Cananea Reyes | |
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Manager/Coach | |
Born: Nacozari de García, Sonora, Mexico | 18 February 1937|
Died: 11 November 1991 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | (aged 54)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Career statistics | |
Win–loss record (managing) | 1,685–1,329 |
Winning percentage | .559 |
Teams | |
As manager
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the Mexican Professional | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1992 |
Benjamín "Cananea" Reyes Chávez (18 February 1937 — 11 November 1991) was a Mexican professional baseball player and manager who spent one season in 1981 as a coach for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He served as their interim manager for two games, becoming the first (and only) Mexican native to direct an MLB team.
As a manager in Mexico, Reyes led his teams to 12 league pennants and two Caribbean Series titles, and is considered one of the greatest Mexican managers in history.[1][2][3]