2002 Yucatan Leones Roster
Team Record: 60-47
Finished 2nd in the ML's Southern Division
Manager: Frank Estrada (60-47)
Location: Merida, Mexico, Mexico
Ballpark: Estadio de Beisbol Kukulcan
Attendance: 369,820, Avg. 6,913
Playoffs - Mexico City Tigres 4 games, Yucatan Leones 3
The Yucatan Leones of the Mexican League ended the 2002 season with a record of 60 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the league's Southern Division.
The Leones topped the league with just 376 runs allowed. Yucatan scored 473 runs. Fausto Cruz led the team with 19 home runs and drove in 69 runs. Luis Arredondo paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .346. Salvador Rodriguez paced the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.09 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 2002 Yucatan Leones who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Garcia, Alfredo Aceves, J. R. Phillips, Glenn Murray, Fausto Cruz and Chris Jones.
Frank Estrada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Aceves | R | R | December 8, 1982 | 6'2" | 205 | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora MX |
| Antonio Aguilera | S | R | June 13, 1963 | 196 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX | |
| Fernando Alejos | R | R | August 18, 1978 | 5'11" | 195 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Leobardo Arauz | S | R | January 18, 1977 | 5'10" | 190 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Salvador Arellano | R | R | August 9, 1982 | 5'8" | 180 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas MX |
| Luis Arredondo | L | L | December 11, 1971 | 5'7" | 185 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Sergio Atondo | R | R | April 26, 1979 | Guasave, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Pedro Camara | L | L | January 13, 1975 | 6'8" | 209 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Mike Carter | R | R | May 5, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | Vicksburg, MS US |
| Hector Castaneda | L | R | November 1, 1971 | 5'9" | 187 | Mexico, Distrito Federal MX |
| Francisco Cervera | R | R | December 3, 1968 | 5'8" | 215 | Leon, Guanajuato MX |
| Hector Chavarria | R | R | May 15, 1981 | 5'9" | 165 | Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX |
| Carlos Chavez | R | R | August 25, 1972 | 6'1" | 210 | El Paso, TX US |
| Fausto Cruz | R | R | May 1, 1972 | 5'10" | 165 | Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi DO |
| Marco Antonio Cruz | R | R | August 25, 1969 | 6'1" | 220 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Bernardo Cuervo | R | R | April 4, 1972 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca MX | ||
| Arnoldo Duenas | R | R | December 17, 1979 | 6'3" | 181 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| Ramon Espinoza | R | R | ||||
| Ignacio Flores | R | R | May 8, 1975 | 5'11" | 196 | La Paz, Baja California Sur MX |
| Mike Garcia | R | R | May 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 220 | Riverside, CA US |
| Jesus Gavia | R | R | June 9, 1971 | 6'0" | 203 | Sahuayo, Michihoacan MX |
| Jesus Gonzalez | R | R | June 2, 1973 | 6'1" | 179 | El Seibo, DO |
| Said Gutierrez | R | R | March 26, 1980 | 5'10" | 215 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Kory Hartman | R | R | March 15, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Springfield, CO US |
| Chris Jones | R | R | December 16, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Utica, NY US |
| German Leyva | L | R | September 27, 1967 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Augusto Martinez | S | R | ||||
| Oswaldo Morejon | R | R | August 4, 1978 | 5'9" | 195 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Glenn Murray | R | R | November 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 225 | Manning, SC US |
| Luis Navarro | R | R | September 24, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Sacramento, MX |
| Rodolfo Navarro | R | R | December 17, 1982 | 6'2" | 191 | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua MX |
| Wilbert Ortega | L | L | August 31, 1977 | 5'10" | 216 | Merida, Yucatan MX |
| Ricardo Osuna | R | R | February 7, 1963 | 196 | Cardenas, Sinaloa MX | |
| Carlos Pacho | R | R | July 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 215 | Oxkutzcab, Yucatan MX |
| Juan Pacho | R | R | April 8, 1963 | 5'10" | 150 | Yucatan, MX |
| Juan Manuel Palafox | R | R | August 15, 1961 | 6'2" | 225 | Penitas, MX |
| Edison Payro | L | L | ||||
| Omar Pesqueira | R | R | August 8, 1979 | 6'1" | 180 | Caborca, Sonora MX |
| J. R. Phillips | L | L | April 29, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | West Covina, CA US |
| Roberto Pimentel | L | L | January 20, 1963 | 5'10" | 180 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Jesus Rios | R | R | September 1, 1963 | 5'10" | 195 | Espinal, Oaxaca MX |
| Oscar Rivera | L | R | November 18, 1975 | 5'7" | 165 | Guaymas, Sonora MX |
| Salvador Rodriguez | L | R | December 20, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit MX |
| Heriberto Salas | R | R | December 28, 1976 | 5'9" | 180 | Veracruz, Veracruz MX |
| Carlos Salazar | ||||||
| Alonso Tellez | R | R | September 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Oswaldo Verdugo | R | R | April 4, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Ahome, Sinaloa MX |
| Mike Warner | L | L | May 9, 1971 | 5'10" | 170 | Lakewood, NJ US |
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.
