Tigres de Quintana Roo

• English Name: Quintana Roo Tigers
• Location: Cancun, Quintana Roo
• League: Mexican League 2007-present
• Affiliation: none
• Ballpark: Parque Beto Avila

Team History

In 2007, the Tigres de la Angelopolis relocated to Cancun, Quintana Roo to become the Tigres de Quintana Roo . Cancun had been without a team since the departure of the Langosteros de Cancun after the 2005 season, whereas the Tigres were competing with the Pericos de Puebla for the affection of fans in the Angel City of Puebla. The team's history dates back to the Tigres de México who played in the Mexican capital from 1955 to 2003 and were traditionally one of the Mexican League's powerhouse teams.

In their first season in Cancun, the Tigres made the playoffs with the League's fourth-best overall record but lost in the first round to the Leones de Yucatan. The offensive stars were Javier Robles, who hit .340 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI, while Jorge Vázquez hit .323/.383/.605, with a team-leading 17 home runs and Sergio Contreras hit .300 with 29 stolen bases. Sergio's twin Albino Contreras hit .316/.393/.497. Former Major Leaguer Matías Carrillo hit .301 with 6 home runs in 75 games. On the mound, the star was Pablo Ortega (12-3, 2.38); Adrian Manzano saved 19 games and Antonio Osuna added 12 saves with a sparkling 1.61 ERA in 22 games in relief. Another former Major Leaguer, Francisco Cordova, was 2-3 with a 4.31 ERA in 13 starts. Enrique Reyes was the manager and Andres Mora was on the coaching staff.

They won titles in 2011 and 2013, with Carrillo now as manager. In 2011, the offense was led by Doug Clark (.315/.423/.579, 21 HR, 67 R), Sergio Contreras (.347/.435/.525, 73 R), Iker Franco (.276/.367/.508, 23 HR, 74 RBI) and Carlos Sievers (.266/.395/.458, 16 HR, 65 RBI) while the top hurlers were Ortega (10-3, 3.29), Sandy Nin (8-4, 24 Sv, 2.80) and Seth Etherton (3-3, 3.58). In 2013, the top hitters were Jorge Cantú (.270/.368/.617, 31 HR, 74 RBI), Adan Amezcua (.294/.402/.511), Karim García (.292/.342/.546, 18 HR) and Clark (.319/.416/.465). The ace pitcher and closer were both Cubans in the form of Amauri Sanit (12-4, 3.27) and Hassan Peña (4-2, 24 Sv, 3.33). Albino Contreras was named MVP of the finals.

In 2015, they won a third title in five years. Cantú (.351/.426/.623, 25 HR, 100 RBI) was again the offensive leader, aided by Greg Golson (.335/.416/.457) and Francisco Peguero (.294/.341/.488, 16 HR, 75 RBI). Rafael Pérez (5-5, 1.99) was their most-effective hurler. The finals MVP was Alfredo Amezaga, who had not done much in the regular season but came up big when it mattered most.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Coach
2007	64-46	4th	Enrique Reyes	Lost in 1st round
2008	65-44	4th	Enrique Reyes	Lost in 1st round
2009	71-36	1st	Matías Carrillo	Lost League Finals
2010	56-47	6th	Matías Carrillo	Lost in 1st round
2011	62-43	2nd	Matías Carrillo	League Champs	Darryl Brinkley
2012	70-42	1st	Matías Carrillo	Lost in 2nd round	Darryl Brinkley
2013	62-48	3rd	Matías Carrillo / Roberto Vizcarra	League Champs	Darryl Brinkley
2014	65-48	2nd	Roberto Vizcarra	Lost in 2nd round		Willie Romero
2015	64-47	2nd	Jerry Royster / Roberto Vizcarra	League Champs
2016	68-45	5th	Roberto Vizcarra	Lost in 1st round
2017	49-56	9th	Roberto Vizcarra / Héctor Hurtado	Lost in 1st round
2018-1	33-21	4th	Tim Johnson	Lost in 2nd round
2018-2	24-32	12th	Tim Johnson / Raúl Sánchez
2019	62-57	8th	Jesus Sommers / Adan Munoz	Lost in 1st round
2021	32-33	8th	Adan Munoz / Óscar Robles	Lost in 1st round

Related Sites

• The Quintana Roo Tigers on MiLB.com
• Official site of the Tigres de Quintana Roo (in Spanish)