Francisco "Paquín" Estrada Soto is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 player for the New York Mets

New York Mets

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. Estrada, a catcher, appeared in one game for the Mets in . Estrada is the current manager of the Chihuahua Dorados in the Mexican League (Summer), Hermosillo Naranjeros in the Mexican Pacific League(Winter). In addition, he is the manager of the Mexico national baseball team

Mexico national baseball team

The Mexico national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Mexico in international tournaments. They are currently the eighth ranked baseball team in the world.-Pan American Games:*1951 Bronze Medal *1963 Bronze Medal...

 for the World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

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.

In the United States, he is probably best known for being part of the trade that sent Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan

Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. , nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers....

 and three others, including Estrada, to the California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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 for Jim Fregosi

Jim Fregosi

James Louis Fregosi is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played from 1961–1978 for four different teams, primarily the Los Angeles and California Angels. In that franchise's first eleven years of play, he became its first star as the team's...

. However, he is one of the biggest stars in the history of Mexican baseball. While he played in just one game in the major leagues, Estrada holds the minor league record for games caught (2,847), and played for 26 seasons in the Mexican League (- and -.

Estrada has also been a manager in Mexico since . His teams have won three Mexican League championships (the Piratas de Campeche

Piratas de Campeche

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 in 1983, the Bravos de León in , and the Piratas again in ).

Estrada was elected to the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México

Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México

The Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México , commonly called the Salón de la Fama is a baseball hall of fame and museum located in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It is dedicated to recognizing people who have either contributed greatly to baseball in México...

, the Mexican baseball Hall of Fame, in .

External links

• Career statistics in MLB