 5,000 pesos and a monthly salary of 3,500 pesos,” recalled Fernando Esquer Peñuñuri a Dodgers cap on his head and a Dodgers mug and Valenzuela bobble-head on his desk that’s a $1,034 bonus and a monthly paycheck of $724 Fernando Esquer Peñuñuri McDonnell / Los Angeles Times) On the wall in Esquer’s office is a framed copy of the contract A bookshelf displays baseballs bearing the signatures of baseball luminaries including Valenzuela and Rickey Henderson — the future Hall of Famer who led Los Mayos to their first championship in 1978-79 Valenzuela went on to various stops across the Mexican leagues before being noticed by legendary Dodger scout Mike Brito Valenzuela learned his iconic screwball — a pitch that few can master — not in Mexico Youths here and elsewhere in Sonora state still play béisbol —the preferred sport across much of northern Mexico instead of soccer while Mexican-born players continue to ascend to the major leagues none has approached Valenzuela’s level of achievement or fame the fans who once made the pilgrimage to Etchohuaquila from as far away as Southern California to view the birthplace of their idol are long gone the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating The pitcher hired a well-known architect to design the one-story structure which sits atop an elevated stone foundation on the same property where Valenzuela and his siblings were reared in a cramped home without running water Some here express disappointment that Valenzuela didn’t invest more in the community Most area baseball diamonds remain derelict the star’s visits home became less frequent “Fernando wasn’t very dedicated to the people of his barrio — beyond his own family,” said Luna “He seemed to distance himself from the community.” A view of the large house in 1983 that Fernando Valenzuela built for his family in Etchohuaquila a small town within the municipality of Navojoa in the state of Sonora (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Tim) La Casa looms above a mostly flat landscape dotted with mesquite bushes A Los Angeles Times account from 1983 referred to the house as “the adobe equivalent of Lincoln’s log cabin,” noting how Fernando fanatics flocked to the site even breaching the wire perimeter to peer inside the windows in-laws and others still reside at La Casa They mostly avoided the media invasion that ensued upon word of Valenzuela’s death neighbors and others to an open-air memorial Mass Thursday evening in the patio behind the home near life-sized photograph of Valenzuela hurling from the mound in Dodger blue-and white stood to the right of the makeshift altar His relatives, as is their custom, had little to say. Still lingering, for the family and others, is an enduring mystery: How did Fernando Valenzuela make it all the way to the top from that bumpy patch of sun-baked earth? “I don’t know,” said his brother Gerardo, shaking his head. “All of the brothers in the family played baseball. All of us. But, for some reason, only Fernando could reach such heights.” Special correspondent Miguel Valenzuela (no relation to Fernando) in Etchohuaquila and Cecilia Sánchez Vidal in Mexico City contributed. Foreign correspondent Patrick J. McDonnell is the Los Angeles Times Mexico City bureau chief and previously headed Times bureaus in Beirut, Buenos Aires and Baghdad. A native of the Bronx, McDonnell is a graduate of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and was a Nieman fellow at Harvard. World & Nation Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map As the country awaits for new President Claudia Sheinbaum to unveil her security plan on Oct members of the Mexican armed forces have dealt criminal organizations a blow after detaining Feliciano R known as "El Cuza," a regional leader with links to the Sinaloa Cartel known for his role of smuggling drugs into the United States as well as trafficking migrants News of the arrest first surfaced on social media, indicating that a man named Javier Feliciano had been captured. But an investigation from Infobae Mexico confirmed that the man detained was actually "El Cuza," the alleged leader of a group known as "Los Salazar," which controls parts of Chihuahua Although the group has strong links to the Sinaloa Cartel "Los Salazar" is a clique independent from the cartel and counts with its own armed wing According to information from InSight Crime the group was founded during the 1990's by Adán and José Crispín Salazar Zamorano They began trafficking marijuana in Navojoa but quickly spread all throughout the state of Sonora Data from the Mexican government indicates that violence instilled by "Los Salazar" in their drug trafficking business displaced more than 1,500 people from the Sonoyta and Chínipas counties in 2015 The Sinaloa Cartel clique has been known for targeting journalists reporting on its illicit businesses The group has been linked to the murders of Miroslava Breach Velducea in 2017 as well as the activist Nepomuceno Moreno Núñez journalist Héctor de Mauleón published a column that made reference to "El Cuza's" family ties to Adelmo Nieblas a.k.a "El G3" who has been flagged as one of the individuals responsible for the spread of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Caborca and Sonoyta The arrest of "El Cuza" comes as violence in the northern part of the country has spiraled out of control. The situation has gotten to such levels that, on Oct. 2 members of local police in Culiacán were taken off the streets after the army confiscated their weapons for inspection The Mexican army has a history of seizing local police weapons when they suspect officers are working with drug gangs or carrying unregistered firearms to avoid accountability A similar weapon seizure occurred in Cuernavaca in 2018 to ensure "trustworthy security forces The 13th annual Mexican Baseball Fiesta returns to the Kino Sports Complex on Oct with weekend festivities including double-header games the University of Arizona Wildcats and live entertainment The fiesta is now part of the the Liga Arco Mexicana del Pacifico’s version of the spring training LAMP Tour and will feature six professional teams from the Mexican Pacific League - Naranjeros de Hermosillo The Wildcat baseball team will also be competing the Arco Mexican Pacific League has developed a great partnership with the Mexican Baseball Fiesta and we are proud to now be part of the official preseason," said Francisco Gamez Mexican Baseball Fiesta founder and partner "We are happy to celebrate with the Arizona fans the championship obtained by a participant of the Mexican Baseball Fiesta the Naranjeros de Hermosillo This is their 17 championship and the second one achieved while participating on the MBF.”  Gamez played more than 10 years in the Mexican Pacific League as well as in the Milwaukee Brewers organization with the Sonoran band La Brissa performing following the Sunday doubleheader “The Vamos A Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta has become one of the top entertainment/baseball events on the Tucson calendar,” said Mike Feder and the fun make this a unique experience for all baseball fans We believe the fiesta is the largest Hispanic sporting event in Tucson every year.”  Feder is a 30-year minor league baseball general manager with 15 of those years as the GM of the Tucson Triple-A franchise Gamez joined Feder in forming the Mexican Baseball Fiesta LLC in 2011 Doubleheaders will be featured on each of the four days of the event.  