Red Sox vs Sultans: Mexico wants to continue surprising MLB
Boston Red Sox visits Mexico for the first time, a situation to show Mexican passion, growth and stadiums
The Boston Red Sox They are one of the most representative franchises of Major League Baseball (MLB). With more than a century of history, they will visit Mexico for the first time to play a two -game series against Monterrey Sultans.
The effort of the office MLB in Mexicoas well as Sultans It was capital and many parts were involved so that these games were a reality.
The most recent visit of a franchise of this caliber was only in 2024, when the New York Yankees They came to Mexico City for two exhibition games against the Red Devils of Mexico, all due to the work of Alfredo Harp Helú, owner of the pingos, because it was a dream that was born on a birthday of the Mexican businessman.
Now, with the Red Soxthe dream was not birthday, but to show how good things can do things Sultans and show yourself to the world. They only needed the reflectors to be placed at the right time and have a stadium like the Sultan Palace was very helpful.
“I think that having built the stadium of Monterrey It was a spearhead so that we could bring equipment from Major Leagues to Mexico”, Recognized José ‘Pepe’ Maiz, owner of the Sultans, in an interview with AM850.
The Regiomontano stadium was that spearhead, which Maiz speaks, so that the baseball of the great tent was set in Mexico And he arrived in Latin America in 1996, when they housed a series of three games between the San Diego Parents and the New York Mets.
Since then, the presentations of organizations of Major Leagues in Mexico. Teams such as Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Arizona Cardinals, La Angels or San Francisco Giants have stepped on national territory.
“The truth is that it is necessary to have the first, and then it is already much, much easier,” he acknowledged in a talk with AM850Rodrigo Fernández, director of the office of MLB in Mexico and Latin America.
“I think the will of all teams of Major Leagues And the interest in coming to Mexico It is very, very high. I think that has made everyone’s work much easier and in the future I see many more games of this type in Mexico”Added the manager.
With a complete, or at least almost complete roster, is the perfect opportunity to see some of the best players in Boston Red Soxwho will find a unique hobby like Mexican and first level facilities.
“What we are going to see Monday and Tuesday there. It is an event where Red Sox They will be surprised by the stadium, the environment, but also from the facilities. I think they will carry a very good mouth taste and realize that the installed capacity for baseball in Mexico Every day improves more, ”said Fernández about what the Sultans.
Monterrey, with world classic atmosphere
In his experience as the person in charge of the office of the MLB in Mexico And Latin America, Rodrigo Fernández knows what the fan offers in the south of the United States border and is a unique flavor that makes experience even more pleasant.
“The way baseball is lived in Mexico It is different from what they live in the United States. And it is closer, more similar to what happens in the World Baseball Classic. More noise, more atmosphere, ”said the Mexican manager.
“I do not want to say (that exists) more passion, because in the United States there is a lot of passion, but you live differently, a more festive atmosphere, it could be said. And that likes players a lot and surprises them a lot. I think that experience is also very enriching,” said Fernández.
‘Pepe’ Maiz is proud to be one of the longest presidents in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) and has helped him build confidence not only in the fan, but in the players and organizations of other countries, a situation that helps to trust Mexico and in the Sultans.
“I feel very happy because they are already 42 years. This is my 43rd season as president of SultansI think I am the one that I have been as president of a club in the Mexican League And that makes me pleasure, ”said the regiomontano businessman.
Why did Boston Red Sox choose Monterrey prior to MLB start?
Boston Red Sox The regular season begins against the Texas Rangers as visitors, which facilitated the choice of trip to Monterrey For the series against Sultans. The capital of Nuevo León is at an hour of flight from Arlington, Texas, where is the Globe Life Field and will start season of Major Leagues.
“I think they took advantage of that situation to come here to finish their preparation games and one day after they play here they travel to play there against the Rangers. These will be their last two preparation games, so already practically ready to start their season too,” said Maiz a AM850.
Ball parks have gradually improving in Mexico And the examples of the Alfredo Harp Helú stadium and the Mobil Super stadium are the clearest. From the office of MLB They know that there are good facilities at the level of Major Leagues And that falls in love with organizations.
“They will see that there is perhaps a difference with the best stages of Major Leaguesbut on the average we are already very close, especially on the subject of the players, the clubhouse and all the facilities that a team needs to have the greatest comforts. I think that’s the first thing to be surprised, ”he said Rodrigo Fernández.
