Central League (baseball)
El Paso Diablos Join Central League
Spent the Last Six Seasons as the Double-A Affiliate
of the Arizona Diamondbacks
The El Paso Diablos, which had been a part of the
Texas League since 1972, was officially welcomed in as
the eighth team of the Central Baseball League on Tues.,
Nov. 9 at the Independent Baseball League Meetings in
Atlantic City, N.J. They will replace the Amarillo
Dillas in the upcoming season.
The Diablos will be owned by a group headed by David
Pearlman of El Paso. A Director of Baseball Operations
and a manager will be hired in the next few weeks for
the CBL's newest expansion team.
The Diablos will play all its home games at Cohen
Stadium, which seats 10,000 fans making it the largest
stadium in all of independent baseball. Opened in 1990,
the stadium features a 20-foot high outfield fence and
it is 410 feet to straightaway centerfield.
The city of El Paso has a long history of baseball
dating back to 1915 when it was part of the Rio Grande
Association. For the past six years, it has served as
the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"We are excited about the El Paso market," stated
Commissioner Miles Wolff. "It's a great city and will
make the Central Baseball League that much stronger."
The Central Baseball League is an eight-team
independent league with teams in Pensacola, Fla.;
Jackson, Miss.; Shreveport, La.; Ft. Worth, Texas; San
Angelo, Texas; Edinburg, Texas; and Coastal Bend
(Robstown), Texas. This is the 12th season for the
league. It was originally formed as the Texas-Louisiana
League in 1994 and became the Central Baseball League in
2002. The 2005 season gets underway on May 5.
This article was taken from
www.centralleaguebaseball.com. All rights
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