2002 Puebla Pericos Roster
Team Record: 38-70
Finished 8th in the ML's Northern Division
Manager: Jose Bellazetin (0-0), Marco Guzman (0-0)
Location: Puebla, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Hermanos Serdan
Attendance: 122,006, Avg. 2,259
The Puebla Pericos of the Mexican League ended the 2002 season with a record of 38 wins and 70 losses, finishing eighth in the league's Northern Division.
The Pericos scored 453 runs and yielded 565 runs. Roberto Colina led Puebla with 15 home runs and accounted for 54 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .329. Jesus Olague topped the team with 5 wins, and Jose Luis Garcia registered a 4.58 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2002 Puebla Pericos who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tony Barron, Hensley Meulens, Alex Pacheco and Mike Figga.
Jose Bellazetin and Marco Guzman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Noel Armas | R | R | July 6, 1976 | 6'3" | 224 | Tehuacan, Puebla MX |
Jesus Arredondo | L | R | March 10, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
Tony Barron | R | R | August 17, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
Lorenzo Buelna | R | R | January 24, 1980 | 5'11" | 175 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Gabriel Cabrales | R | R | August 11, 1967 | 196 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | |
Ernesto Carrasco | S | R | January 16, 1973 | Mexicali, Baja California MX | ||
Roberto Colina | L | L | January 29, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Albino Contreras | R | R | April 30, 1980 | 5'10" | 205 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Luis Cruz | R | R | January 30, 1979 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX | ||
Pedro Diaz | R | R | November 8, 1978 | 6'1" | 220 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua MX |
Omar Espinoza | R | R | August 20, 1983 | 6'5" | 240 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
Mike Figga | R | R | July 31, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Tampa, FL US |
Jose Garcia | R | R | December 18, 1968 | 6'2" | 170 | Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal DO |
Jose Luis Garcia | L | L | July 12, 1973 | 6'0" | 200 | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX |
Carlos Gastelum | R | R | October 29, 1979 | 5'10" | 165 | Huatabampo, Sonora MX |
Andres Gutierrez | R | R | June 24, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Puebla, MX |
Kevin Henthorne | S | R | December 9, 1969 | 6'2" | 185 | Phoenix, AZ US |
Francisco Huerta | R | R | September 4, 1978 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX | ||
Pedro Iturbe | L | L | May 6, 1969 | 6'1" | 194 | Monclova, Coahuila MX |
Enrique Martinez | R | R | October 28, 1974 | 6'0" | 165 | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco MX |
Rafael Martinez | L | L | August 24, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Renan Martinez | L | L | April 22, 1980 | 5'10" | 175 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
Osvaldo Medina | R | R | October 2, 1978 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX | ||
Omar Mendoza | R | R | March 19, 1979 | Barrio de la Soledad, Oaxaca MX | ||
Ramon Mendoza | ||||||
Hensley Meulens | R | R | June 23, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Willemstad, CW |
Francisco Minjarez | R | R | March 11, 1975 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX | ||
Roberto Mota | L | R | ||||
Yuji Nerei | L | L | September 9, 1973 | 5'10" | 205 | Tokyo, JP |
Jesus Olague | R | R | October 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 160 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
Pablo Ortega | R | R | November 7, 1976 | 6'2" | 190 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX |
Roberto Ortega | L | L | April 6, 1972 | 5'11" | 180 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
Alex Pacheco | R | R | July 19, 1973 | 6'3" | 200 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Jorge Perez | R | R | August 13, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Juan Quimbar | L | L | January 3, 1982 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX | ||
Flavio Reyes | L | L | February 18, 1970 | Jaltipan, Veracruz MX | ||
Jesus Rivas | L | L | January 27, 1982 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | ||
Jose Saldana | R | R | January 6, 1983 | 6'4" | 185 | Mexicali, Baja California MX |
Miguel Torrero | R | R | February 9, 1984 | 5'9" | 170 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
Julio Trapaga | R | R | August 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 205 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Edgar Vega | R | R | December 10, 1971 | 5'11" | 195 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX |
Jesus Vega | R | R | April 10, 1982 | 5'11" | 187 | Navojoa, Sonora MX |
Jose Villegas | R | R | February 16, 1966 | 196 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
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.