Tribute to Fernando Valenzuela in Caribbean Series 2025

Carlos Manrique, president of the LMP, pointed out that something special is being prepared to pay tribute to the memory of ‘Toro’.

MEXICO — The Mexican Pacific League prepare a tribute for Fernando Valenzuelawho died last October 22, which will take place during the Caribbean Series 2025 to be held in Mexicali from January 31 to February 7.

“We have several ideas and we are talking about some issues about it. We are going to have something for him (Fernando Valenzuela). It is very unfortunate that he left and I believe that no effort made in the sense of recognition will be at the level of what he represents and what he left behind for baseball and the country,” said the president of the Mexican Pacific LeagueCarlos Manrique, in the presentation of the jersey that will be worn by the team that represents Mexico in the Caribbean Series.

“Fortunately, we as a league had the opportunity to recognize him in life, with the name of the Hermosillo stadium and we are thinking about what we are going to do to honor his memory,” he added. Carlos Manriquewho does not rule out that there is a surprise jersey in honor of the legend of Etchohuaquila.

The leader then confirmed that, indeed, it is managed directly and through the Japanese Embassy in Mexico that the baseball player Shohei Ohtani be one of the great guests, but not to throw the first ball, “because you can get hurt.” He said that it is almost a fact that the Japanese ambassador Kozo Honsei will be in charge of opening the event.

The presence of a team from Japan for the first time in the Caribbean Series gives rise to the ties of union to be strengthened between the Asian country and that Mexico keep getting to know your culture.

Regarding the influx of fans Caribbean Seriessaid Carlos Manrique There is the idea that in the 14 games the stadium will be completely full. With a capacity of 17,000 fans, around 200,000 are expected to attend the park.

He added that he hopes that the Mexican team, to be defined in January, knows how to take advantage of the home field to play a great role. “There is an important factor, a mental factor. The players arrive with a different commitment. Generally Mexico “It has this big problem that we always travel in a hurry to Miami, to Venezuela, to the Dominican Republic, which are tiring trips and now that it will be at home we hope that the team arrives strong and energized after having won the final.”

He immediately recognized that the organization of the Caribbean SeriesIt is a great challenge in many ways, since “we come from two very good, very important Caribbean series: Venezuela where we had two stadiums. The famous Rinconada stadium was inaugurated, which is a stadium for 40 thousand people and also in La Guaira. We learn from everything,” he stressed.

Finally he accepted that a next series could be carried out in Montereyalthough Venezuela and Hermosillo are ahead, “and once that cycle is completed, surely in the assembly we will talk about the next cycle in Mexico which has to do with the next cycle of the confederation. Surely there will be cities very interested in being venues such as Culiacán, Guadalajara, Monterrey. And there has been talk of organizing a series in smaller cities jointly, such as a Mochis-Guasave or Obregón-Mochis.”

This Wednesday the jerseys for the Caribbean Series which are of four different styles, red, green, white and navy blue.