Diablos Rojos explores sports to expand; football is on the table

Othon Díaz, executive president of the organization, spoke about the possibility of Diablos Rojos having a soccer team.
The Red Devils of Mexico They have a baseball, softball and basketball team, but they want to expand to more sports. Exclusively to AM850, Othon Díazexecutive president of the organization, shared the businesses they are exploring and made it clear that soccer is something they have on their radar.
During the listing of the Red Devils of Mexico on the Mexican Stock Exchange, Alfredo Harp Helú, president of the organization’s board of directors, confessed that his son, Santiago Harp, vice president of the same, has told him that they have to see the next step and they already have some ideas that they are thoroughly analyzing.
“I think there aren’t many professional sports. There are topics with e-games, topics that could be explored such as beach volleyball that have potential, but everything is being worked very carefully so as not to make a mistake about what we are going to take in some way as the next step,” he said. Othon Díaz to AM850.
Questioned in particular about soccer, the Devils manager was clear that it is a complex issue due to many aspects, especially due to the number of franchises that there are already in the country’s capital in that regard, since there are América, Pumas and Cruz Azul.
“(Soccer). Yes, there is Santiago’s taste for it, but it is not simple because we want to continue with the same name, many aspects and that complicates a lot. In a city where there are three franchises, it becomes practically impossible,” Othon Díaz confessed in this regard.
Meanwhile, it was clear that what they did, especially if it was football in some setting, would not be in another square in the country, since “You know that Don Alfredo has always wanted Red Devils is in Mexico (CDMX),” said the Devils executive.
Baseball rules in the capital
Othon Diaz It was clear that baseball rules in the capital and in 2024 they had more than 500 thousand fans at the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, home of the Red Devils of Mexico. In that sense, he maintained that they have a better return on investment than the soccer teams in Mexico City.
“I’m going to tell you that we are a more accessible product in price and more profitable in different ways. The ROI (Return on Investment) we bring is much higher. You start with the number of games we have. So we cover a broader market than what the other teams do,” said Díaz.
“In soccer they have a game every 15 days and Captains have their games. Today what we need is for the league as a whole to continue growing, the teams to continue to be established and for us to not just be the big team, but to have the support of fans and for the league to have greater value,” the manager stressed.