The D-backs and Rockies played on the most picturesque field for the Mexico Series
This weekend, the D-backs and Rockies headed down to Monterrey for the first of three series that will take place in Mexico this year. Surely the first thing you'll notice when checking out the game is how absolutely gorgeous the view was. Just look at the Cerro de la Silla looming over the field like heaven on earth:
The #MéxicoSeries provides quite the backdrop. ⛰ pic.twitter.com/HEn2FjXlPd
— MLB (@MLB) March 10, 2019
But the view wasn't the only reason to tune in. After all, there were tacos! Delicious, delicious tacos.
Mexico, tacos, dbacks? .. yes please! @MLB_Mexico #MéxicoSeries ⚾️ lets go @Dbacks !! pic.twitter.com/L53V61FYCP
— Victor Angel (@victorconestilo) March 10, 2019
The field looked sharp. Check out the gorgeous logo drawing on the colors of the Mexican flag:
Play ball! #MéxicoSeries pic.twitter.com/6oY6MX1Er6
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) March 10, 2019
Monterrey baseball fans got to see Major League action up close:
Theres nothing like MLB baseball. @Rockies , please, don't make me wait another 20 years to see you here. #MéxicoSeries #MexicoSeries pic.twitter.com/76bb2pwAgt
— Felipe Guerrero (@Pipeman92) March 9, 2019
Luis Gonzalez made the trip:
How crazy is baseball 29yrs later @Dbacks playing in Monterrey , Mexico and I run into my winter ball manager (Joel Serna) from playing on Los Potros de Tijuana back in 1990. #greatmemories pic.twitter.com/bM74osmcpp
— Luis Gonzalez (@Luisgonzo20) March 11, 2019
Vinny Castilla, the all-time Mexican home run leader in the Majors, was on hand for the festivities:
Vinny Castilla is a legend in Mexico. He’s an icon in Colorado. It’s good to be Vinicio this week in Monterrey. #MexicoSeries https://t.co/D84RjhQxhp pic.twitter.com/tTUhlk7CWk
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) March 10, 2019
He got to throw out the first pitch, too:
La leyenda de México Vinny Castilla! pic.twitter.com/1c7HGfydEt
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 10, 2019
Oh yeah, and there was a game to play.
Roberto Ramos, who hails from Hermosillo and smashed 32 homers in the Minors last year, snuck one over the left-field fence in Saturday's game:
Hitting your first home run of the spring? Great.
— MLB (@MLB) March 10, 2019
Hitting it in your home country? Even better. #MéxicoSeries pic.twitter.com/bLOXjEdCWz
¡That’s a RAMOS JONRÓN! 💪 pic.twitter.com/dwgpBjjYa7
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 10, 2019
The Rockies went on to win, 5-1, and I'm sorry, but just look at this view again. It looks like something out of a fantasy novel:
baseball sky > any other sky pic.twitter.com/vJuJyq3CIW
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) March 10, 2019
Sunday's game featured this to-the-very-back-of-the-concourse home run from Ildemaro Vargas.
.@ildemaro_tigre put the accent on the #MéxicoSeries. 😯 pic.twitter.com/1fps6p1PCd
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) March 11, 2019
That helped the D-backs to a 5-2 win in the second game.The fans didn't seem to care who won or lost, though. Because this was a baseball party:
One of the best things about covering a baseball game in Mexico is that you can never really tell if the home team won or lost. Some of the best fans in the world.#MexicoSeries pic.twitter.com/xm7taf91Yq
— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) March 11, 2019
We'll now be anxiously waiting for the Reds and Cardinals to head to Monterrey for two regular-season games on April 13-14.
Michael Clair writes for MLB.com. He spends a lot of time thinking about walk-up music and believes stirrup socks are an integral part of every formal outfit.