The Wildcats will play in the second game of the doubleheader on Oct the team's fifth appearance at the tournament under head coach Chip Hale "Playing in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta is an honor for Arizona baseball," said UA coach Chip Hale "It is a great event for our program to be associated with The baseball passion of Tucson is on full display and our players get to be a part of it." The fiesta will also take place in the Phoenix area from Sept 26 – 29 at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Maryvale and Camelback Ranch in Glendale.  The MBF will also hold games in Nogales at War Memorial Stadium Aguilas de Mexicali will face Charros de Jalisco  on Oct and Algodoneros de Guasave take on Mayos de Navojoa at 6 p.m Ticket prices for the Fiesta are $25 for box seats $20 for general admission and $10 for children 6-16 and can be purchased online at the fiesta website Tickets will also be on sale beginning Sept Kino Sports Complex will enforce its clear bag policy during the event clutch purses no larger than 4.5” x 5” and clear tote bags no larger than 12”x 6”x 12” A list of approved items can be found here follows first gameThere will be a home run derby between games follows first gameLa Brissa will perform following the second game The Kino Sports Complex is located at 2500 E. Ajo Way. 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Three migrants were reportedly killed and another 14 confirmed to be injured when a tractor-trailer overturned in an accident along Federal Highway 15 in Sonora on Monday The accident occurred at kilometer 82 of the highway after the trailer crossed the southern border with the state of Sinaloa Multiple publications reported the deaths of the three migrants but Sonora authorities had not issued a statement confirming any casualties as of 4 p.m ▶️ Tráiler pierde control y se accidenta con más de 130 migrantes irregulares en la caja en Sonorahttps://t.co/B0kAS4CdPf pic.twitter.com/yxYGzp01oM — Milenio (@Milenio) July 9, 2024 The news site López-Dóriga.com reported that the truck hit “a structure” on the side of the highway The tractor-trailer spun off the highway and overturned near the village of Estación Luis A report by the news site Infobae said that there were at least 130 migrants in the truck’s semi-trailer which reportedly was carrying the migrants to the United States border The accident occurred about 670 kilometers south of the U.S Videos posted to social media showed that the first people on the scene — travelers on the highway — struggled to open the back of the trailer that had come to rest on its right side alongside the road One video published by Infobae showed victims being helped through holes in the top of the overturned trailer before authorities arrived Initial reports said that the migrants were from Guatemala though authorities have not confirmed that information The news website López-Dóriga.com reported that many of the alleged undocumented migrants fled the scene immediately following the accident to avoid being detained by authorities Neither the whereabouts of the trailer’s driver nor his condition were known as of Tuesday. Enfoque Noticias reported that the driver had fled the accident scene Agents from Sonora’s Civil Protection unit in Navojoa responded to the accident and were joined by officials from Sinaloa as passers-by had quickly notified authorities from both states after encountering the accident Paramedics from Navojoa and emergency personnel from Ahome Several of the injured had been trapped inside the damaged trailer Sonora Civil Protection confirmed that two of the 14 injured migrants were transported to Ahome for treatment while the other 12 were taken to hospitals in Navojoa Federal Highway 15 in Sonora is a route favored by those transporting undocumented immigrants to the United States according to the National Migration Institute (INM) Recent INM operations near the Sonora border towns of Nogales and San Luis Río Colorado have resulted in the detention of hundreds of migrants trying to cross illegally into the United States ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Sign up Sign in Listen Photo of Tirso Ornelas via Mayos de Navojoa on XBy Bill Center The Arizona Fall League is over but a dozen players with existing connections to the Padres continue action in the winter leagues. The most productive players thus far are both playing in the Mexican Pacific League — outfielder Tirso Ornelas and left-handed starting pitcher Fernando Sanchez. Ornelas, 23, the Padres’ №30 prospect, is hitting .308 for Navojoa. He is 36-for-117 with six doubles, two home runs, two stolen bases, 11 RBIs and 20 runs scored for a .403 on-base percentage and a .410 slugging percentage for a .813 OPS. Ornelas led the MPL in batting with a .353 average over the 2021–2022 season. Sanchez, 23, is 1–0 with a 1.84 earned run average and a 1.193 WHIP in seven starts with Obregon. In 29 1/3 innings, Sanchez has given up seven runs (six earned) on 27 hits and 14 walks with 27 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder is 0-for-12 with a walk and a run scored in his first four games with Mexicali. Right-handed reliever Manuel Castro is 0–0 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.320 WHIP in six appearances (one start) — allowing three runs on six hits and five walks with eight strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings. Infielder Eguy Rosario has a .210/.297/.355/.652 slash line with Estrellas in the Dominican Republic. He has gone 13-for-62 with six doubles, a home run, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored. Outfielder José Azocar is off to a 6-for-27 (.222) start with Caribes in Venezuela with a double, two RBIs and six runs scored for a .267 on-base percentage and a .259 slugging percentage for a .526 OPS. Two minor league, right-handed relievers are pitching in Venezuela. Raul Brito has a 1.29 ERA and a 0.857 WHIP with La Guaira — giving up a run on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings. Bradgley Rodriguez is 1–0 with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.235 WHIP in 10 appearances — giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and seven walks with 12 strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings. Infielder Devin Ortiz is off to a 4-for-30 start with four RBIs and four runs scored in Puerto Rico. Right-handed reliever Bobby Milacki has a 1.59 ERA and a 0.706 WHIP — allowing a run on four hits with a strikeout in 5 2/3 innings. Help Hearing of the death of Los Angeles Dodger pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela Like most older Dodger fans, I was awed by the Mexican-born, rookie phenom, who came on the scene and inspired "Fernandomania" in the early ’80s Valenzuela was the only pitcher in baseball history to win the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season in 1981 earned two World Series rings and threw his only no-hitter in 1990 against the St I had the opportunity to meet and chat with Valenzuela once at Dodger Stadium and later at Maverick Stadium in Adelanto After seeing an online video of an extremely gaunt Valenzuela a Spanish-language radio broadcaster for the Dodgers My fear heightened