Mexican Pacific League
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Director | Omar Canizales Soto |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | Tomateros de Culiacán |
| Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN[1] iTV Deportes Megacable[2] Telemax Televisoras Grupo Pacífico TVC Deportes[3] |
| Official website | LMP.mx |
The Mexican Pacific League (Template:Lang-es or LMP) is an independent professional baseball league in Mexico. The eight-team league regular season runs during the winter from October to December and is followed by a playoff series in January to determine the league champion. The league's winner takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
History
Founded in 1945, the league was previously known as the Liga Invernal de Sonora (Template:Lang-en) and Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (Template:Lang-en) before adopting its present name in 1970.[4]
Teams
Current Mexican Pacific League team locations
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águilas de Mexicali | Mexicali, Baja California | B'Air | 17,000 |
| Cañeros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Emilio Ibarra Almada | 11,000 |
| Charros de Jalisco | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Panamericano | 13,000 |
| Mayos de Navojoa | Navojoa, Sonora | Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría | 11,500 |
| Naranjeros de Hermosillo | Hermosillo, Sonora | Sonora | 16,000 |
| Tomateros de Culiacán | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Tomateros | 20,000 |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Teodoro Mariscal | 15,000 |
| Yaquis de Obregón | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | Yaquis | 16,000 |
Champions
| Season | Liga de la Costa del Pacífico Champion |
|---|---|
| 1945–46 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1946–47 | Presidentes de Hermosillo |
| 1947–48 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1948–49 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 1949–50 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 1950–51 | Ostioneros de Guaymas|Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 1951–52 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 1952–53 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1953–54 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1954–55 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1955–56 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán|Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1956–57 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1957–58 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| Season | Liga Invernal de Sonora Champion |
|---|---|
| 1958–59 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1959–60 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1960–61 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1961–62 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1962–63 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1963–64 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1964–65 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| season | Liga Sonora-Sinaloa Champion |
|---|---|
| 1965–66 | Yaquis de Obregón |
| 1966–67 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
| 1967–68 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1968–69 | Cañeros de Los Mochis |
| 1969–70 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico Championships by team (1958-59 - 2017-18)
| Rank | Team | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 16 | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014 |
| 2 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 11 | 1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018 |
| 3 | Venados de Mazatlán | 9 | 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016 |
| 4 | Yaquis de Obregón | 7 | 1966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 5 | Águilas de Mexicali | 4 | 1986, 1989, 1999, 2017 |
| 6 | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 3 | 1969, 1984, 2003 |
| 7 | Mayos de Navojoa | 2 | 1979, 2000 |
| 8 | Potros de Tijuana | 2 | 1988, 1991 |
| 9 | Algodoneros de Guasave | 1 | 1972 |
Defunct teams
See also
- Mexican League
- Caribbean Series
- Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (hall of fame)
- Mexico baseball awards
References
- ^ includes ESPN 2 and ESPN 3
- ^ includes Megasports
- ^ includes TVC Deportes 2
- ^ "MEXICAN BASEBALL HISTORY 3: The Mexican Pacific League". Baseball Mexico. 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Mexico repeats as Caribbean Series champ". Major League Baseball. 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Venados beat Tigres to win the Caribbean Series". Sportsnet. 7 February 2016.
External links
- LMP website - in Spanish