Conspiradores de Querétaro

Conspiradores de Querétaro
Information
LeagueMexican League
LocationHuimilpan, Querétaro
BallparkEstadio Finsus
Established2022
ColorsPurple, black and white
     
ManagerJosé Offerman

The Conspiradores de Querétaro (English: Querétaro Conspirators) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Huimilpan in the Metropolitan Area of Querétaro. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Conspiradores, with a capacity of 6,000 people. The team debuted in the 2024 Mexican League season.

History

The Conspiradores de Querétaro were established on 8 November 2022 and officially presented that same day in Querétaro City. Despite historically hosting several professional sports such as football club Querétaro F.C., basketball team Libertadores de Querétaro and American football team Gallos Negros de Querétaro, Querétaro have never had a professional baseball team.[1][2]

Purple, black and white were chosen as the club's colors and it was announced that the team would start play in 2024 and that a baseball specific stadium would be built to host the Conspiradores. The Conspiradores name references Querétaro's role as a meeting place for early figures in the Mexican independence movement.[3]

In November 2023, the Mexican League held an expansion draft, where the Conspiradores and the Dorados de Chihuahua, the two expansion teams for the 2024 season, picked 18 players from the other Mexican League franchises. Conspiradores selected Matt Clark, Iván Salas and Casey Coleman, amongst others.[4][5]

In February 2024, José Offerman joined the Conspiradores as the team's manager.[6]

Stadium

Initially, it was announced that the new stadium would be built in the El Marqués municipality, near the Querétaro Intercontinental Airport.[1] Nevertheless, in April 2023, works began in the Huimilpan municipality for the Estadio Conspiradores. The stadium will have a capacity of 6,000 seated spectators and 96 boxes and it was expected to be finished before the beginning of the 2024 season in April.[7][8] However, the stadium was not ready for the beginning of the 2024 season due to delays in the construction, meaning that the Conspiradores will play their home inaugural series against Guerreros de Oaxaca in the Estadio Hermanos Serdán in Puebla City.[9][10]

On 11 April 2024, Conspiradores announced that Finsus, a financial services enterprise, had acquired the naming rights for the stadium for a three year period, during which the stadium will be known as Estadio Finsus.[11]

Roster

Conspiradores de Querétaro roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 32 Sebastián Lizárraga
  • 20 Miguel Ojeda Jr.
  •  7 Carlos Paulino
  • 44 Alí Solís

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  • -- Sil Campusano (coach)
  • -- Dionys César (coach)
  • -- Emigdio López (coach)
  • -- Yoan Carlos Pedroso (coach)


7-day injured list

~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated July 6, 2024
 Transactions
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References

  1. ^ a b "LMB: Arranca la historia de los Conspiradores de Querétaro". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ Furlong, Irving (8 November 2022). "Conspiradores de Querétaro: Lo que debes saber del nuevo equipo de LMB". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "LMB: ¡Es un hecho! Liga Mexicana muestra avances de estadio de nuevo equipo". Al Bat (in Spanish). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "LMB: Draft de expansión para Conspiradores y Dorados". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ Arellano, Marcos (22 November 2023). "Se arman los Conspiradores". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ González, Francisco (6 February 2024). "Conspiradores de Querétaro ya tiene manager, es José Offerman". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ González, Francisco (15 July 2023). "Avanza construcción del estadio de Conspiradores de Querétaro". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ González, Francisco (11 May 2023). "Palcos del estadio Conspiradores cuestan más de 3 MDP". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ Sandoval, Juan Carlos (20 March 2024). "Retrasos en obras obligan a Conspiradores de Querétaro a jugar en Puebla". El Fildeo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ Zamora, Antonio (21 March 2024). "Conspiradores jugarán de local en el Hermanos Serdán". Crónica Puebla (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. ^ "LMB: El Estadio Finsus será el hogar de los Conspiradores de Querétaro". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.