The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Mexican baseball legend Fernando Valenzuela and his family dropped into Guadalajara last weekend as guests of honor of the Charros de Jalisco, one of his former teams. The highlight of the visit was the unveiling of a bronze statue of the famed pitcher in the forecourt of the Pan American Baseball Stadium.
Dodger great and former Charros pitcher Fernando “El Toro” Valenzuela returns to Guadalajara this weekend as the special guest of honor for the three-game series against the Tomateros (Tomatogrowers) de Culiacan.
Guadalajara golfer Carlos Ortiz, 22, has made a bright start to his first season on the elite U.S. PGA Tour.
Last Saturday I took my seven- and nine-year-old sons to their first baseball game — the Charros de Jalisco against the Mexicali Eagles. It was my first time in a baseball stadium in more than a decade.
Top-notch equestrians from Mexico and the United States are saddling up to compete in the 70th Campeonato Nacional Charro, to be held Monday, October 27 through Sunday, November 16 at the Rancho Santa María arena in Tlajomulco de Zuñiga.
The Charros de Jalisco maintained their impressive start to the Mexican Pacific League season with a 3-0 weekend series win over Mexicali.
For baseball fans what better way is there to spend a Friday evening, or Saturday or Sunday afternoon, than scoffing hot dogs and sipping suds at a ballpark with a home team in high-octane form.
Kenyan athlete Hillary Kipchirchir Kimaiyo cruised to victory in the 30th Guadalajara marathon on Sunday, October 19. Meanwhile, the women’s race was won by the Mexican athlete Dulce María Rodríguez de la Cruz. Around 3,500 people participated in the annual event, which took the runners on a 26.2-mile-loop around Guadalajara and Zapopan.
Kenyan runner Joseph Ngetich garnered top honors at Jocotepec’s inaugural Carrera Panorámica, sailing across the finish line in the October 12 race in a time of 41 minutes, 33 seconds. His compatriot Ruth Kimutai nailed first place in the women’s field, clocking in at 46:43.
