Tomás Arroyo

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|position = Pitcher / Coach

|birth_date = {{birth date|1921|9|19|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|5|27|1926|12|19|df=yes}}

|death_place = Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

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|throws = Right

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Mexican League Rookie of the Year (1947)

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|hoflink = Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame

|hoftype = Mexican Professional

|hofdate = 1981

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Tomás Arroyo Valladares (19 September 1921 – 27 May 1993) was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher and coach. Arroyo played 13 seasons in the Mexican League and 14 seasons for the Tomateros de Culiacán in the Mexican Pacific League, then known as Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (Pacific Coast League). He was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.

Career

Arroyo was born on 19 September 1921 in Monterrey, Nuevo León. He made his professional debut in the Mexican League in 1946 with the Alijadores de Tampico. The next year, he played in 41 games and posted a 3.95 ERA, winning the Rookie of the Year Award.{{cite web|title=Un 9 de diciembre pero de 1926 nace Tomás Arroyo|url=https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/post/un-9-de-diciembre-pero-de-1926-nace-tom%C3%A1s-arroyo|website=Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano|date=9 December 2021|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Fausto|last=Castaños|title=Tomás Arroyo, ídolo de todos los tiempos|url=https://www.debate.com.mx/opinion/Fausto-Castanos-Calentando-Tomas-Arroyo-idolo-de-todos-los-tiempos-20200526-0334.html|website=Debate|date=26 May 2020|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}} In 1948 he was the winning pitcher of the Mexican League All Star Game played in Parque Delta, where the Mexicans defeated the Foreigners 3–2.{{cite web|title=Tomás Arroyo, un pitcher de respeto|url=https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/post/tom%C3%A1s-arroyo-un-pitcher-de-respeto|website=Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano|date=2 December 2022|access-date=2 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|first=José Félix|last=Martínez|title=Jueves de efemérides del beisbol|url=https://vanguardia.com.mx/deportes/jueves-de-efemerides-del-beisbol-AX743020|website=Vanguardia|date=16 September 2021|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}

He briefly played for the Azules de Veracruz in 1948. In 1949 he joined Unión Laguna de Torreón and in 1950 he helped the team win the 1950 Mexican League championship posting 18 wins.{{cite web|first=Tomás|last=Morales|title=Unión Laguna y el título de 1950|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-110689194|website=MiLB.com|date=27 February 2015|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|first=Enrique|last=Kerlegand|title=La época de oro de Unión Laguna en la LMB|url=https://www.milb.com/news/la-epoca-de-oro-de-union-laguna-en-la-lmb-310626870|website=MiLB.com|date=9 September 2019|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}} In 1954 he played six games with the Tampa Smokers of the Florida International League. Later, he was signed by the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo. In 1958 he played with the Leones de Yucatán and in 1959 with El Águila de Veracruz. He also played 14 seasons in the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico for the Tomateros de Culiacán.{{cite web|title=Inmortales 80–82|url=https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/inmortales-80-82|website=Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|title=La Liga de la Costa del Pacífico IV Temporada 1948-1949|url=https://www.historiadehermosillo.com/htdocs/BASEBALLCOSTA/costa/1948-1949/LALIGADE.htm|website=Historia de Hermosillo|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}

After his retirement as a player, he settled in Culiacán. In November 1969, he began working as a coach for the baseball team of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), transforming the program into a collegiate powerhouse. He stepped down in 1992.

Arroyo died on 27 May 1993 in Culiacán, aged 66.{{cite web|title=Un 27 de mayo pero de 1993 muere Tomás Arroyo|url=https://www.salondelafamadelbeisbolmexicano.com/post/un-27-de-mayo-pero-de-1993-muere-tom%C3%A1s-arroyo|website=Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano|date=27 May 2022|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}

Legacy

Arroyo was enshrined into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1981, alongside Chico García, Apolinar Pulido and umpire Salvador Castro.

One of the baseball fields of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, with a capacity of 1000 seated spectators, is named in honor of Arroyo.{{cite web|title=Dirección General de Deportes|url=https://aguilas.uas.edu.mx/?seccion=campos_deportivos|website=aguilas.uas.edu.mx|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|title=Águilas UAS ya cuenta con su academia de beisbol|url=https://aguilas.uas.edu.mx/?seccion=noticias¬icia=4307|website=aguilas.uas.edu.mx|date=19 January 2023|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}{{cite web|title=Con cuadrangular en Ciudad Universitaria, comienza la Academia UAS de beisbol|url=https://oem.com.mx/elsoldesinaloa/deportes/con-cuadrangular-en-ciudad-universitaria-comienza-la-academia-uas-de-beisbol-18489078|website=El Sol de Sinaloa|date=21 November 2024|access-date=7 February 2025|language=es}}

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Category:1921 births

Category:1996 deaths

Category:Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players

Category:Alijadores de Tampico players

Category:Azules de Veracruz players

Category:Baseball players from Monterrey

Category:El Águila de Veracruz players

Category:Leones de Yucatán players

Category:Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees

Category:Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States

Category:Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award winners

Category:Tampa Smokers players

Category:Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players