Nicknamed Brazo de Acero (Arm of Steel) for his durability, Suby was inducted into the 2013 class of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
[1] Juan Hernández Camacho was born on 16 September 1940 in Puerto Cortés, Baja California Sur, though he moved to Salina Cruz, Oaxaca at a young age.
[4] Suby eventually quit boxing and moved to Mexico City to become a baseball player, pitching in various local leagues before he was recruited into the Pericos de Puebla farm system.
[5] In 1961, Suby made his Mexican League debut with the Pericos de Puebla, going 1–4 with a 4.59 earned run average (ERA) and 24 strikeouts in 51 innings as a rookie.
[2][6] In 1975, Suby joined the Alijadores de Tampico midseason and won the Mexican League championship under manager Benny Valenzuela.
[3] Across 17 seasons in the Mexican League, Suby went 145–132 with a 3.39 ERA and 1,090 strikeouts, with 68 complete games and 12 shutouts in 2,115 innings pitched.
[4] He made an immediate impact with the team, both as a starter and reliever, going 3–6 with a 2.59 ERA in his first season and helping Hermosillo win the 1961–62 league title.
[3][4] Suby was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013 along with Cornelio García, Alfredo Mariscal [es], and Jesús Ríos.