when Valenzuela stepped away from his broadcast role before the start of the 2024 postseason to ‘They are quickly selling’: Dodgers fans rush to purchase World Series, Valenzuela gear and I were on the Suite level at Dodger Stadium when I saw four men in black suits escorting Valenzuela It would be his first day as a Dodger broadcaster Valenzuela walked away from the men and toward me and my son I’d like to introduce you to Fernando Valenzuela who won the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981,” I said as the pitching legend shook my son’s hand and began chatting with him but Fernando needs to go.” An odd comment as the Dodger legend was still talking with us It was still an honor for my son and I to meet Valenzuela Bringing a baseball to Adelanto’s Maverick Stadium I planned to get Fernando Valenzuela Junior’s autograph as he played for the visiting Lake Elsinore Storm in 2005 and the Mavericks were hosting a rare midweek day game about 100 miles from Dodger Stadium I thought it was the perfect opportunity for Valenzuela Sr and get back to Dodger Stadium to announce the game that evening I went back to my seat and waited for the game to start all the while looking toward the stadium entrance and hoping to see his father Being a midweek day game that started before noon there were probably less than 500 people in the stadium that would eventually bid farewell to the Mavericks in 2016 with another gentleman walk into the stadium known then as Heritage Field at Stater Bros I was five years away from becoming an official news reporter but had honed my interviewing skills as a kid with a voice recorder Those skills continued to grow during high school and college it was all about meeting a legend who I had admired after he was first called up toward the end of the 1980 season as a Dodger reliever took the baseball world by storm in the strike-shortened 1981 season when he was named the Opening Day starting pitcher After Dodger pitcher Jerry Reuss was injured on the eve of Opening Day manager Tommy Lasorda handed the ball to the 20-year-old Valenzuela Sr. who had never started a major league game in his career The Mexican phenom, also known as “El Toro,” responded with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros He went on to start the season with an 8-0 record pitch from the stands at Dodger Stadium and for free on TV long before Charter Spectrum added the Dodger channel SportsNet LA for a hefty sum not wanting him to think that I was this star-struck fan who just wanted an autograph “I think I know you,” before I reminded him of our meeting at Dodger Stadium I wore my Dodger cap as my brother-in-law and I entered the outfield stands at Milwaukee County Stadium He laughed when I told him that fans who saw me started chanting Fernando!” so loud that even Minnesota Twins outfielder Kirby Puckett turned around and chuckled After completing his studies at the University of Nevada went on to build a career as a first baseman and outfielder His baseball career began in 2003 when he signed with the San Diego Padres organization He first played Minor League Baseball then for the Mexican League until 2017 ordered hot dogs and sodas for us while keeping his eye on the time It was about a two-hour road trip to Dodger Stadium I showed him the signed baseball and he said My son!” as he recognized his son’s autograph and blew it dry as he repeatedly glanced at both signatures told me that he didn’t think there was another baseball with both their signatures and the phrase “Que te vaya bien,” or "All the best to you."  Where can I watch the Dodgers game? Dodgers take on Yankees in World Series Game 1 Friday My son and I were at Dodger Stadium for Game 2 of the 2017 World Series During pregame ceremonies, we watched the late Dodger announcer Vin Scully stand near Valenzuela Sr. Meeting Fernando and Vin Scully years prior and then seeing them together at a World Series game was a special moment for us I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The phrase “There’s no crying in baseball” is a falsehood Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com Martin Guitar's Mexico-based Factory Adds New Road Series DRSGT and 000RSGT Models to its Production Line NAZARETH, Pa., Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- C. F. Martin & Co. (www.martinguitar.com) marked the 25th anniversary of its factory in Navojoa Mexico with a celebration attended by the Board of Directors and the newly released Road Series DRSGT and 000RSGT models (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140210/NY60877) "The Navojoa factory has been an extraordinarily positive endeavor on all fronts," said Chris Martin Martin & Co.  "It has allowed us to expand our product line and reach different customers without sacrificing our standard of quality or our domestic workforce and being part of the community in Navojoa is extremely rewarding." "The Navojoa factory has been a fantastic success not only in business terms but also in the very warm relationship we have developed with our counterparts there," said Bill Hall a 38-year veteran of Martin who oversees the Navojoa operations from Martin's headquarters in Nazareth PA.  "The craftspeople in Navojoa are very much part of the Martin family and they produce instruments and strings of increasingly superb quality with each passing year." The factory originally opened in 1989 to produce electronic accessories and a portion of Martin's guitar strings Navojoa began making Martin's Backpacker guitar This project provided a foundation for developing woodworking and lutherie skills while becoming Martin's sole manufacturer for strings the woodworking craftspeople have continued to evolve their skills with training from Martin including training trips to the Nazareth factory and now produce solid-wood models using the more demanding construction techniques associated with Martin's traditional which is a symbol of the factory's evolution in producing more sophisticated instruments over the past quarter century Both models feature solid sapele back and sides and necks carved from "sipo," a close relative of mahogany These newly evolved models emulate the appearance integrity and tone of the Martin Style 18 models.  Each model also comes equipped with Fishman sonitone electronics with USB.  The USB port allows for easy plug and play with today's computer based recording packages only 12 people worked at Martin's Navojoa factory.  Today it employs over 450 people and the workforce has grown by 50% since 2010.  Located about 375 miles south of Nogales the factory is among the larger employers in Navojoa a city with a population of approximately 140,000 people.  companies that have opened manufacturing sites overseas workforce as a result of opening and expanding the Navojoa factory About Martin Guitar & StringsC.F Martin & Co. (www.martinguitar.com) has been creating the finest instruments in the world for over 180 years.  Martin continues to innovate introducing techniques and features that have become industry standards the 14-fret guitar and the "Dreadnought" size One of the world's leading acoustic instrument makers Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women who use a combination of new design and techniques along with those introduced by the company founder The company is also known for producing high-quality popular acoustic guitar strings.  