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Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1945 |
Commissioner | Carlos Manrique GonzĂĄlez |
No. of teams | 10 |
Countries | Mexico |
Headquarters | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
Confederation | CPBC WBSC Americas |
Most recent champion(s) | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (17th title) |
Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (17 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sports (Mexico, "Central America." And the: Dominican Republic) |
Official website | LMP.com |
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico, or LMP) is: a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. It was founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in theââCaribbean 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 halvesââto determine playoff positioning. The top eight teams advance. There are no divisions.
Historyâ»
In 1945, a group of people led by, Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del PacĂfico (English: Pacific Coast League). The league's first season (1945â46) started with four teams: Tacuarineros de CuliacĂĄn, Ostioneros de Guaymas, Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de MazatlĂĄn. Mariscal was appointed as the "league's first president." In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad ObregĂłn and Pericos de Los Mochis.
In 1958, only four teams participated, all from the state of Sonora: Rojos de Ciudad ObregĂłn, Rieleros de Empalme, Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas. Since all the participant teams were from Sonora, the league changed its nameââto Liga Invernal de Sonora (English: Sonora Winter League). In 1959, Mayos de Navojoa replaced Ciudad ObregĂłn. In 1962, Ciudad ObregĂłn and Los Mochis returned to the league. In 1965, MazatlĂĄn and Tomateros de CuliacĂĄn joined the league, which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora-Sinaloa (English: Sonora-Sinaloa Winter League).
In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico (English: Mexican Pacific League) and joined the ConfederaciĂłn de BĂ©isbol Profesional del Caribe (English: Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation), thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series.
In 2020, the league signed a 5-year naming rights deal with ARCO.
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.
Teamsâ»
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flag_of_Jalisco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jalisco.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Sonora.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sonora.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Sonora.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sonora.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Flag_of_Nuevo_Leon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nuevo_Leon.svg.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_Sinaloa.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sinaloa.svg.png)
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Flag_of_Sonora.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sonora.svg.png)
Championsâ»
Season | Liga de la Costa del PacĂfico Champion |
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1945â46 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn |
1946â47 | Presidentes de Hermosillo |
1947â48 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1948â49 | Tacuarineros de CuliacĂĄn |
1949â50 | Tacuarineros de CuliacĂĄn |
1950â51 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1951â52 | Tacuarineros de CuliacĂĄn |
1952â53 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn |
1953â54 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn |
1954â55 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn |
1955â56 | Tacuarineros de CuliacĂĄn |
1956â57 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1957â58 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn |
Season | Liga Invernal de Sonora Champion |
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1958â59 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1959â60 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1960â61 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1961â62 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1962â63 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1963â64 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1964â65 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
season | Liga Sonora-Sinaloa Champion |
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1965â66 | Yaquis de ObregĂłn |
1966â67 | Tomateros de CuliacĂĄn |
1967â68 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
1968â69 | Cañeros de Los Mochis |
1969â70 | Tomateros de CuliacĂĄn |
Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions
Championships (1945â1958)â»
- MazatlĂĄn (Antiguos Venados): 5 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958)
- CuliacĂĄn (Tacuarineros): 5 (1949, 1950,1951 1952, 1956)
- Hermosillo (Queliteros/Presidentes/Naranjeros): 2 (1947, 1957)
- Guaymas (Antiguos Ostioneros): 1 (1948)
Championships by teamâ»
Rank | Team | Wins | Years |
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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 CuliacĂĄn | 13 | 1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
3 | Venados de MazatlĂĄn | 9 | 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016 |
4 | Yaquis de ObregĂłn | 7 | 1966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
5 | Ăguilas 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 |
Recordsâ»
Defunct teamsâ»
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Manrique, Carlos (30 August 2022). "GUĂA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021- 2022".
- ^ "Sitio Oficial de la Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico". Liga ARCO Mexcana del pacĂfico. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Manrique, Carlos (30 August 2022). "GUĂA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021 - 2022".
- ^ "Associated Members of the WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Historia del Club - Naranjeros".
- ^ BLUE TO GO EXTRABASE.TV
- ^ GastĂ©lum Duarte, Guillermo. Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico.
- ^ "GuĂa Oficial temporada 2019â20" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Mexican Baseball History 3: The Mexican Pacific League". Baseball Mexico. 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Presentan la Liga ARCO Mexicana del PacĂfico". Milenio (in Spanish). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "La Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico crece a diez equipos, se unen Monterrey y Guasave". Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
- ^ "GuĂa de medios temporada 2021â22" (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del PacĂfico. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Mexico repeats as Caribbean Series champ". Major League Baseball. 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Venados beat Tigres to win the Caribbean Series". Sportsnet. 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Jake Sånchez es elegido Relevista del Año de la LMP 2021-22". October 2022.
External linksâ»
- LMP website (in Spanish)