Tomateros de Culiacán

• Location: Culiacán, Sinaloa
• League: Mexican Pacific League 1965-present
• Stadium: Estadio Tomateros

Team History

Located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, the Culiacan Tomato Growers have been members of the Mexican Pacific League since 1965-66. They have won 13 pennants, including five under the guidance of Frank Estrada. They won the Caribbean Series in 1996 and in 2002, making them the only LMP team with multiple victories on that stage until 2011 when the Yaquis de Obregon joined them. The team has had several league MVPs: Andrés Ayón, John Morris, Tomas Armas, Salome Barojas, Nelson Barrera, Martin Hernandez, Rodrigo López, Adán Muñoz and Luis Cruz.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
1965-66	32-52	Nazario Moreno
1966-67	55-31	Vinicio García	Champions
1967-68	57-37	Vinicio García	Runner-up
1968-69	30-30	Vinicio García
1969-70	36-27	Vinicio García	Champions
1970-71	41-44
1971-72	39-31		Runner-up
1972-73	39-48
1973-74	41-45
1974-75	49-35
1975-76	42-43
1976-77	31-34		Semi-final
1977-78	42-31	Frank Robinson / Raúl Cano	Champions
1978-79	44-30	Raúl Cano
1979-80	38-36		Runner-up
1980-81	30-55
1981-82	44-45
1982-83	37-33	Francisco Estrada	Champions
1983-84	36-38	Francisco Estrada	Semi-final
1984-85	37-34	Francisco Estrada	Champions
1985-86	34-34	Francisco Estrada	Runner-up
1986-87	33-28	Francisco Estrada	1st round
1987-88	31-27	Francisco Estrada	1st round
1988-89	36-48
1989-90	36-33	Jorge Fitch
1990-91	32-24	Marco Antonio Vázquez / Jorge Tellaeche	Runner-up
1991-92	39-35		Semi-final
1992-93	32-36
1993-94	28-40	Lorenzo Bundy
1994-95	32-22	Marco Antonio Vázquez	Runner-up
1995-96	29-27	M.A. Vazquez / F. Estrada	Champions
1996-97	38-24	Francisco Estrada	Champions
1997-98	34-25	Francisco Estrada	Semi-final
1998-99	32-35	Nelson Barrera	Runner-up
1999-00	37-31	Alfonso Jimenez	Semi-final
2000-01	30-38	Tim Ireland / Francisco Estrada
2001-02	41-27	Francisco Estrada	Champions
2002-03	35-31	Francisco Estrada	1st round
2003-04	38-30	Francisco Estrada	Champions
2004-05	42-23	Francisco Estrada	Semi-final
2005-06	31-36	Francisco Estrada	1st round
2006-07	32-33	Francisco Estrada / Marco Antonio Guzman	Semi-final
2007-08	35-33	Marco Antonio Guzman / Tim Johnson	Semi-final
2008-09	26-42	Juan Jose Pacho
2009-10	38-30	Nick Leyva / Francisco Estrada	Semi-final
2010-11	39-29	Alfonso Jiménez	Semi-final
2011-12	41-27	Alfonso Jiménez	Semi-final
2012-13	43-23	Lino Rivera	Semi-final
2013-14	34-33	Lino Rivera	1st round
2014-15	38-30	Benji Gil	Champions
2015-16	28-40	Benji Gil
2016-17	36-32	Lino Rivera / Enrique Reyes	Semi-final
2017-18	39-29	Benji Gil	Champions
2018-19	38-30	L. Bundy / R. Cancel / O. Robles	1st round
2019-20	37-29	Benji Gil	Champions
2020-21	29-29	Benji Gil	Champions
2021-22	33-35	Benji Gil	Runner-up

Caribbean Series Appearances

• 1978: Last place
• 1983: Last place
• 1985: 2nd place
• 1996: Champions
• 1997: 2nd place (t)
• 2002: Champions
• 2004: 2nd place
• 2015: Runner up
• 2018: Last place
• 2020: Semi final
• 2021: Semi final

Website

Official site