[4] Artiaga began his baseball career in 1965 with the Double-A El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League, where he worked as assistant business manager for the team.

[5] He then moved to the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues office in 1983, serving as administrator under president John H.

[6] At the time, the NAPBL attained attendance levels that had not been approached in nearly 40 years, while franchise values increased dramatically.

After that, he worked one season as president of the Arizona Fall League and served as coordinator of cultural development for the Chicago White Sox from 1993 to 1999.

[7] Artiaga then found himself on the move again, this time as director of Latin American operations for the Philadelphia Phillies during 11 years spanning 1999–2009.