The Tijuana Embajadores were a proposed independent professional team to be based out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. They were to play in the North American League

North American League

The North American League is an independent baseball league that began play in the 2011 season...

 and were expected to play at Estadio de Béisbol Calimax

Estadio de Beisbol Calimax

Estadio de Béisbol Calimax is a professional baseball stadium located in Tijuana, Baja California, in Mexico with a capacity of 18,500, all seated. It was built in 1976 and is named after a supermarket chain based in Baja California...

 in 2011. They were to have replaced the Tijuana Cimarrones of the now-defunct Golden Baseball League

Golden Baseball League

The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....

, which is now a part of the NAL's Western Division along with the Calgary Vipers

Calgary Vipers

The Calgary Vipers were a professional baseball team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were part of the Western Division of the independent North American League. The Vipers have played all of their home games at Foothills Stadium. Previously, the Vipers played in the Northern League from...

, Chico Outlaws

Chico Outlaws

The Chico Outlaws are a professional baseball team based in Chico, California, in the United States. The Outlaws are a member of the Western Division of the independent North American League, which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball...

, Edmonton Capitals

Edmonton Capitals

The Edmonton Capitals are a professional baseball team based in Edmonton, Alberta. Known originally as the Edmonton Cracker-Cats, they began play in the Northern League in 2005 before switching to the Golden Baseball League in 2008. The team was sold to Daryl Katz in 2009, after which the team was...

, Na Koa Ikaika Maui and Yuma Scorpions

Yuma Scorpions

The Yuma Scorpions are a professional baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, in the United States. The Scorpions are a member of the Western Division of the independent North American League. From the 2005 season to the present, the Scorpions have played their home games at Desert Sun Stadium at the...

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This was the fourth attempt by the GBL/NAL to bring a permanent professional team to Tijuana, but due to the ongoing political structure, Mexican Drug War

Mexican Drug War

The Mexican Drug War is an ongoing armed conflict taking place among rival drug cartels who fight each other for regional control, and Mexican government forces who seek to combat drug trafficking. However, the government's principal goal has been to put down the drug-related violence that was...

s and safety concerns, they were eventually dropped from NAL plans and replaced by the Henderson RoadRunners

Henderson RoadRunners

The Henderson RoadRunners are an independent professional baseball team based out of Henderson, Nevada. They are members of the Western Division in the North American League and were scheduled to begin play in 2011 at Lied Field at Morse Stadium on the campus of the College of Southern Nevada in...

. The Tijuana Toros and Tijuana Potros

Tijuana Potros

The Tijuana Cimarrones are an inactive professional independent baseball franchise based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They were originally a minor league baseball team in Liga Mexicana de Béisbol , but joined the Golden Baseball League as an expansion team in 2009...

 never played and the Tijuana Cimarrones folded after one season.