The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico), known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons or simply LMP for its acronym in Spanish, is a ten team professional baseballwinter league based in Northwestern Mexico founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
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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.
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.[6][7]
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).[6][7]
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.[6][7][8]
In 2020, ARCO purchased naming rights to the league, thus it changed its name to Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico.[9] 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.[10]
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^ abc (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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^. Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
^ (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. 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.
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^"Jake Sánchez es elegido Relevista del Año de la LMP 2021-22".
External linksedit
LMP website (in Spanish)
November 28, 2023
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The Mexican Pacific League Spanish Liga Mexicana del Pacifico known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico for sponsorship reasons or simply LMP for its acronym in Spanish 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 Mexican Pacific LeagueUpcoming season or competition 2022 23 Mexican Pacific League seasonSportBaseballFounded1945CommissionerCarlos Manrique Gonzalez 1 No of teams10 2 CountriesMexicoHeadquartersGuadalajara Jalisco 3 Most recentchampion s Caneros de Los Mochis 4th title Most titlesNaranjeros de Hermosillo 16 titles 4 TV partner s Sky Mexico 5 BLUE TO GO EXTRABASE TV Mexico Central America and the Dominican Republic Official websiteLMP comThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 Teams 3 Champions 3 1 Championships 1945 1958 3 2 Championships by team 4 Records 4 1 Single season batting 4 2 Single season pitching 5 Defunct teams 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editIn 1945 a group of people led by Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del Pacifico English Pacific Coast League The league s first season 1945 46 started with four teams Tacuarineros de Culiacan Ostioneros de Guaymas Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de Mazatlan Mariscal was appointed as the league s first president In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams Arroceros de Ciudad Obregon and Pericos de Los Mochis 6 7 In 1958 only four teams participated all from the state of Sonora Rojos de Ciudad Obregon 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 Obregon In 1962 Ciudad Obregon and Los Mochis returned to the league In 1965 Mazatlan and Tomateros de Culiacan joined the league which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora Sinaloa English Sonora Sinaloa Winter League 6 7 In 1970 the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacifico English Mexican Pacific League and joined the Confederacion de Beisbol Profesional del Caribe English Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series 6 7 8 In 2020 ARCO purchased naming rights to the league thus it changed its name to Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico 9 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 10 Teams edit nbsp nbsp Aguilas nbsp Naranjeros nbsp Yaquis nbsp Mayos nbsp Caneros nbsp Tomateros nbsp Venados nbsp Charros nbsp Sultanes nbsp Algodonerosclass notpageimage 2022 23 Mexican Pacific League team locations Team City State Stadium Capacity 11 FoundedAguilas de Mexicali Mexicali nbsp Baja California Estadio Nido de los Aguilas 17 000 1948Algodoneros de Guasave Guasave nbsp Sinaloa Kuroda Park 8 500 1965Caneros de Los Mochis Los Mochis nbsp Sinaloa Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada 12 500 1947Charros de Jalisco Zapopan nbsp Jalisco Estadio de Beisbol Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo 16 500 2014Mayos de Navojoa Navojoa nbsp Sonora Estadio Manuel Ciclon Echeverria 11 500 1950Naranjeros de Hermosillo Hermosillo nbsp Sonora Estadio Fernando Valenzuela 16 000 1944Sultanes de Monterrey Monterrey nbsp Nuevo Leon Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey 21 803 1939Tomateros de Culiacan Culiacan nbsp Sinaloa Estadio Tomateros 19 210 1965Venados de Mazatlan Mazatlan nbsp Sinaloa Estadio Teodoro Mariscal 16 000 1945Yaquis de Obregon Ciudad Obregon nbsp Sonora Estadio Yaquis 16 500 1947Champions editSeason Liga de la Costa del Pacifico Champion1945 46 Venados de Mazatlan1946 47 Presidentes de Hermosillo1947 48 Ostioneros de Guaymas1948 49 Tacuarineros de Culiacan1949 50 Tacuarineros de Culiacan1950 51 Ostioneros de Guaymas1951 52 Tacuarineros de Culiacan1952 53 Venados de Mazatlan1953 54 Venados de Mazatlan1954 55 Venados de Mazatlan1955 56 Tacuarineros de Culiacan1956 57 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1957 58 Venados de MazatlanSeason Liga Invernal de Sonora Champion1958 59 Ostioneros de Guaymas1959 60 Ostioneros de Guaymas1960 61 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1961 62 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1962 63 Ostioneros de Guaymas1963 64 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1964 65 Ostioneros de Guaymasseason Liga Sonora Sinaloa Champion1965 66 Yaquis de Obregon1966 67 Tomateros de Culiacan1967 68 Ostioneros de Guaymas1968 69 Caneros de Los Mochis1969 70 Tomateros de CuliacanSeason Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Champion1970 