2002 Saltillo Saraperos Roster

Mexican League (ML) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-43
Finished 2nd in the ML's Northern Division
Manager: Tim Johnson (66-43)
Location: Saltillo, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parque Francisco I
Attendance: 564,741, Avg. 10,362
2002 Saltillo Saraperos Statistics

Playoffs - Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes 4 games, Saltillo Saraperos 2

The Saltillo Saraperos of the Mexican League ended the 2002 season with a record of 66 wins and 43 losses, finishing second in the league's Northern Division.

The Saraperos scored 660 runs and yielded 516 runs. Eduardo Jimenez led Saltillo with 29 home runs, and Marco Romero walloped 15 or more, too. Eduardo Jimenez accounted for 86 RBI. Willie Romero paced all regular batters by connecting at a .387 clip. Mike Romano and Javier De La Hoya topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Aaron Quiroz recorded a 2.79 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Noe Muñoz, Liu Rodríguez, Brian Hunter, Bubba Carpenter, Adam Riggs, Vicente Palacios, Luis Ayala, Steve Sisco and Mike Romano were all players from the 2002 Saltillo Saraperos who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Tim Johnson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Armando AguileraRRJune 20, 1972Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Francisco AriasRROctober 3, 19775'10"190Ensenada, Baja California MX
Luis AyalaRRJanuary 12, 19786'2"205Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Roberto BarradasRRDecember 20, 19796'2"205La Gloria, Veracruz MX
Omar BustamanteRRFebruary 19, 19775'10"180Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Bubba CarpenterLLJuly 23, 19686'1"195Dallas, TX US
Carlos CastroRR
Rosario CazaresRRJune 26, 19736'2"200Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Tomas CazaresLLMarch 7, 1970Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Javier De La HoyaRRFebruary 21, 19706'2"182Durango, Durango MX
Marco DiazRRApril 1, 19746'0"231Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Carlos DominguezLLJuly 27, 19806'2"190Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Miguel DuarteRRMay 26, 19776'2"205Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Jonathan EsquedaRRJanuary 31, 19855'10"180Ensenada, Baja California MX
Gustavo FedericoRRApril 9, 19686'0"200Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX
Miguel GonzalezRRMarch 16, 19816'0"205Guasave, Sinaloa MX
Brian HunterRLMarch 4, 19686'0"195Torrance, CA US
Eduardo JimenezLLSeptember 4, 19646'1"223Tijuana, Baja California MX
Jorge LaraRRApril 7, 19685'10"210Cotaxla, Veracruz MX
Sabino LoaizaRRAugust 7, 1970Tijuana, Baja California MX
Johan LopezRRApril 4, 19756'2"210Agua Negra, Yaracuy VE
Luis MartinezRROctober 29, 19735'9"170Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX
Jose Ramon MedinaRRFebruary 3, 19716'1"200Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Leobardo MorenoLLJune 4, 19715'11"185Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Jose MunozLLNovember 25, 19785'8"185Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Noe MuñozRRNovember 11, 19676'2"210San Cristobal, Estado de Mexico MX
Braulio NeriLLFebruary 2, 19685'10"194Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Vicente PalaciosRRJuly 19, 19636'3"165Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz MX
Sergio PalafoxRROctober 25, 19795'11"175Ensenada, Baja California MX
Cristhian PresichiRRJuly 28, 19806'3"205Mexicali, Baja California MX
Aaron QuirozRRFebruary 11, 19686'0"200Navojoa, Sonora MX
Nate ReyesLLNovember 19, 19765'10"168Guaymas, Sonora MX
Adam RiggsRROctober 4, 19726'0"195Steubenville, OH US
Alejandro RiosRRJuly 28, 19796'1"195Mexico, Distrito Federal MX
Liu RodríguezSRNovember 5, 19765'9"195Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Mike RomanoSRMarch 3, 19726'2"195New Orleans, LA US
Flavio RomeroLRAugust 1, 19795'10"165Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Marco RomeroRLOctober 6, 19676'0"231Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Willie RomeroRRAugust 5, 19746'0"170Maracay, Aragua VE
Steve SiscoRRDecember 2, 19695'10"190Thousand Oaks, CA US
Vicente VerdugoRROctober 21, 19685'9"190Guaymas, 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.




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