Mexican Pacific League
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico), or LMP by its acronym in Spanish, is a professional baseball winter league based in Northwest Mexico. The ten-team regular season schedule runs from October to December and is followed by a playoff series in January to determine the league champion. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 Mexican Pacific League season | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1945 |
Director | Carlos Manrique González |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | Mexico |
Headquarters | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
Continent | North America |
Most recent champion(s) | Charros de Jalisco (2nd title) |
Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Televisa[1] |
Related competitions | Caribbean Series |
Official website | LMP.mx |
History
In 1945, a group of people led by Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (English: Pacific Coast League). The league's first season (1945–46) started with four teams: Tacuarineros de Culiacán, Ostioneros de Guaymas, Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de Mazatlán. Mariscal was named the league's first president. In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón and Pericos de Los Mochis.[2][3]
In 1958, only four teams participated, all from the state of Sonora: Rojos de Ciudad Obregón, Rieleros de Empalme, Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas. Since all the participant teams were from Sonora, the league changed its name to Liga Invernal de Sonora (English: Sonora Winter League). In 1959, Mayos de Navojoa replaced Ciudad Obregón. In 1962, Ciudad Obregón and Los Mochis returned to the league. In 1965, Mazatlán and Tomateros de Culiacán joined the league, which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora-Sinaloa (English: Sonora-Sinaloa Winter League).[2][3]
In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (English: Mexican Pacific League) and joined the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (English: Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation), thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series.[2][3][4]
Teams
As of the 2021–22 season:[6]
Champions
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 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
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 |
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 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
Championships (1945–1958)
- Mazatlán (Antiguos Venados): 5 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958)
- Culiacán (Tacuarineros): 5 (1949, 1950,1951 1952, 1956)
- Hermosillo (Queliteros/Presidentes/Naranjeros): 2 (1947, 1957)
- Guaymas (Antiguos Ostioneros): 1 (1948)
Championships by team
Rank | Team | Wins | Years |
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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 | 13 | 1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
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 |
Potros de Tijuana | 2 | 1988, 1991 | |
Charros de Jalisco | 2 | 2019, 2022 | |
10 | Algodoneros de Guasave | 1 | 1972 |
Defunct teams
See also
References
- Includes Sky México
- Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. "Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Guía Oficial temporada 2019–20" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Mexican Baseball History 3: The Mexican Pacific League". Baseball Mexico. 19 September 2009.
- "Presentan la Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico". Milenio (in Spanish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Multimedia®, Somos. "La Liga Mexicana del Pacífico crece a diez equipos, se unen Monterrey y Guasave". Liga Mexicana del Pacífico.
- "Charros de Jalisco". www.charrosjalisco.com.
- "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)