Mexican Pacific League

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The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico or LMP) is Mexico's most important winter baseball league. The eight-team league's regular season runs from October to December and is followed by a playoff series in January to determine the league champion. The league's winner takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

[edit] History

Founded in 1957, the league was also known as the Liga Invernal de Sonora (English: Sonora Winter League) and the Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (English: Sonora-Sinaloa League) before adopting its present name in 1970.^[1]

[edit] Current Teams

• Tomateros de Culiacán (Culiacán Tomato Pickers)
• Algodoneros de Guasave (Guasave Cotton Pickers)
• Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Pickers)
• Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Deer)
• Águilas de Mexicali (Mexicali Eagles)
• Cañeros de Los Mochis (Los Mochis Sugarcane Pickers)
• Mayos de Navojoa (Navojoa Mayos)
• Yaquis de Obregón (Obregon Yaquis)

[edit] Defunct Teams

• Potros de Tijuana (Tijuana Colts) - Currently in the Golden Baseball League
• Ostioneros de Guaymas (Guaymas Oystermen)
• Rieleros de Empalme (Empalme Railmen)

[edit] See also

• Mexican League
• Caribbean Series

[edit] External links

• ligadelpacifico.com.mx - in Spanish

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ "LMP: Organización/Historia". http://www.ligadelpacifico.com.mx/cms/content.asp?company=137&proc=text&procid=HISTORIA&search=.