These include the Martin SP® LIFESPAN™ line the fastest-growing treated string in the industry which uses an industry leading core wire to hold tunings better Do not sell or share my personal information: If you start to think about how the Orioles rotation will shape up next season there certainly seem to be fewer questions than heading into most recent seasons You have the four that started in the playoffs in Chris Tillman Kevin Gausman made 20 starts this season and he certainly looks to be a key member of the 2014 rotation And there is Ubaldo Jimenez He is due to make $12.25 million next season $13 million in 2016 and $13.5 million in 2017 Those are big numbers for a pitcher that went 6-9 with a 4.81 ERA Some readers here clamor for Ubaldo to be traded but how many teams want to take on a pitcher making those dollars while pitching to an ERA of nearly 5.00 Expecting the Orioles to eat millions to move him is unrealistic 16 in the O's American League East clincher and was a surprise roster addition for the American League Division Series in part because of Detroit's heavily right-handed-hitting lineup Jimenez had clearly made some adjustments as he wasn't bringing his hands over his head during his windup There seems to be some hope that pitching coach Dave Wallace may have finally found something to get Jimenez back to pitching well Maybe we won't see the Ubaldo that was so great after the 2013 All-Star break for Cleveland but at least a better version than what fans saw from Jimenez for most of this season It seems very likely to me that Jimenez will be an Oriole next season and the club has little choice but to use him and try to get the most out of him the Orioles have six starters for five spots right now but a lot can happen to resolve that between now and the start of next season Meanwhile here is a listing of Orioles organizational players playing winter ball Play has already begun in the winter leagues in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Nick Additon - Escogido Dominican Republic Ronald Bermudez - Caracas Dominican Republic Buck Britton - Escogido Dominican Republic Michael Burgess - Navojoa Dominican Republic Kelvin De La Cruz - Aguilas Dominican Republic Dariel Delgado - Barranquilla Dominican Republic Gregory Lorenzo - Escogido Dominican Republic Williams Louico - Escogido Dominican Republic Chris Marrero - Navojoa Dominican Republic Marcel Prado - Margarita Dominican Republic Niuman Romero - Anzoategui Dominican Republic Janser Severino - Escogido More players may be added to this list later but that is a pretty large numbers of players from the O's organization playing around the world this winter Baseball America reported today that Depaula and De La Cruz have become free agents the baseball pitcher from Sonora who won Major League Baseball’s Rookie of the Year Award in 1981 and sparked a phenomenon known as “Fernandomania” among Los Angeles Dodgers fans The Dodgers said that Valenzuela died at a Los Angeles hospital but did not state the cause The Sonora native — widely considered Mexico’s best-ever baseball player — stepped down from his job as a commentator on the Dodgers’ Spanish-language television broadcast last month He was reportedly hospitalized earlier this month a small town in the municipality of Navojoa Valenzuela quickly rose to fame as a 20-year-old pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1981 MLB season “In 1981, beginning with a 2-0 Opening Day shutout of the Houston Astros in an emergency start, he went on an unprecedented career-opening run, with complete games in his first eight career starts — five of them shutouts,” the Dodgers said in a press release announcing Valenzuela’s death Fernandomania became a fan sensation,” the team added during his early-career eight-game winning streak was an exceptional 0.50 His impressive performances in the 1981 season earned Valenzuela the MLB Rookie of the Year Award and the Cy Young Award given to the best pitchers in the two leagues that together constitute Major League Baseball No other player has won the two awards in the same year As private, shy and quiet as he was, Fernando Valenzuela loved people, and he touched the lives of fans, friends and family. On the mound, he was beyond confident and made an immeasurable impact. On the person and the pitcher: https://t.co/9WIAod7hPq — Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) October 23, 2024 Valenzuela — especially beloved by Latino fans of the Dodgers — went on to play 11 seasons at Dodger Stadium before playing for five other MLB teams including the Los Angeles Angels and the Philadelphia Phillies During a lengthy and illustrious career, Valenzuela was a World Series champion twice (1981 and 1988), played in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game every year between 1981 and 1986, won the Gold Glove Award for fielding in 1986 and the Silver Slugger Award twice (1981,1983) for his batting exploits He was a guest at a White House luncheon hosted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during a visit by then Mexican president José López Portillo in 1981 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May 1981 alongside the headline “Unreal!” The popular left-handed pitcher was well known for his unique windup and his screwball pitches president and CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers said Tuesday that Valenzuela “is one of the most influential Dodgers ever and belongs on the Mount Rushmore of franchise heroes.” “He galvanized the fan base with the Fernandomania season of 1981 and has remained close to our hearts ever since not only as a player but also as a broadcaster,” he said Our deepest condolences go out to his wife Linda and his family,” Kasten said On social media, the Dodgers’ Twitter account posted an image showing Valenzuela at different stages of his life Five words appear at the top of the image: “Fernandomanía por siempre Veteran Dodgers announcer Vin Scully told The Los Angeles Times in 1991 that “Fernandomania bordered on a religious experience.” it was as though Mexicans grabbed onto him with both hands to ride to the moon,” said the now-deceased sportscaster Valenzuela’s “spectacular start” to his career “ignited the ‘Fernandomania’ phenomenon,” The New York Times reported “His games filled Dodger Stadium and ballparks around the league from journalists in both the United States and Mexico “The ABBA hit ‘Fernando’ would play as he warmed up on the mound,” noted the Associated Press The Dodgers inducted Valenzuela as part of the inaugural class of the Legends of Dodger Baseball in 2018 and retired his number — 34 — on August 11 according to the team’s press release on Tuesday “Valenzuela has been named to numerous Halls of Fame including the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame He was very active in supporting various team and Latino initiatives in the community He was honored for his work in [the] Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities Program with their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007,” the statement added The baseball legend, one of fewer than 150 Mexicans who have played MLB On this day in 1981, Fernando Valenzuela led the Dodgers to a win in Game 3 of the World Series against the Yankees with a complete game performance. pic.twitter.com/fMQWbxpqjd — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 23, 2024 Valenzuela was the youngest of 12 children born to Avelino Valenzuela and María Anguamea a rural community known as a ranchería in Mexico “Farmland and the baseball diamond were the places that marked the childhood of the ex-player,” according to the Reforma newspaper Valenzuela’s birthplace was part of the long version of his nickname: “El Toro de Etchohuaquila,” or “The Bull of Etchohuaquila.” The short version was “El Toro” or simply “Toro.” Valenzuela started his professional baseball career in Mexico playing for teams such as the Cafeteros de Tepic – which gave him his first contract at age 17 – the Leones de Yucatán and the Tuzos de Guanajuato Legendary Dodgers scout Mike Brito traveled to Guanajuato in the late 1970s to watch a shortstop but “his attention was diverted by the performance of Valenzuela who struck out 12 batters,” The New York Times reported The Dodgers signed Valenzuela in 1979 “and sent him to the minor leagues where he augmented his fastball and curveball with a screwball he learned from Bobby Castillo one of the team’s pitchers,” the Times said Brito’s scouting report on the man who would become known as “El Toro” said: “This kid is a good Major League prospect” with “a lot of poise” and “good control for a left-handed pitcher of his age.” Valenzuela made his MLB debut for the Dodgers in September 1980 before going on to have the aforementioned sensational start to his 1981 season that sparked the unforgettable “Fernandomania” phenomenon Valenzuela returned to Mexico and pitched for a few years in his 40s in the Mexican winter league he returned to the Dodgers to join the team’s Spanish-language broadcasts as a color commentator Forty-three years after his breakout season with the Dodgers “The Bull of Etchohuaquila” reached the final inning of his life journey prompting an outpouring of sadness and tributes on both sides of the Mexico-United States border “I think all Mexicans are sad due to the loss of Valenzuela,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her morning press conference on Wednesday “Our solidarity with his family and with all of Mexico,” she said With reports from AP, Reforma and The New York Times  OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: Executive Chef/Owner HOMETOWN: Born in Tucson, Arizona. 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More in this CollectionSee all picturesItem 21 of 66 A migrant looks out to the city through a wall from inside a makeshift camp in Mexico City REUTERS/Hannah McKay[21/66]A migrant looks out to the city through a wall from inside a makeshift camp in Mexico City , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Corruption among public servants is nothing new in Mexico. And on February 2, residents of the state of Sonora were witnesses of another such episode as criminal groups put up "narcomantas" —messages left by drug cartels on a cloth banner usually containing threats— in which they accused local police officers of working alongside the criminal group known as "Los Salazar." The narcomantas were found in three different locations across the municipality of Caborca, about 100 miles southwest of the U.S.-Mexico border The banners were addressed to Sonora governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño warning him of the alleged partnership of Los Salazar and members of local law enforcement "Alfonso Durazo: if you want peace in Sonora terminate the corrupt members that work with Los Salazar," one of the banners read "All they have done is clear the way for their partners and establish points of sale for drugs around the city," it added According to reports from Infobae Mexico state police members are allegedly colluded with Los Salazar Information also suggests that the criminal group could be protected by a police commander The use of narcomantas is a common practice in northern Mexico. Just last month, The Latin Times reported that authorities found a banner signed by the criminal group known as "Los Matazalas," in which they accused musician Natanael Cano of allegedly working with Los Salazar If you don't pay attention to this warning you will be shot," the narcomanta said Although the group counts with strong links to the Sinaloa cartel Los Salazar is a clique independent from the cartel and counts with its own armed wing The group plays a crucial role in controlling drug trafficking routes along the U.S.-Mexico border and its operations primarily involve smuggling methamphetamine According to authorities, Los Salazar is considered to be a very dangerous group, earning their reputation thanks to its violent enforcement methods. Data from the Mexican government indicates that violence instilled by Los Salazar in their drug trafficking business displaced more than 1,500 people from the Sonoyta and Chínipas counties in 2015 Adán Crispín Salazar alias "Don Adán," was extradited to the U.S when the group was still identified as a close ally to "Los Chapitos." Los Salazar are responsible for human trafficking SAN JUAN Puerto Rico -- First-year Culiacan manager Benji Gil can still remember the first time he used a defensive shift in a Mexican League game It was a Wednesday night in late September in Nogales Yaquis de Obregon and Mayos de Navojoa had gathered for a four-team preseason exhibition series at Estadio Hoefer as part of a promotional tour around the country Obregon had a runner on second base with two outs in the first inning and a right-handed pull hitter at the plate moving his second baseman to a spot deep behind the bag The batter proceeded to hit a slow dribbler to the exact spot where the second baseman would normally play for an RBI single "I honestly don't think our coaching staff had bought into it yet 'I don't know if all this is going to work The former first-round pick has gone from top prospect to flop journeyman to Mexican League hero and eventually a World Series champion he's hoping all of his experience will lead Mexico to the country's third Caribbean Series title in a row and fourth in five years "I think if there is a benefit to my life experiences as far as managing a team is concerned it's that I can understand just about every scenario that these guys can be living through," said Gil "I can get in their shoes because I have been in their shoes." Culiacan is 2-2 after a 4-2 loss to Venezuela's Caribes de Anzoategui on Friday afternoon at Hiram Birthorn Stadium They'll take on the Dominican Republic's Gigantes del Cibao in the first semifinal on Saturday followed by Pinar de Rio from Cuba and Venezuela in the second semifinal Gil has made believers out of his doubters the same guy came up again with a guy at second and he hit a bullet right into the shift for an out," Gil said and he tried to stay inside of an inside pitch instead of trying to pull it and he popped it right up in the infield Guys try to stay inside of pitches against our shift and pop it up It's about trying to get them out of their comfort zone and their strength." Gil has employed a defensive shift several times during the Caribbean Series including Thursday night while trying to preserve a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning against the Dominican Republic Gil brought in an extra infielder from the outfield with runners on the corners and one out with