Mexican Pacific League
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Mexican Pacific League season
SportBaseball
Founded1945
CommissionerCarlos Manrique González[1]
No. of teams10[2]
CountriesMexico
HeadquartersGuadalajara, Jalisco[3]
ConfederationCPBC
WBSC Americas[4]
Most recent
champion(s)		Naranjeros de Hermosillo
(17th title)
Most titlesNaranjeros de Hermosillo
(17 titles)[5]
TV partner(s)Sky Sports[6] (Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic)
Official websiteLMP.com

The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, or LMP), known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

The sixty eight-game regular season is split in two halves. After each half, the teams are awarded points. The first place team earns ten points, while the last place team earns three and a half points. At the end of the regular season the total number of points are added up from both halves to determine playoff positioning. The top eight teams advance. There are no divisions.

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 appointed as the league's first president. In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón and Pericos de Los Mochis.[7][8]

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).[7][8]

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.[7][8][9]

In 2020, ARCO purchased naming rights to the league, thus it changed its name to Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico.[10] Two teams joined the LMP for the 2020 season: Sultanes de Monterrey, that became the first team to play in the two professional baseball leagues in Mexico, and Algodoneros de Guasave, that returned to the Mexican Pacific League after disappearing in 2014.[11]

Teams

Mexican Pacific League is located in Mexico
Águilas
Naranjeros
Yaquis
Mayos
Cañeros
Tomateros
Venados
Charros
Sultanes
Algodoneros
2022–23 Mexican Pacific League team locations
Team City State Stadium Capacity[12] Founded
Águilas de Mexicali Mexicali  Baja California Estadio Nido de los Águilas 17,000 1948
Algodoneros de Guasave Guasave  Sinaloa Kuroda Park 8,500 1965
Cañeros de Los Mochis Los Mochis  Sinaloa Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada 12,500 1947
Charros de Jalisco Zapopan  Jalisco Estadio Panamericano 16,500 2014
Mayos de Navojoa Navojoa  Sonora Estadio Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría 11,500 1950
Naranjeros de Hermosillo Hermosillo  Sonora Estadio Fernando Valenzuela 16,000 1944
Sultanes de Monterrey Monterrey  Nuevo León Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey 21,803 1939
Tomateros de Culiacán Culiacán  Sinaloa Estadio Tomateros 19,210 1965
Venados de Mazatlán Mazatlán  Sinaloa Estadio Teodoro Mariscal 16,000 1945
Yaquis de Obregón Ciudad Obregón  Sonora Estadio Yaquis 16,500 1947

Champions

Season Liga de la Costa del Pacífico 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
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
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
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
Season Liga Mexicana del Pacífico Champion
1970–71 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1971–72 Algodoneros de Guasave
1972–73 Yaquis de Obregón
1973–74 Venados de Mazatlán
1974–75 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1975–76 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1976–77 Venados de Mazatlán
1977–78 Tomateros de Culiacán
1978–79 Mayos de Navojoa
1979–80 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1980–81 Yaquis de Obregón
1981–82 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1982–83 Tomateros de Culiacán
1983–84 Cañeros de Los Mochis
1984–85 Tomateros de Culiacán
1985–86 Águilas de Mexicali
1986–87 Venados de Mazatlán
1987–88 Potros de Tijuana
1988–89 Águilas de Mexicali
1989–90 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1990–91 Potros de Tijuana
1991–92 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1992–93 Venados de Mazatlán
1993–94 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1994–95 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1995–96 Tomateros de Culiacán
1996–97 Tomateros de Culiacán
1997–98 Venados de Mazatlán
1998–99 Águilas de Mexicali
1999–2000 Mayos de Navojoa
2000–01 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2001–02 Tomateros de Culiacán
2002–03 Cañeros de Los Mochis
2003–04 Tomateros de Culiacán
2004–05 Venados de Mazatlán
2005–06 Venados de Mazatlán
2006–07 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2007–08 Yaquis de Obregón
2008–09 Venados de Mazatlán
2009–10 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2010–11 Yaquis de Obregón
2011–12 Yaquis de Obregón
2012–13 Yaquis de Obregón
2013–14 Naranjeros de Hermosillo[13]
2014–15 Tomateros de Culiacán
2015–16 Venados de Mazatlán[14]
2016–17 Águilas de Mexicali
2017–18 Tomateros de Culiacán
2018–19 Charros de Jalisco
2019–20 Tomateros de Culiacán
2020–21 Tomateros de Culiacán
2021–22 Charros de Jalisco
2022–23 Cañeros de Los Mochis
2023–24 Naranjeros de Hermosillo

Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions

Championships (1945–1958)

Championships by team

Rank Team Wins Years
1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 17 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2024
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
Cañeros de Los Mochis 4 1969, 1984, 2003, 2023
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

Records

Defunct teams

Main page: Category:Defunct baseball teams in Mexico

See also

References

  1. ^ Manrique, Carlos (30 August 2022). "GUÍA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021- 2022".
  2. ^ "Sitio Oficial de la Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico". Liga ARCO Mexcana del pacífico. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ Manrique, Carlos (30 August 2022). "GUÍA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021 - 2022".
  4. ^ "Associated Members of the WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Historia del Club - Naranjeros".
  6. ^ BLUE TO GO EXTRABASE.TV
  7. ^ a b c Gastélum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico.
  8. ^ a b c "Guía Oficial temporada 2019–20" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Mexican Baseball History 3: The Mexican Pacific League". Baseball Mexico. 19 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Presentan la Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico". Milenio (in Spanish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. ^ "La Liga Mexicana del Pacífico crece a diez equipos, se unen Monterrey y Guasave". Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Guía de medios temporada 2021–22" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Mexico repeats as Caribbean Series champ". Major League Baseball. 9 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Venados beat Tigres to win the Caribbean Series". Sportsnet. 7 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Jake Sánchez es elegido Relevista del Año de la LMP 2021-22". October 2022.

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