[3] Professional baseball in Ciudad Obregón dates back to 1947, when the first club was established, nicknamed the Arroceros (Rice Growers).

[4] The Yaquis de Obregón were founded in 1970 and the team played its first game on 8 October 1970 in the Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán.

On 27 January 2008 the team won their fourth championship, defeating Venados de Mazatlán four games to one, with Mexican Homar Rojas as manager.

[6] Managed by Dominican Eddie Díaz, the team won the 2010-11 championship, defeating Algodoneros de Guasave four games to three, and went on to win the 2011 Caribbean Series contested in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

[7] In 2016, for the 2016–17 Mexican Pacific League season, the team moved to the newly inaugurated Estadio Yaquis, with capacity of 16,500 seated spectators.