2002 Cordoba Cafeteros Roster
Team Record: 37-71
Finished 8th in the ML's Southern Division
Manager: Julio Paula (0-0), Julian Yan (0-0)
Location: Cordoba, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio Beisborama
Attendance: 98,462, Avg. 1,823
The Cordoba Cafeteros of the Mexican League ended the 2002 season with a record of 37 wins and 71 losses, finishing eighth in the league's Southern Division.
The Cafeteros scored 423 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 617 runs. Julian Yan led Cordoba with 24 home runs, while Sharnol Adriana walloped 15 or more also. Julian Yan drove in 70 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .283 clip. Emigdio Lopez paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 2002 Cordoba Cafeteros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Guillermo Garcia, Henry Mercedes, Efrain Valdez, Doug Jennings and Manny Alexander.
Julio Paula and Julian Yan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Sharnol Adriana | R | R | November 13, 1970 | 5'10" | 205 | Willemstad, CW |
Paulo Aleman | R | R | January 25, 1981 | 5'11" | 179 | Ciudad Cardel, Veracruz MX |
Manny Alexander | R | R | March 20, 1971 | 5'10" | 150 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Asdrubal Amarillas | R | R | April 9, 1980 | 5'8" | 187 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
Hernando Arredondo | R | R | October 23, 1976 | 5'11" | 190 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
Martin Arvizu | R | R | September 30, 1984 | 6'1" | 205 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Ignacio Avila | R | R | November 11, 1979 | Quetchehueca, Sonora MX | ||
Edison Barajas | L | L | January 10, 1980 | 6'1" | 209 | Sabinas, Coahuila MX |
Rigoberto Blancas | L | L | October 28, 1980 | 6'0" | 218 | Morelia, Michihoacan MX |
Hector Chavarria | R | R | May 15, 1981 | 5'9" | 165 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
Abraham Elvira | L | L | September 11, 1982 | 5'11" | 180 | Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz MX |
David Garcia | R | R | July 10, 1980 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | ||
Guillermo Garcia | R | R | April 4, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Roman Gonzalez | R | R | August 8, 1976 | 5'9" | 200 | Paso del Toro, Veracruz MX |
Pascual Guerra | R | R | June 26, 1978 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | ||
Pablo Gutierrez | R | R | ||||
Jose Manuel Hernandez | L | L | September 19, 1971 | 5'10" | 175 | Durango, Durango MX |
Doug Jennings | L | L | September 30, 1964 | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA US |
Ildelfonso Lara | R | R | September 13, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
Norberto Lizarraga | R | R | November 13, 1969 | 5'11" | 190 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
Emigdio Lopez | R | R | August 11, 1968 | 5'11" | 190 | Ejido Benito Juarez, Veracruz MX |
Gilberto Lopez | R | R | May 25, 1975 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
Grimaldo Martinez | R | R | November 18, 1968 | 5'10" | 187 | Villa Santiago, MX |
Juan Jesus Martinez | R | R | July 15, 1978 | 5'11" | 190 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
Marco Mendoza | L | L | May 1, 1973 | 6'3" | 215 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
Henry Mercedes | R | R | July 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Flavio Orea | R | R | September 30, 1977 | 5'9" | 194 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas MX |
Adrian Osuna | R | R | July 27, 1980 | 6'0" | 176 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
Edgar Perez | R | R | February 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 196 | Minatitlan, Veracruz MX |
Leo Perez | R | R | August 6, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Medina, Nayarit MX |
Ruben Quinones | R | R | January 14, 1980 | 6'1" | 230 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Francisco Rivera | L | R | October 4, 1979 | 6'1" | 230 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Francisco Rivera | R | R | November 11, 1974 | 5'11" | 205 | La Paz, Baja California Sur MX |
Jorge Robles | R | R | August 20, 1978 | Vargas, Veracruz MX | ||
Raul Rodarte | R | R | April 9, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Heriberto Ruelas | L | L | May 28, 1982 | 6'2" | 235 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
Heriberto Salas | R | R | December 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 180 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Roque Sanchez | R | R | March 5, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Calkini, Campeche MX |
Wilfredo Sanchez | R | R | ||||
Ricardo Sandoval | L | L | November 10, 1979 | 5'9" | 181 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
Ricardo Soriano | L | L | October 20, 1975 | 5'9" | 187 | Yanga, Veracruz MX |
Irving Tress | R | R | December 18, 1980 | 6'2" | 200 | Cordoba, Veracruz MX |
Miyoki Turuda | R | R | January 8, 1979 | 6'1" | 165 | Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila MX |
Efrain Valdez | L | L | July 11, 1966 | 5'11" | 180 | Nizao, Peravia DO |
Israel Valdez | R | |||||
Joel Valdez | R | R | July 13, 1980 | 5'10" | 215 | Culiacan, Sinaloa MX |
Uriel Valdez | L | R | July 25, 1984 | 5'11" | 170 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
Constancio Virgen | R | R | February 5, 1982 | 6'2" | 205 | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX |
Julian Yan | R | R | July 24, 1965 | 6'5" | 215 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.