Ingenieros de Rincón, Gaceta de la LNP

1875-1879: Best of the Inaugurales (114-Game Era)

Some teams—admittedly, very few—went into the first season of the LNP with an idea of what they were doing. Then there’s the Ingenieros de Rincón.

Ayala, Jesús

A special edition Selección trading card for Jesús Ayala, which includes his position and birth year (as that's all that is known about him), mentions that he was chosen with the 71st pick of the 23rd round, and that his career ended with zero errors or times caught stealing.

There were 1,950 stories in La Selección. Jesús Ayala is one of them—and for those of us interested in the league’s early history, a particularly funny one.

1871: La Selección

When teams can only rely on very, very basic factors—size, speed, strength, stamina, and “smarts”—to decide which players to sign, interesting things happen.

1871: Ingenieros de Rincón

Some teams—admittedly, very few—went into the first season of the LNP with an idea of what they were doing. Then there’s the Ingenieros de Rincón.