Monterrey / 10.11.2024 12:42:45
The former Puerto Rican catcher, Robinson Cancel will assume the position of manager with the Sultanes de Monterrey for the rest of the 2024-25 season of the Mexican Pacific Leagueit was reported this Sunday.
Sultanes changes manager in the LMP
Cancel will join the Gray Ghosts this Tuesday in the capital of Sonora as they begin a three-game series against defending champions Naranjeros de Hermosillo.
48 years old, Cancel played for the Monterrey team in the 2012 campaign of the Mexican Baseball League.
Robinson becomes the fourth strategist in the history of the Sultanes in the winter, after Homar Rojas, Jerry Álvarez and Vinicio Castilla, in addition to Erick Rodríguez having directed two games against Mazatlán on an interim basis.
Who is Robinson Cancel? New manager of Sultanes
As an active player, Cancel had four seasons of experience in Major League Baseball, with the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets and Houston Astros.
In an example of perseverance, he debuted in 1999 with the Brewers, returning to the Major Leagues nine years later, with the Mets.
After two decades on the playing field, he has had experience as a manager directing the Tomateros de Culiacán and Cañeros de Los Mochis in the Pacific League.
With the cherry team from the capital of Sinaloa he advanced to the playoffs where they were eliminated in the semifinals.
Cancel has managed in the Minor Leagues with branch teams of the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies.
The Sultans are in last place in the standings. When there are 10 games remaining in the first round, the goal is to climb the ladder, in addition to having a winning balance in the second round.
