Baseball is a sport exciting, dynamic and interesting. Is said to be derived from the English sports rounders and cricket, having its origin in the United States. General Abner Doubleday is considered by many as the father of baseball. While some differ, the Mills Commission points out as the creator of the first diagram of a baseball diamond and the first rules, event which took place in 1839, in Farmer Phinney in Cooperstown, New York.

Baseball arrived in Mexico from the past century, however there is no certainty on the place and date of arrival in our country. There are several versions that are given with the country's modernization and the arrival of Americans in the last two decades of the nineteenth century who came to do business, build railroads, or to advise companies that began their development, and with them the Baseball was introduced in Aztec soil.

The Mexican League has had three stages, the first of which covers from 1925 to 1937, being played almost exclusively in Mexico City, the second was in 1937 when he began the compilation of statistics, until 1954, and finally the third, 1955 , when it enters the Organized Baseball, to date.

On July 6, 1945 born Mexican Pacific League, was given the official announcement of their integration in Hermosillo, Sonora. Its founders were Teodoro Mariscal, Enrique Batiz Pena, Florencio Zaragoza, Rogelio Rodriguez, Juan Chavez Etchegoyen and Fernando Ortiz. In its early years was known as the League of the Pacific Coast. The Mexican Pacific League has had two stages. The first covers the years from 1945 to 1958 and the second from 1958 to date.

In 2010 is the 70th anniversary of the Red Devils as members of the Mexican League, where games are played 7.743, of which 4.643 are 3.633 triumphs defeats with 61 league, not including playoffs or Finals Series.

A beautiful story I have written eight presidents, 36 managers and hundreds of players. Some just came to devils, some to Hell, the least more Diablos. But the important thing is that all have helped shape the spirit of struggle for the triumph which characterizes all who wear the uniform red color for the team from Mexico City Reds symbolizes the passion, commitment and courage to to emerge victorious.

In addition to players, a very important factor to maintain the warrior tradition in the field, have been the enthusiastic fans from the stands transmit their insatiable thirst for victory, do not stop with their batons of breath and never give up.

The Mexican Postal Service, Correos de Mexico, in 2010 begins with the issue of postage stamps "Baseball in Mexico", whose design included three players from the Diablos Rojos of Mexico: Jose Luis Sandoval, Miguel  Ojeda  and Roberto Saucedo.

 

DESIGNER: JOSÉ IGNACIO ZÁRATE HUIZAR

TECHNIQUE: FOTOGRAFÍA Y COMPOSICIÓN POR COMPUTADORA

INKS USED: CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW, BLACK AND SECURITY INK

TYPE OF PRINTING: OFFSET

SIZE: SOUVENIR SHEET OF 16 X 9.5 cm, WITH 3 INTERNAL STAMPS 40 X 40 MM EACH

DRILLING: COMB 13

LEAVES WITH: 3 STAMPS

PAPER: WHITE MATT COUCH, ONE SIDE OF 110 g/m2 GLUED

PRINTED BY PRINTING STAMP WORKSHOPS AND VALUES

DRAFT: 100,000 SOUVENIR SHEETS STAMPS WITH THREE DIFFERENT

YEAR: 2010

FACE VALUE: $ 7.00 (STAMPS, THREE OF $ 7.00 EACH)