2008 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 19 – August 24
Number of games899
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsDiablos Rojos del México
  Runners-upSultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVPJosé Luis Sandoval
LMB seasons
← 2007

The 2008 Mexican League season was the 84th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 19 March with the match between 2008 season champions Sultanes de Monterrey and Saraperos de Saltillo and ended on 24 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes to win the championship.[1]

899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game.[2]

Standings

Postseason

First stage Championship Series Serie del Rey
         
1 Acereros de Monclova 4
8 Dorados de Chihuahua 3
1 Acereros de Monclova 0
North
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
4 Saraperos de Saltillo 0
5 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
N3 Sultanes de Monterrey 1
S1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
7 Piratas de Campeche 0
1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
South
3 Leones de Yucatán 2
3 Tigres de Quintana Roo 2
6 Leones de Yucatán 4

League leaders

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo [5]
Rookie of the Year Mexico Alfredo Caudillo Saraperos de Saltillo [6]
Best Pitcher Dominican Republic Nerio Rodríguez Acereros del Norte [7]
Best Relief Pitcher Mexico David Cortés Diablos Rojos del México [8]
Manager of the Year Mexico Daniel Fernández Diablos Rojos del México [9]

References

  1. ^ "Logró Diablos Rojos del México el título 15 en su historia en la LMB". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 1.1% For '08". Sports Business Daily (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
  5. ^ "Kit Pellow, el Jugador más Valioso del 2008". milb.com (in Spanish). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Alfredo Caudillo, Novato del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. ^ "David Cortés, relevista del año". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Daniel Fernández, Manager del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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