Mérida’s Kukulcán Stadium to Get Major Upgrades by Mexico’s Military
The Kukulcán Alamo baseball stadium will get a major-league remodel fit for the Leones de Yucatán.
The Kukulcán Alamo baseball stadium will get a major-league remodel fit for the Leones de Yucatán.
The Leones allegedly handed in fake birth certificates to México’s immigration service to obtain Mexican citizenship for some players.
The upgrades, which will cost in the ballpark of 500 million pesos, are intended to increase the stadium’s capacity.
Mérida’s new stadium is set to be built in the north of the city in the Cordemex neighborhood, but not everyone is excited.
Plans have been unveiled for the construction of a new sports arena in Mérida’s north with a maximum capacity of 32,000 spectators.
The Yucatán Leones swept the team’s first regular-season series, beating Tabasco 6-2. Former major league starter Logan Ondrusek made his LMB debut as he took the mound for the first five innings, allowing two runs and five strikeouts. The victory saw Sebastián Valle’s second home run of the season and the debut of outfielder Norberto…
A night that started with a fireworks display that welcomed fans to the home-series opener ended in fireworks on the field as Alex Liddi and Sebastian Valle came in big and defeated the Olmecas. The runs started in the bottom of the second after Walter Ibarra drove in Yadir Drake advancing Valle to second —…
After three days of rained-out games in Campeche, the Leones returned to Kukulcán Alamo Park for their season opener with a 7-3 victory over the Pirates De Campeche. An opening salvo started things off Monday in the top of the first when Cuban slugger Yadir Drake hit a solo shot, bringing the score to 1-0…
With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Brayan Quintero stepped to the plate with — two outs on the board — before hitting a drive to right field in a game-winning run by Norberto Obeso. The first inning saw a costly error when an infield popup resulted in the ball bouncing out of…
Fans who returned to Kukulcán Alamo Park witnessed a pitching exhibition through nine innings resulting in a scoreless game until the top of the ninth. The Cuban star, Yoanner Negrín, dominated the plate allowing just two hits during his five-inning stretch. Then relievers David Gutiérrez, Arnold León, Enrique Burgos and Josh Lueke each took a…
The Copa Maya series ended Sunday with a disappointing finish for Yucatán. Dalton Rodriguez — the Leones’ starting pitcher — was replaced in the top of the third after allowing six runs. A couple of early errors by the shortstop contributed to the early lead for the Olmecas; the score at the top of the…
The Leones roared back after a game two loss with a win against Los Tigres de Quintana Roo to remain in first place in the Copa Maya series.
The Leones de Yucatán are getting ready to return to play in late April, but it is still unknown if any fans will be allowed to cheer them on from the stands. The baseball team has requested that health authorities in Yucatán consider allowing a limited amount of fans to attend the games. Health authorities…
Campeche’s right-hander Francisco Campos won his 199th victory in the Mexican Baseball League, pitching in good form for six innings to guide the Piratas’ 6-3 success over the Yucatan Leones.
Eduardo Vera already has rock-star status in Merida, and shows plenty of promise during Spring Training.
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