2009 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 24 – August 29
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsSaraperos de Saltillo
  Runners-upTigres de Quintana Roo
Finals MVPRafael Díaz
LMB seasons

The 2009 Mexican League season was the 85th 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 24 March with the match between 2008 season champions Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Saraperos de Saltillo defeated Tigres de Quintana Roo to win the championship.[1]

Due to the swine flu pandemic, the league decided to play the matches between 28 and 30 April behind closed doors and suspended all the series from 1 to 5 May.[2]

Standings

Note: Teams got points based on their position in each one of the two rounds of the tournament. Qualification to the playoffs was determined by the number of points instead of the final position at the end of the regular season.

Postseason

First stage Championship Series Serie del Rey
         
1 Diablos Rojos del México 3
5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 4
5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 0
North
3 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
4 Broncos de Reynosa 2
5 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
N3 Saraperos de Saltillo 4
S1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 2
2 Tigres de Quintana Roo 4
7 Piratas de Campeche 3
1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 4
South
3 Pericos de Puebla 1
3 Leones de Yucatán 1
6 Pericos de Puebla 4

League leaders

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player Dominican Republic Dionys César Vaqueros de la Laguna [5]
Rookie of the Year Mexico Japhet Amador Rojos del Águila de Veracruz [6]
Mexico Juan Pablo Oramas Diablos Rojos del México
Best Pitcher Mexico Andrés Meza Pericos de Puebla [7]
Best Relief Pitcher United States Scott Chiasson Tigres de Quintana Roo [8]
Manager of the Year Mexico Alfonso Jiménez Pericos de Puebla [9]

References

  1. ^ "Saraperos de Saltillo, Campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "LMB suspende actividades del 1 al 5 de mayo". milb.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
  5. ^ "El mejor". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Notimex. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Nombran a Amador y Oramas "Novatos del Año" LMB 2009". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Notimex. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Poblanerías (in Spanish). 21 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ "LMB designa al estadounidense Scott Chiasson Relevista del Año". El Universal (in Spanish). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ Aguilar Cruz, Leopoldo (22 September 2009). "Alfonso Jiménez, manager del año". La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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