2000 Veracruz Aguila Roster
Team Record: 61-58
Finished 3rd in the ML's South Division
Manager: Rolando Camarero (61-58)
Location: Veracruz, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Parq Deportivo Veracruzano
Attendance: 146,708, Avg. 2,466
Playoffs - Mexico City Diablos Rojos 4 games, Veracruz Aguila 2
The Veracruz Aguila of the Mexican League ended the 2000 season with a record of 61 wins and 58 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Aguila plated 626 runs and yielded 616 runs. Rod Brewer paced Veracruz with 24 home runs, while Omar Garcia and Pedro Mere walloped 15 or more also. Omar Garcia drove in 93 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .331. Leobardo Meza led the squad with 11 wins, and Luis Fernando Morales recorded a 2.04 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 2000 Veracruz Aguila who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Julio Valera, Jesús Tavárez and Rod Brewer.
Rolando Camarero served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Eloy Arano | S | R | March 5, 1974 | 6'3" | 215 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Guillermo Armenta | S | R | October 26, 1974 | Parral, Chihuahua MX | ||
Carlos Bolado | L | R | June 28, 1978 | Xalapa, Veracruz MX | ||
Rod Brewer | L | L | February 24, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | Eustis, FL US |
Jorge Cancino | ||||||
Alejandro Carrasco | R | R | May 29, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | Guerrero Negro, MX |
Lino Connell | S | R | March 12, 1972 | 6'2" | 170 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
Marco Antonio Cruz | R | R | August 25, 1969 | 6'1" | 220 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
David Dominguez | ||||||
Omar Garcia | R | R | November 16, 1971 | 6'0" | 188 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Erubiel Gonzalez | R | R | June 13, 1979 | 5'11" | 205 | Rodriguez Clara, Veracruz MX |
Calixto Herrera | R | January 5, 1966 | 196 | Poza Rica, Veracruz MX | ||
Christian Herrera | R | R | April 9, 1982 | 5'11" | 180 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes MX |
Francisco Huerta | R | R | September 4, 1978 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX | ||
Luis Iglesias | R | R | February 3, 1967 | 6'3" | 210 | Panama, Panama PA |
German Leyva | L | R | September 27, 1967 | 5'11" | 187 | |
Octavio Leyva | L | R | December 13, 1980 | 5'8" | 165 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
Gilberto Lopez | R | R | May 25, 1975 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
Nain Lopez | L | L | August 2, 1976 | 6'2" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
Juan Luevano | R | R | July 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 240 | Chayote Tepezala, Aguascalientes MX |
Jesus Martinez | ||||||
Noe Mata | R | R | November 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | Puebla, MX |
Omar Mendoza | R | R | March 19, 1979 | Barrio de la Soledad, Oaxaca MX | ||
Pedro Mere | R | R | July 15, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Medellin de Bravo, Veracruz MX |
Alfredo Meza | S | R | November 8, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
Leobardo Meza | R | R | January 11, 1969 | Guamuchil, Sinaloa MX | ||
Daniel Montanez | ||||||
Eleazar Mora | L | L | April 2, 1972 | 5'10" | 175 | Potrero, Veracruz MX |
Luis Fernando Morales | L | L | May 20, 1978 | 5'10" | 185 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Eduardo Neri | L | L | August 29, 1971 | 5'7" | 175 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
Antonio Ortega | R | R | ||||
Joel Pena | R | R | October 13, 1975 | 5'9" | 175 | Ignacio de la Llave, Veracruz MX |
Lorenzo Retes | L | July 17, 1965 | 196 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX | ||
Oscar Rivera | L | R | November 18, 1975 | 5'7" | 165 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
Aaron Royster | R | R | November 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
Dan Soto | R | R | January 21, 1974 | 6'2" | 185 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
Jesús Tavárez | S | R | March 26, 1971 | 6'0" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jorge Trujillo | R | R | September 23, 1980 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX | ||
Alejandro Uzcanga | R | February 25, 1975 | Tierra Blanca, Veracruz MX | |||
Julio Valera | R | R | October 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 185 | Aguadilla, PR |
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.