Phillies third-base prospect Maikel Franco at the plate Did the defensive shift affect Franco's approach at the plate The Dominican Republic eventually won the game later in the inning on a walk-off single "We don't have the resources the big league teams have just not to the degree they have," Gil said "It's a little bit more difficult not having all of the information but we have been pretty successful with it I'm not exactly pleased that all teams are shifting now it would be the right thing to do start using more data analysis." Gil was selected with the 19th pick in the first round of the 1991 First-Year Player Draft by the Rangers out of Castle Rock High School in Chula Vista Gil was the team's starting shortstop at age 22 somebody that was to be part of the future in the organization with guys like Juan Gonzalez "We were supposed to be a formidable offense for a while Teams made adjustments on me and I didn't make adjustments in the second half [of 1995] but you could see I had the potential to have good numbers for a shortstop in Texas." Gil won a Caribbean Series title during the winter of 1995 He injured his back during Spring Training in '96 setting an unrealistic bar for shortstops in Texas and Benji got hurt," said Brewers general manager Doug Melvin "He came up really young and I think he got rushed to the big leagues He had a lot of talent and a great throwing arm but he was rushed and it hurt him a little bit I'm really happy to hear what he is doing now in Mexico." Gil was eventually traded from the Rangers to the White Sox in 1997 and he was selected by the Marlins in the Rule 5 Draft in '98 He made it back to the big leagues as a utility player with the Angels in 2000 and was part of the club's World Series championship team in '02 Gil went 8-for-12 for the Angels during the postseason that year including 4-for-5 in the World Series against Giants Gil would go on to play his final season in Mexico in 2011 He played one game for the independent league Fort Worth Cats in '12 and has been part of the Texas Rangers' Spanish broadcast team for the past two seasons "I've played upward of 50-plus games at each position and every infield position 100 times each I was a guy that was considered a top prospect and a guy that they called a flop and had to work my way back What feels like an interminable heat wave (in reality it has been three separate ones) has been scorching large swaths of Mexico since early March with temperatures reaching above 40 C (104 F) in multiples regions of the country and even surpassing 50 C (122 F) in a few places in the north The extreme heat has resulted in 90 deaths according to the federal Health Ministry as of June 7 a more than 1000% increase over the same period last year set a new record when the mercury topped out at 49.5 C El Cubil — a locality in the state of Sonora — hit 51.9 C on Wednesday the highest maximum temperature reached in Mexico that day according to the National Meterological Service (SMN) Three other municipalities in the state set new local records: Ciudad Obregón reached 48 C Empalme hit 45.5 C and Navojoa reached 45 C A Sinaloa geophysicist told the newspaper Milenio that Sonora was seeing temperatures comparable to those seen in the Sahara desert A fifth heat wave is expected before the end of the month However, rains and cooling temperatures have also been predicted across the country for the second half of June as the weather phenomenon El Niño is expected to end and give way to La Niña On Thursday, the SMN forecast torrential rains for much of southern Mexico The Gulf Coast states of Campeche and Tabasco as well as the states of Yucatán and Chiapas can expect 150 to 250 millimeters of rain while Oaxaca Quintana Roo and southern Veracruz will see 75 to 150 millimeters of rain 50 to 75 millimeters of precipitation is forecast for Guerrero on the Pacific Coast fast-rising rivers and flooding in the affected areas while urging the public to pay heed to recommendations from Civil Protection authorities The weather agency also warned of the approach of the initial tropical cyclones of the hurricane season The SMN identified three potential storms: sweltering conditions continue in northern Mexico: Sign up Sign in It's time for everything to do with Dodger baseball Listen It’s the afternoon of what could be the clincher that sends Navojoa to the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Championship Series, and Lorenzo Bundy is getting the final relaxing moments in at the Fiesta Navojoa Hotel before going to the ballpark. New Dodger third base coach Lorenzo Bundy (© Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers,LLC)Mexico is near and dear to the heart of the Dodgers’ new third base coach. For 20 seasons, the 55-year-old has managed in the Mexican Winter League, and at this point he is third all time in managerial wins at 595. Bundy, who is entering his seventh year coaching in the Dodger organization and first on the Major League staff, isn’t in Mexico on Dodger business. He’s there because he loves the game and has a fondness for the country. And on this recent afternoon, he talks about the things he takes great pride in. “Twenty years of managing down here — no import manager has ever done that,” Bundy said. “It’s kind of crazy, for an import guy to spend this much time, especially as much as people get hired and fired down here. And I’ve been hired and fired a couple of times myself.” The former power-hitting first baseman never made the Major Leagues as a player. He played eight professional seasons from 1981–1989 with the Texas, Pittsburgh and Montreal organizations. He also played in the Mexican League. He played in Culiacan for five seasons. While there, his teammates would go to a taco restaurant after games. He ended up marrying the owner’s daughter, Maria Guadalupe. They have a daughter, Nicole. So Mexico is a large part of who Bundy is. Bundy managed 12 seasons in the minors in the Expos (1990–94), Marlins (1997) and Dodger organizations (2007–08, 2010–2013). He was the Marlins’ bench coach in 1998, the Rockies’ bullpen coach in 1999 and the Diamondbacks’ bench coach in 2004 and first-base coach in 2009. He managed the Dodgers’ Triple-A partner, the Albuquerque Isotopes, for the last three seasons. Under Bundy, the Isotopes went 225–206 (.522) and tied a franchise record with 80 wins in 2012, when he was honored as the Pacific Coast League’s Manager of the Year. During his time in the Dodger organization, he has managed Matt Kemp, A.J. Ellis, Dee Gordon, Scott Van Slyke and Tim Federowicz among many Dodger Major Leaguers. When rosters have expanded to 40 men in September, Bundy has joined the Major League club the last two seasons. Now he’s on it for good with Tim Wallach moving from third base coach to bench coach. “It was flattering,” Bundy said on being appointed Dodger third base coach. “I’m a very humble person. The opportunity to first, work with the Dodgers has always been very special. Especially growing up, I grew up a Dodger fan per se because of Jackie Robinson. He was someone talked about often in my family. Especially by my dad.” Bundy said he doesn’t really have hobbies. In his baseball offseason, there is more baseball. And for the time being he has business to attend to. The three-time Mexicana del Pacifico League championship manager is aiming for №4. On Thursday, Navojoa won its series four games to one against Mexicali. Navojoa gets the winner of Hermosillo and Los Mochis this week. 