The Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball will return to Tucson in October, with four Mexican Pacific League teams and the Arizona Wildcats squaring off over four days.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Yaquis de Obregon, Aguilas de Mexicali, and Mayos de Navojoa will play at Kino Stadium as they prepare for the start of their seasons. The Wildcats traditionally use their Mexican Baseball Fiesta game as a way to stay sharp during fall ball.
UA coach Chip Hale called playing in the Mexican Baseball Fiesta is “an honor.” “It is a great event for our program to be associated with,” he said. “The baseball passion of Tucson is on full display and our players get to be a part of it.”
Hale made his UA coaching debut in last year’s Fiesta, leading the Wildcats against Obregon. This year, the Wildcats take on Hermosillo on Oct. 6, the opening night of the four-day exhibition.
More matchups will be announced shortly. La Brissa, a Sonoran band, will perform following the Oct. 9 doubleheader.
“The Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta has become one of the top entertainment/baseball events on the Tucson calendar,” said Mike Feder, president of the event. Feder called the Fiesta “the largest Hispanic sporting event in Tucson every year.”
Tickets for the four-day event will go on sale starting later this month. Advance tickets are $20 for box seats, $15 for general admission, and $8 for kids, seniors and the military.
Photos: University of Arizona vs Obregon, Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta
University of Arizona's right fielder Kyle Casper slides in to catch a sinking liner by Obregon's Tiago De Silva in the second inning of their game as the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta wraps up at Kino Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
Obregon's Alvarado Orpinela second baseman Herman Sebastian makes a twisting catch in front of shortstop Marco Antonio Guzman Aguilar on a flare into shallow right field by Arizona's Jacob Shaver to end the Wildcat third at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta wraps up at Kino Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
University of Arizona's Jacob Shaver gets the tag late as Obregon's Daniel Esteban Morales Zamorano gets to third from first on a teammate's RBI double in the sixth inning of their game at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta wraps up at Kino Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
University of Arizona's shortstop Nik McClaughry makes a backhand stop on a sharp grounder by Obregon's Carlos Armand Pacheco del los Santos for the second out in the seventh inning of their game at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta wraps up at Kino Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
University of Arizona's shortstop Nik McClaughry can't handle the throw from first as Obregon's Harris Alonzo takes third from second on a ground out to first in the third inning of their game at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta wraps up at Kino Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021. Harris ended scoring to make it 5-3 Yaquis.
University of Arizona left fielder Tyler Casagrande gets backed up to the fence by Obregon's Jose Carlos Urena Mendivil to end the Yaqui fifth at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Kino Stadium on Oct. 3, 2021.
UA second baseman Luis Tuero can’t handle the throw as Obregon’s Herman Sebastian Alvarado Orpinela swipes second base in the fifth inning of their game at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta at Kino Stadium. The Wildcats lost the exhibition 10-3.
University of Arizona's George Arias Jr. deals in the early going against Obregon at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
Obregon's Jesus Armando Araiza Romero gets in some band work in the dugout during the Yaqui's game against Arizona at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
Mayos de Navojoa third baseman takes it on the chin fielding a hopping ground ball by a Mexicali batter off his glove at the Vamos a Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta, Tucson, Ariz., October 3, 2021.
