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 (5th title) |
| Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (14 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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[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.[4]
[edit] Current Teams
[edit] Defunct Teams
- Ostioneros de Guaymas (Guaymas Oystermen)
- Rieleros de Empalme (Empalme Railmen)
- Potros de Tijuana (Tijuana Colts)
[edit] Champions
[edit] Liga de la Costa del Pacífico
| 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 | Vacant |
| 1951-52 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán |
| 1952-53 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1953-54 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1954-55 | Venados de Mazatlán |
| 1955-56 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1956-57 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| 1957-58 | Venados de Mazatlán |
[edit] Liga Invernal de Sonora
| 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 |
[edit] Liga Sonora-Sinaloa
| 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 |
[edit] Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
In gold Caribbean Series champions
[edit] See also
- Mexican League
- Caribbean Series
- Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (hall of fame)
- Baseball awards#Mexico
[edit] External links
- ligadelpacifico.com.mx - in Spanish
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ 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". http://www.ligadelpacifico.com.mx/cms/content.asp?company=137&proc=text&procid=HISTORIA&search=.
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