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On Twitter: @thecaryoz Help YUC - Heineken announced that it will invest US$507 million to build a beer production plant in Yucatán the company's first in southeastern Mexico and the eighth in the country explained that the plant will be located in the municipality of Kanasín and will generate 2,000 direct jobs and that construction will begin in 2024 The construction of said plant will begin in 2024 the brewery will produce can and bottle presentations of the Amstel Ultra "Yucatan is a state with an interesting connection and abundant natural resources which make it an ideal location for our industry," stated the executive during the announcement the executive explained that they have noticed an increase in the demand for beer in the region due to economic growth and an increase in the demand for the product but that plant is now almost at its maximum capacity "We project significant sales development in the future and need to have additional production capacity," Duverdier added The announcement of this new construction comes five years after the inauguration of the plant in Meoqui which required an investment of US$500 million This new brewery will join the list of Heineken facilities in Orizaba It will start operations in 2026 and its production will be destined for local consumption while only 10% will be shipped to the United States We’re in the business of providing relevant information through print and electronic media organizing events to bring industrial value chain actors together and services to create new business relationships Our goal is to improve our clients’ competitiveness The team retired the pitcher’s uniform number – 34 – in 2023 the Mexico-born Los Angeles Dodgers icon who helped bring about the team’s 1981 World Series victory and who inspired the “Fernandomania” craze thanks to his unique and flamboyant pitching style “He was a lot more than just a heavy set left handed pitcher He was smart and seemingly always in control of himself and hitters who thought they might get the best out of the Southpaw from Sonora He was the patron saint and the king of Fernando mania discovered by the legendary Scout Mike Brito Fernando made his major league debut in 1980 at the ripe old age of 19,” said a short documentary about Valenzuela shared by the Los Angeles Dodgers on the social media site formerly known as Twitter Fernandomanía por siempre. Fernandomania forever. pic.twitter.com/zXhOF8cRCP “Enormously popular and beloved in the Dodger community on the field Fernando was larger than life a Dodger legend,” the clip concluded In a separate statement, Major League Baseball said “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela ‘Fernandomania’ swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA The lefthander capped off his incredible year by winning both the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards while helping lead Los Angeles to a World Series title Valenzuela pitched 17 Major League seasons and has the most wins (173) and strikeouts (2,074) of any Mexican-born pitcher.” The organization also noted that Valenzuela worked since 2003 as a Spanish language broadcaster for the LA Dodgers Valenzuela began his professional career in his home country starting in 1977 with Mayos de Navojoa as part of the now-defunct Mexican minor league Mexican Central League He was scouted by the Dodgers 2 years later at which point he played for one year for the Dodgers-affiliated Lodi Dodgers He was brought into the MLB team proper at the very end of the 1980 season but made his official rookie debut in 1981 pitching 5 shut-out games during his first 8 games and inspiring “Fernandomania.” Valenzuela won both Rookie of the Year and the CY Young that year and was instrumental in the Dodgers’ World Series victory He was also MLB All-Star every year from 1981 to 1986 By the end of the decade he had injured his shoulder more than once and was reluctantly let go by the Dodgers in 1991 He was signed to brief stints with the California Angeles Louis Cardinals but played sporadically and bounced between Mexican and U.S He retired from Major League Baseball in 1997 though he continued to play in Mexico until his final retirement from pro baseball in 2006 Valenzuela was part of the Mexican national baseball team coaching staff for the World Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2017. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2015 Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHere's What The Photographer Of The Iconic Tear Gas Photo Has To Say“In that chaotic moment the girl with the pink sandals lost her footwear and was not able to find them again part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America en route to the United States runs from tear gas released by US Border Patrol near the fence between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana On Sunday, hundreds of people were dispersed with tear gas along the US–Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico, as they attempted to gain access to the United States by illegally crossing the Tijuana River US authorities briefly closed the San Ysidro port of entry which is one of the busiest border crossings in the world This is the latest confrontation as thousands of people from South America make their way toward the border in hopes of beginning a new chapter of their lives in the United States Reuters photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon has been documenting the caravan since Nov 14 and was present at the time of the confrontation at the San Ysidro port of entry His image of a mother fleeing tear gas with her two children has been widely hailed as a powerful and instantly iconic image that captures the harsh reality faced by families attempting to enter the United States from Mexico Kim Kyung-Hoon speaks with BuzzFeed News on his experience documenting the caravan and the moments that lead to this iconic image I met with a large group of migrants who were resting in Navojoa It’s been this group that I’ve been traveling with since arriving many of the migrants were able to find a bus to get them near the border they were soon forced to walk the remainder of the their journey on the highway Some were able to flag down transportation and make their way to Tijuana A woman kisses a baby at a shelter in Mexicali People sleep under a religious mural at a shelter in Mexicali People reach for food near the El Chaparral port of entry between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana Girls from El Salvador eat cup noodles on a stroller while making their way to Tijuana from Mexicali I arrived in Tijuana soon after and have since been covering the migrants as they find shelter and march toward the US–Mexico border The picture of the mother and her barefoot children was taken at the moment when hundreds of these migrants were approaching the razor-wire fence that lines the border of US and Mexico a group of migrants discovered a different route and began to accumulate at the bottom of the Tijuana River where a large concrete canal divides the two countries Some of the migrants began to cross the river and began to make a run for the border At this