Jesús Sommers

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sommers and the second or maternal family name is López.
Jesús Sommers
Infielder / Designated hitter / Manager
Born: (1949-11-11)11 November 1949
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Died: 21 February 2026(2026-02-21) (aged 76)
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Career highlights and awards

Mexican Baseball League records

  • 3,004 career hits
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2002

Jesús Martín Sommers López (11 November 1949 – 21 February 2026) was a Mexican professional baseball infielder and manager. Sommers played 27 seasons in the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), debuting in 1970, and still holds the league's career record for hits with 3,004, earning him the nickname "Rey del Hit" (King of Hits). He also played 25 seasons in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP).

As manager, he debuted in 1996 with the Petroleros de Poza Rica and last managed the Piratas de Campeche in 2019.

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