Sandoval's number 3 was retired by the Diablos Rojos del México in 2013

José Luis "Borrego" Sandoval (born 20 August 1965) is a Mexican professional baseball coach and former shortstop. He is currently the first base coach for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. As a player, Sandoval spent 23 seasons in the Mexican League, 22 of them with the Diablos Rojos del México winning the league championship in 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2008.

Career

Sandoval was born on 25 August 1968 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa and made his professional debut in the Mexican League in 1990 with the Diablos Rojos del México.[1] In 1993 he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and assigned to the Buffalo Bisons of the Triple-A American Association, where he played 65 games and recorded 48 hits, 23 runs, five home runs, 21 RBI and .230 batting average in 209 at bats.[2]

After spending the 1993 season with the Bisons, he returned to the Mexican League to play with the Diablos Rojos and won the 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2008 Mexican League championships. He spent the 1997 season playing for the Saraperos de Saltillo but played all other seasons with the Diablos Rojos until his retirement after the 2012 season.[1][3]

On 23 March 2013, the Diablos Rojos honored José Luis Sandoval by retiring his number 3.[4][5]

In 2022, Sandoval was inducted in the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame alongside Matías Carrillo, Vinicio Castilla, Eduardo Jiménez, Isidro Márquez, Barney Serrell and journalist Jorge Menéndez Torre.[6][7]

Managerial career

In November 2015, Sandoval was hired as manager of the Diablos Rojos del México for the 2016 season, replacing Miguel Ojeda.[8][9] The Diablos finished the season fifth in the North Division with a 57–54 record, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

In September 2017, Sandoval was appointed as manager of the Guerreros de Oaxaca ahead of the 2018 season, replacing Houston Jiménez.[10] The 2018 season was contested in a two-tournament format and the Guerreros finished the first tournament last in the South Division with a 22–35 record. Sandoval was fired afterward and replaced by Joe Alvarez.[11][12]

Managerial statistics

Mexican League

Year Team Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Tied Pct. Finish Won Lost Pct. Notes
2016 Diablos Rojos del México 112 57 54 1 .513 5th – – – –
2018 Guerreros de Oaxaca 57 22 35 0 .386 – – – – –
Total 169 79 89 1 .470 – – – –

References

  1. ^ a b "José Luis Sandoval el rey de las paradas cortas". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Jose Luis Sandoval Mexican, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ^ "'Borrego' Sandoval dice adiós al diamante". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Retira Diablos el 3, número del "Borrego"". El Universal Querétaro (in Spanish). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Diablos retira número 3 de Sandoval". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ^ Boada Nájera, Miguel (10 November 2022). "'Borrego' Sandoval sobre su ingreso a Salón de la Fama del Beisbol: "Es un privilegio"". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Diablos Rojos: José Luis Sandoval ingresa al Salón de la Fama". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  8. ^ "El nuevo Jefe Diablo". Milenio (in Spanish). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. ^ Boada Nájera, Miguel (30 March 2016). "Presentación de los Diablos Rojos para la temporada 2016". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  10. ^ "José Luis Sandoval nuevo Manager de los Guerreros de Oaxaca". Agencia Digital de Noticias Sureste (in Spanish). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  11. ^ "José Luis Sandoval deja el mando de Guerreros de Oaxaca". Página3 (in Spanish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Joe Álvarez, nuevo mánager de Guerreros de Oaxaca". Siete Días Oaxaca (in Spanish). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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