Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría, (14 August 1913 – 14 October 1981) was a Mexican

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player who pitched primarily in the

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Career

As a child, Echeverría played for the team of the Talamante School in his hometown of

Navojoa Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of the state. The city is the administrative seat of Navojoa Municipality, located in the Mayo River (Mexico), ...

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. In 1935, he was a part of the Sonora Baseball Team. Echeverría played on the

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that competed at the

1938 Central American and Caribbean Games The fourth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital city of Panama at Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Estadio Olímpico Nacional. These games were held 3 years after the last games, this was to get the games ...

in Panama City, registering two hits in three at-bats. He played in the Liga de la Costa with

Naranjeros de Hermosillo The Naranjeros de Hermosillo () are a professional baseball team based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators. ...

and Mayos de Navojoa, where he recorded 82 wins and 54 losses. He had his most success with

Águilas de Mexicali The Águilas de Mexicali () are a professional baseball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Nido de los Águilas also known simply as "El Nido" (The Nest ...

in the Sunset League, where he recorded 69 wins and 21 losses over four years. In 1951, he went 28–8 with 333

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s and a 2.74

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, earning himself the league's most valuable player award. Echeverría also played for Cafeteros de Córdoba,

Industriales de Monterrey The Industriales de Monterrey (English: ''Monterrey Industrials'') were a professional baseball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, the team participated in the Mexican League from 1990 to 1994. History The team was established in 1989, when t ...

, Alijadores de Tampico,

Azules de Veracruz The Azules de Veracruz (English: Veracruz Blues) were a professional baseball team that played in the Mexican League from 1940 to 1951. Originally from Veracruz, Mexico, the team relocated to Mexico City shortly after its foundation, while keeping ...

, Ángeles de Puebla,

Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (English: Two Laredos Owls), formerly known as the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo (English: Nuevo Laredo Owls), are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The Tecolotes are a binational baseball team, spli ...

, Tuneros de San Luis and

Diablos Rojos del México The Diablos Rojos del Mexico (English: Mexico Red Devils) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Mexico City, Mexico. The team was founded in 1940 by Salvador Lutteroth and Ernesto Carmona. The Diablos Rojos play their ho ...

of the

Death

Echeverría died on 14 October 1981, while playing a softball match in the Municipal Stadium of

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. The following year, he was inducted into the

Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame The Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in English, Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame), commonly called the Salón de la Fama (Hall of Fame) is a baseball hall of fame and museum located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, inaugurated on 10 ...

. The Mayos de Navojoa stadium is named after him.

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1913 births 1981 deaths Baseball players from Navojoa Diablos Rojos del México players Mayos de Navojoa players Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games {{mexico-baseball-pitcher-stub