Current season, competition or edition: 2016-17 Liga Mexicana del Pacífico season |
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Director | Omar Canizales Soto |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Águilas de Mexicali |
| Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN TVC Deportes Megacable Telemax Televisoras Grupo Pacífico |
| Official website | LMP.mx |
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (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[edit]
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[citation needed].
Current teams[edit]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| 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 | Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo | 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 | BBVA Bancomer | 20,000 |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Teodoro Mariscal | 15,000 |
| Yaquis de Obregón | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | Yaquis | 16,000 |
Champions[edit]
| Season | Liga de la Costa del Pacífico Champion |
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| 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 |
| Season | Liga Invernal de Sonora Champion |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions
See also[edit]
- Mexican League
- Caribbean Series
- Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (hall of fame)
- Mexico baseball awards
References[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- LMP website - in Spanish