point the border guards sent troops beyond the razor wire to meet the migrants I began to see some men attempting to dismantle the fence which was when the US Border Patrol fired tear gas at the people It was after this happened that the picture of the woman and her children was taken A woman from Honduras hugs her daughter as they cry together at a temporary shelter in Tijuana Men from Honduras wash themselves in a makeshift camp in in Navojoa while they wait for buses to take them to the Mexican border city of Tijuana Two Hondurans talk at a makeshift camp in Navojoa this family was standing near me as the scene unfolded about four or five meters from the razor wire When the tear gas was deployed they began to run away You can see in the picture that the tear gas canister had landed just right behind them When I first saw them I noticed that the two girls were still wearing diapers One was wearing pink sandals while the other was walking barefoot the mother took each girl by the hand and started running through the mud of the Tijuana River People sit on the back of a truck while making their way to Tijuana from Mexicali People ride in a bus on its way to Mexicali A Mexican police car drives past people standing in a line to get on a bus in Navojoa I followed them to the top of the riverbank I was able to learn that the family is coming from Honduras On Monday morning we were able to find the family again We learned that the woman is traveling with five kids and is hoping to be reunited with her husband this picture tells the story of what’s really happening at the border right now I did not expect such a huge response to this picture The reason why I’m here is to document and witness what is happening at the moment I did not expect that this kind of thing would happen so I cannot expect what will happen tomorrow or the day after After documenting the caravan for myself and seeing everything firsthand I believe that all the migrants want is a chance for a better life People hold signs and flags during their march in Tijuana A man holds a US flag as others negotiate with Mexican police officers during their gathering near the El Chaparral port of entry of border crossing between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana A boy from Honduras lies down in front of Mexican police officers near the El Chaparral port of entry between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana People cross the Tijuana River to reach the border fence between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana US soldiers and US Border Patrol agents fire tear gas toward migrants in Tijuana A girl from Honduras cries after running away from tear gas in Tijuana My own experience with narco culture in Mexico comes from being a professional musician When you work with major artists—this goes for anywhere really—you will inevitably be put into a position where you're around the kind of rich flashy individuals involved in organized crime I’ve played a private soirée in Sinaloa that I assume was for the daughter—or mistress—of a member of the Sinaloa Cartel; in Navojoa an owner of a palenque (multi-purpose arena where cock fighting also takes place) invited me to a party with his fellow cartel members; and I was once held prisoner by a lower cartel member in Guadalajara because another artist didn’t show up That’s it—blame it on the sax player and machismo glamorized in narcocorridos (drug trafficker ballads) now comes on a tortilla at this mafia-themed taqueria in Maywood which is perhaps named after the sleepless nights experienced by one of the restaurants icons Joaquín Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera Images on the walls of the strip mall taqueria include Al Capone El Chapo and the fictional gangster from Brian DePalma’s Scarface the one-star reviews on Yelp written by individuals disgusted by the glamorization of Narcoculture are forgetting our own love of the Godfather series Goodfellas (City of God is my favorite movie of all-time) and so many more let’s have a little fun and get some tacos You can get a regular taco with al pastor taquero-sized tortilla called El Chapito Guzman I went with the beef cheeks because I'd rather be held at gunpoint by a drug lord than mess around with flat top carne asada or al pastor was good but slightly under seasoned—no problem salsa and a couple of shakes from the saltshaker and the result was a solid taco de cabeza There are quesadillas named after female drug lords—La Reina del Pacifico and La Reina del Sur—and burritos are the dominion of Pablo Escobar Tortas pay homage to Sinaloa cartel lieutenant and a plate of nachos prepared with any of the taqueria’s proteins dubbed "Nachos Coronel," is a tribute to a deceased leader of the Sinaloa Cartel so lighten up Yelpers—street food is not a crime Thelma Golden will celebrate Lauren Halsey and U.K.-based singer Griff will take the stage featured A-list designers and Otis College standouts who earned scholarships for innovation in Fashion Design lawyers say Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe showed injuries consistent with a dog attack and plan to present a case against Chloe a German Shepherd who was re-homed by the owner's of the house where the cop's body was found in a snowbank Magazine’s takeaways on five notable topics from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term consumers are stocking up on household items and bites from THEBlvd and Hinoki & the Bird There were several weeks waiting for his debut in professional baseball It happened on Sunday in the Mexican Pacific League Havana’s pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne debuted for the Mexicali Aguilas in a game against the Navojoa Mayos As reflected in the official website of Mexicali with a pair of strikeouts and the same number of BB The Aguilas are second in the standings of the circuit In the roster of this franchise also appears Villa Clara’s lefty Misael Siverio with good performances in his outings to the mound Odrisamer left the national team that went to the Netherlands to take part in the traditional tournament in Rotterdam The stopover on the Paris´ Charles de Gaulle airport was the moment chosen He then moved to Spain to meet with his father Francisco was pitcher for Industriales squads in the decades of the 80s and 90s of last century Another of family that integrated teams of the capital the Industriales pitching staff ace in recent seasons in the Cuban League remained training in Viladecans stadium There he was visited by several scouts from MLB clubs had confirmed that the Cuban had just get the free agent status and he only needed the permission from OFAC to clear the way for a future contract in MLB He also announced the trip to Mexico in order to appear in some official games before major league scouts In Cuba Odrisamer accumulated 67 wins and 44 losses in eight National Series He had a 3.60 ERA and opponent average of .261 He won the title with Industriales in the seasons 2006 and 2010 Earlier this year he joined the national team that participated in the Third World Baseball Classic although there he did not appear in any of the tournament games “I’ve won titles with Industriales I played a World Classic with Cuba and now I need new goals so I left my country to fulfill the dream 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