The Scarlet Gang Writes Their Legend (Again, In Case You Were Not Paying)
Imagine the scene: a ball coming off the bat with the same ambition as our New Year’s resolutions, floating directly towards the glove of Japanese pitcher Tomohiro Anraku. Trapped Out. And so, with the elegance of someone who closes a dating app after finding a match, the Red Devils of Mexico were crowned two-time champions of the Mexican Baseball League. Yes, on the league’s centenary, the party was in CDMX and we were all invited.
Because let’s be clear, the capital loves baseball with the same intensity with which we love a good meme on Monday morning. And it has the best ball park in Latin America, Foro Sol, which for those who don’t know, is the equivalent of a Bad Bunny concert but with more shouts of “play, play!” and less reggaeton. The Scarlet Gang not only came to play, they came to give a masterclass on how to master a game without leaving room for doubt.
A Stylish Beatdown (And Many Home Runs)
The match was, basically, the sports equivalent of when you upload a story to Instagram and it goes viral in seconds: unstoppable. They broke the score in the first inning with a RB single by Julián Ornelas, and then, as if to make things clear from the beginning, José Marmolejos unleashed a home run that sent the ball into another dimension. 2-0 and the Charros de Jalisco had not even had time to warm up the bat. Waters? Rather, waters with the devilish offensive.
But wait, there’s more. In the second inning, a touch of the ball by Rio Ruiz became a Greek tragedy for the Charros thanks to an error by pitcher Eduardo Vera. And then, to top it all off, Panama’s Allen Córdoba decided it was a good time to drive in two more runs with a double. By the fifth inning, Marmolejos (who would later be named King Series MVP) hit another two-run home run, because why settle for one when you can have two?
Los Charros managed to break the zero in the eighth inning, but it was like putting a like on a post from three weeks ago: too little, too late. Manager Lorenzo Bundy’s response was to send Anraku, the season’s saves leader, to the mound, who, to be fair, did his job despite the two-run homer hit later. The final score was simply the confirmation of a perfect night for the capital’s residents.
Legacy, Dominion and Much More to Come
With this triumph in the 2025 Series of the King, the Red Devils not only celebrated their second consecutive championship, but also expanded their legacy as the most successful organization in professional sports in Mexico, with no more and no less than 18 professional crowns. That’s more titles than we have pending on our Netflix list.
In a year marked by the league’s centenary, the Devils showed that tradition and the future can coexist, and they did so with a style that mixes power, strategy and that touch of drama that we like so much. Baseball in Mexico City is more alive than ever, and if anyone doubted it, this season was the perfect reminder.
What’s next? Well, surely more victories, more home runs and more moments that will become legend. Because the Red Devils don’t just play baseball; They dominate it, reinvent it and remind us why we love this sport.
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