Mexican Pacific League
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Current season or competition: 2011 Mexican Pacific League season |
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Commissioner | Omar Canizales Soto[1] |
| No. of teams | Mexican Pacific League Teams[2] |
| Country(ies) | Mexico (8 teams) |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | Yaquis de Obregón (6th title) |
| Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (15 titles)[3] |
| TV partner(s) | Megacable TVC Deportes Televisoras Grupo Pacífico |
| Official website | LMP.mx |
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico or LMP) is a winter minor baseball league in Mexico. 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.
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History[edit]
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.[4]
Current Teams[edit]
| Team | City | Stadium | Founded |
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| Tomateros de Culiacán | Culiacán, Sinaloa | Estadio General Angel Flores | 1965 |
| Algodoneros de Guasave | Guasave, Sinaloa | Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón | 1965 |
| Venados de Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | Estadio Teodoro Mariscal | 1945 |
| Águilas de Mexicali | Mexicali, Baja California | Estadio Casas GEO | 1948 |
| Cañeros de Los Mochis | Los Mochis, Sinaloa | Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada | 1947 |
| Naranjeros de Hermosillo | Hermosillo, Sonora | Estadio Sonora | 2013 |
| Mayos de Navojoa | Navojoa, Sonora | Estadio Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría | 1958 |
| Yaquis de Obregón | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora | Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán | 1959 |
Defunct Teams[edit]
- Ostioneros de Guaymas (Guaymas Oystermen)
- Rieleros de Empalme (Empalme Railmen)
- Potros de Tijuana (Tijuana Colts)
Champions[edit]
Liga de la Costa del Pacífico[edit]
| Season | Champion |
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| 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|Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 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|Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1956-57 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1957-58 | Venados de Mazatlán |
Liga Invernal de Sonora[edit]
| Season | Champion |
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| 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 |
Liga Sonora-Sinaloa[edit]
| season | Champion |
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| 1965-66 | Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón |
| 1966-67 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
| 1967-68 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 1968-69 | Cañeros de Los Mochis |
| 1969-70 | Tomateros de Culiacán |
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico[edit]
In gold Caribbean Series champions
See also[edit]
- Mexican League
- Caribbean Series
- Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (hall of fame)
- Baseball awards#Mexico
External links[edit]
- ligadelpacifico.com.mx - in Spanish
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ http://www.lmp.com.mx/organizacion/presidentes.html
- ^ http://www.lmp.com.mx/index.php
- ^ http://www.lmp.com.mx/equipos/naranjeros-de-hermosillo.html
- ^ "LMP: Organización/Historia".
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