Piratas de Sabinas

The Piratas de Sabinas joined the Mexican League as an expansion team in 1971 and were assigned to the North Division with the following teams: Algodoneros de Unión Laguna, Alijadores de Tampico, Broncos de Reynosa, Saraperos de Saltillo and Sultanes de Monterrey. For their first season, the Piratas hired Arnoldo Castro and Rodolfo Sandoval amongst others. The team made is debut in the Mexican League against the Saraperos de Saltillo in the Estadio de Béisbol David Yutani in Sabinas.^[1][2]

The club had three losing seasons during its time in the Mexican League. In 1971, they finished with 62–83 record; in 1972, they went 62–76; and in 1973, their final season, they posted a 51–81 record, never qualifying for the playoffs.

The team folded after the 1973 season and was replaced by the Mineros de Coahuila for the 1974 season. The Mineros played their inaugural game in Sabinas on 21 March 1974 before relocating to Monclova two days later, on 23 March, where they currently play as the Acereros.^[3]