Mexican Pacific League
Current season, competition or edition: 2011 Mexican Pacific League season | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| CEO | Omar Canizales Soto[1] |
| No. of teams | 8[2] |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | Venados de Mazatlán |
| Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16)[3] |
| TV partner(s) |
Megacable TVC Deportes Televisoras Grupo Pacífico ONE World Sports ESPN Deportes |
| Official website | LMP.mx |
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico or LMP) is a winter baseball league in Mexico. The eight-team league's 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 1957, the league was also known as the Liga Invernal de Sonora (English: Sonora Winter League) and the Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (English: Sonora-Sinaloa League) before adopting its present name in 1970.[4]
Current Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomateros de Culiacán | Culiacán, Sinaloa | BBVA Bancomer | 20,000 |
| Charros de Jalisco | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo | 13,000 |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Teodoro Mariscal | 15,000 |
| Águilas de Mexicali | Mexicali, Baja California | B'Air | 19,500 |
| Cañeros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Emilio Ibarra Almada | 10,840 |
| Naranjeros de Hermosillo | Hermosillo, Sonora | Sonora | 16,000 |
| Mayos de Navojoa | Navojoa, Sonora | Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría | 12,500 |
| Yaquis de Obregón | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | Tomás Oroz Gaytán | 13,000 |
Defunct Teams
- Algodoneros de Guasave (Guasave Cotton Growers)
- Ostioneros de Guaymas (Guaymas Oystermen)
- Rieleros de Empalme (Empalme Railmen)
- Potros de Tijuana (Tijuana Colts)
Champions
Liga de la Costa del Pacífico
| Season | 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 |
Liga Invernal de Sonora
| Season | 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 |
Liga Sonora-Sinaloa
| season | 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 |
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
In gold Caribbean Series champions
See also
- Mexican League
- Caribbean Series
- Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (hall of fame)
- Baseball awards#Mexico
External links
- ligadelpacifico.com.mx - in Spanish
Notes and references
- ↑ http://www.lmp.com.mx/organizacion/presidentes.html
- ↑ http://www.lmp.com.mx/index.php
- ↑ http://www.lmp.com.mx/equipos/naranjeros-de-hermosillo.html
- ↑ "LMP: Organización/Historia".
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