71 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1971 72 Algodoneros de Guasave1972 73 Yaquis de Obregon1973 74 Venados de Mazatlan1974 75 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1975 76 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1976 77 Venados de Mazatlan1977 78 Tomateros de Culiacan1978 79 Mayos de Navojoa1979 80 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1980 81 Yaquis de Obregon1981 82 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1982 83 Tomateros de Culiacan1983 84 Caneros de Los Mochis1984 85 Tomateros de Culiacan1985 86 Aguilas de Mexicali1986 87 Venados de Mazatlan1987 88 Potros de Tijuana1988 89 Aguilas de Mexicali1989 90 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1990 91 Potros de Tijuana1991 92 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1992 93 Venados de Mazatlan1993 94 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1994 95 Naranjeros de Hermosillo1995 96 Tomateros de Culiacan1996 97 Tomateros de Culiacan1997 98 Venados de Mazatlan1998 99 Aguilas de Mexicali1999 2000 Mayos de Navojoa2000 01 Naranjeros de Hermosillo2001 02 Tomateros de Culiacan2002 03 Caneros de Los Mochis2003 04 Tomateros de Culiacan2004 05 Venados de Mazatlan2005 06 Venados de Mazatlan2006 07 Naranjeros de Hermosillo2007 08 Yaquis de Obregon2008 09 Venados de Mazatlan2009 10 Naranjeros de Hermosillo2010 11 Yaquis de Obregon2011 12 Yaquis de Obregon2012 13 Yaquis de Obregon2013 14 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 12 2014 15 Tomateros de Culiacan2015 16 Venados de Mazatlan 13 2016 17 Aguilas de Mexicali2017 18 Tomateros de Culiacan2018 19 Charros de Jalisco2019 20 Tomateros de Culiacan2020 21 Tomateros de Culiacan2021 22 Charros de Jalisco2022 23 Caneros de Los MochisTeams in gold Caribbean Series champions Championships 1945 1958 edit Mazatlan Antiguos Venados 5 1946 1953 1954 1955 1958 Culiacan Tacuarineros 5 1949 1950 1951 1952 1956 Hermosillo Queliteros Presidentes Naranjeros 2 1947 1957 Guaymas Antiguos Ostioneros 1 1948 Championships by team edit Rank Team Wins Years1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 16 1961 1962 1964 1971 1975 1976 1980 1982 1990 1992 1994 1995 2001 2007 2010 20142 Tomateros de Culiacan 13 1967 1970 1978 1983 1985 1996 1997 2002 2004 2015 2018 2020 20213 Venados de Mazatlan 9 1974 1977 1987 1993 1998 2005 2006 2009 20164 Yaquis de Obregon 7 1966 1973 1981 2008 2011 2012 20135 Aguilas de Mexicali 4 1986 1989 1999 2017Caneros de Los Mochis 4 1969 1984 2003 20237 Mayos de Navojoa 2 1979 2000Potros de Tijuana 2 1988 1991Charros de Jalisco 2 2019 202210 Algodoneros de Guasave 1 1972Records editSingle season batting edit Player Team Total SeasonBatting average nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 415 1972 73 nbsp Sandy Madera Caneros de Los Mochis 413 2009 10 nbsp Eduardo Arredondo Algodoneros de Guasave 406 2010 11Home runs nbsp Ronnie Camacho Rieleros de Empalme 27 1963 64 nbsp Bobby Darwin Naranjeros de Hermosillo 27 1971 72 nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 26 1972 73RBIs nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 83 1972 73 nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 77 1963 64 nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 75 1971 72Hits nbsp Ramon Montoya Rieleros de Empalme 130 1963 64 nbsp Benjamin Valenzuela Yaquis de Obregon 125 1954 55 nbsp Hector Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 125 1972 73Stolen bases nbsp Mike Cole Algodoneros de Guasave 58 1984 85 nbsp Francisco Garcia Yaquis de Obregon 49 1965 66 nbsp Lou Frazier Mayos de Navojoa 47 1989 90 Single season pitching edit Player Team Total SeasonERA nbsp Salvador Colorado Potros de Tijuana 0 53 1982 83 nbsp Maximino Leon Naranjeros de Hermosillo 0 87 1979 80 nbsp Byron McLaughlin Ostioneros de Guaymas 1 05 1978 79Wins nbsp Miguel Sotelo Naranjeros de Hermosillo 18 1961 62 nbsp Daniel Rios Venados de Mazatlan 17 1950 51 nbsp Vicente Romo Ostioneros de Guaymas 17 1963 64Saves nbsp Jake Sanchez Aguilas de Mexicali 26 14 2021 22 nbsp Mark Zappelli Yaquis de Obregon 23 1990 91 nbsp Andres Avila Caneros de Los Mochis 23 2015 16Strikeouts nbsp Jose Leyva Ostioneros de Guaymas 203 1966 67 nbsp Felipe Leal Naranjeros de Hermosillo 195 1965 66 nbsp Jerry Hinsley Naranjeros de Hermosillo 176 1968 69Defunct teams editMain page Category Defunct baseball teams in MexicoSee also editMexican League Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame Mexico baseball awards Sport in MexicoReferences edit Manrique Carlos 30 August 2022 GUIA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021 2022 Sitio Oficial de la Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico Liga ARCO Mexcana del pacifico 30 August 2022 Retrieved 10 March 2023 Manrique Carlos 30 August 2022 GUIA DE MEDIOS TEMPORADA 2021 2022 Historia del Club Naranjeros includes Sky Sports Mexico a b c Gastelum Duarte Guillermo Enciclopedia Conmemorativa del 75 Aniversario de la Liga Mexicana del Pacifico in Spanish Liga Mexicana del Pacifico a b c Guia Oficial temporada 2019 20 in Spanish Liga Mexicana del Pacifico 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 Pacifico Milenio in Spanish 7 October 2020 Retrieved 28 September 2021 La Liga Mexicana del Pacifico crece a diez equipos se unen Monterrey y Guasave Liga Mexicana del Pacifico 27 January 2019 Archived from the original on 29 January 2019 Guia de medios temporada 2021 22 in Spanish Liga Mexicana del Pacifico 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 Sanchez es elegido Relevista del Ano de la LMP 2021 22 External links editLMP website in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mexican Pacific League amp oldid 1169151833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,