Mexican Pacific League

Mexican Pacific League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Mexican Pacific League season
Sport Baseball
Founded 1970 (1970)
Director Omar Canizales Soto
No. of teams 8
Country Mexico
Continent North America
Most recent
champion(s)
Venados de Mazatlán
Most titles Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16)
TV partner(s) ESPN
TVC Deportes
Megacable
Telemax
Televisoras Grupo Pacífico
Official website LMP.mx

The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico or LMP) is an independent winter baseball league in Mexico. The eight-team league regular season runs 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 (English: Sonora Winter League) and Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (English: Sonora-Sinaloa League) before adopting its present name in 1970.[1]

Although not officially recognized by Minor League Baseball, it is probably a stronger organization than a number of circuits in the United States.

Current teams

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, JaliscoCharros de Jalisco y Atletismo 13,000
Mayos de Navojoa Navojoa, Sonora Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría 12,500
Naranjeros de Hermosillo Hermosillo, Sonora Sonora 16,400
Tomateros de Culiacán Culiacán, Sinaloa BBVA Bancomer 20,000
Venados de Mazatlán Mazatlán, Sinaloa Teodoro Mariscal 15,000
Yaquis de Obregón Ciudad Obregón, Sonora Nuevo Estadio Yaquis 16,800

Champions

SeasonLiga 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 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
SeasonLiga 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
seasonLiga Sonora-Sinaloa Champion
1965-66 Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón
1966-67 Tomateros de Culiacán
1967-68 Ostioneros de Guaymas
1968-69 Cañeros de Los Mochis
1969-70 Tomateros de Culiacán
SeasonLiga Mexicana del Pacífico Champion
1970-71Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1971-72Algodoneros de Guasave
1972-73Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón
1973-74Venados de Mazatlán
1974-75Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1975-76Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1976-77Venados de Mazatlán
1977-78Tomateros de Culiacán
1978-79Mayos de Navojoa
1979-80Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1980-81Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón
1981-82Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1982-83Tomateros de Culiacán
1983-84Cañeros de Los Mochis
1984-85Tomateros de Culiacán
1985-86Águilas de Mexicali
1986-87Venados de Mazatlán
1987-88Potros de Tijuana
1988-89Águilas de Mexicali
1989-90Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1990-91Potros de Tijuana
1991-92Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1992-93Venados de Mazatlán
1993-94Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1994-95Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1995-96Tomateros de Culiacán
1996-97Tomateros de Culiacán
1997-98Venados de Mazatlán
1998-99Águilas de Mexicali
1999-2000Mayos de Navojoa
2000-01Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2001-02Tomateros de Culiacán
2002-03Cañeros de Los Mochis
2003-04Tomateros de Culiacán
2004-05Venados de Mazatlán
2005-06Venados de Mazatlán
2006-07Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2007-08Yaquis de Obregón
2008-09Venados de Mazatlán
2009-10Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2010-11Yaquis de Obregón
2011-12Yaquis de Obregón
2012-13Yaquis de Obregón
2013-14Naranjeros de Hermosillo[2]
2014-15Tomateros de Culiacán
2015-16Venados de Mazatlán[3]

Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions

See also

References

  1. "MEXICAN BASEBALL HISTORY 3: The Mexican Pacific League". Baseball Mexico. 19 September 2009.
  2. "Mexico repeats as Caribbean Series champ". Major League Baseball. 9 February 2014.
  3. "Venados beat Tigres to win the Caribbean Series". Sportsnet. 7 February 2016.
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