Temo Becerra brings huevos, talent, Stanford degree to Texas

HOUSTON – Cuauhtemoc Becerra always had a motivational saying for his sons, and his namesake Temo Becerra of the University of Texas has carried that popular Mexican expression through the top academic institutions in America and college baseball.

“Con huevos.” (With balls or guts.) 

That popular Mexican expression is one often used to encourage a person to show guts and determination, to give it your all, to fight. 

“My dad’s always said, ‘Con huevos,’” Becerra, the SEC Player of the Week, says with a smile. “It just means to go out there and give it everything you’ve got. It doesn’t matter what’s going on, try to do your best.”

Texas third baseman Cuauhtemoc Becerra Jr., who goes by Temo, clearly has lived up to his father’s command in the classroom, on the diamond and in the community.

SEC Player of the Week

The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder from Clovis, Calif., is off to a strong start as a graduate student at Texas, which is ranked No. 3 in the country by D1 Baseball and No. 5 by Baseball America. He was recently named the SEC Player of the Week and the Most Outstanding Player at the 26th annual Bruce Bolt College Classic benefiting the Astros Foundation. He was also named to Baseball America’s College Team of the Week.

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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) March 2, 2026

Temo Becerra hit .500 (4-for-8) with three home runs, six RBIs and a double over the weekend at Daikin Park. He tied for the most home runs at the Bruce Bolt Classic while leading the tournament with seven runs. 

Becerra is hitting .333 with three home runs, 13 RBIs, two doubles and one triple this season. 

“He’s an outstanding teammate,” Texas sophomore Jonah Williams said of Becerra. “He’s one of the guys that keeps the team together. An older guy, leader, just knows what to say at the right time. I’m glad to have him on the team.”

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Becerra’s story is one of perseverance. His mother Cecilia Cervantez immigrated to the United States from the Mexican state of Oaxaca. His father was born in the Mexican state of Nayarit.

Becerra’s parents attended high school for a bit, but neither parent went to college. Temo Becerra is a first-generation college student and the first in his family to graduate from college.

First-generation college grad

After starring at Buchanan High in Clovis, he enrolled at Stanford. He redshirted his freshman year before starting 11 games and appearing in 28 games as a redshirt freshman to help Stanford reach the 2023 College World Series. 

He became a fixture in Stanford’s lineup in 2024. Becerra started 53 games in 2024 and 51 in 2025. He hit .330 with one home run and 37 RBIs last year. More importantly, he earned his Stanford degree in Innovation Organization.

“My dream was to go to college and get that education just because my parents weren’t able to, and neither were my grandparents,” he said. “For me that was a big dream of mine. Just going to that school and graduating from there has been a true blessing. Obviously there’s a lot of hard work and a lot of tough times too, just fighting through adversity.”

In hopes of inspiring kids who look like him, Temo Becerra has coached kids in Clovis. In one generation, his family went from Mexico to Stanford. Becerra is adamant that he’s proud to be Mexican. His main goal at Texas is to return to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

“It’s been crazy that I was able to go to a school like Stanford and now Texas. … It’s just crazy to see where my grandparents came from, where my parents came from,” he said. “This opportunity to me is pretty special. My parents have put in countless hours. I cannot thank them enough.”

With huevos, talent and hard work, Temo Becerra proudly shows Mexican Americans there’s a place for them.