Mexican Pacific League

The Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP ) is called ( Engl. Mexican Pacific League ) or Mexican Winter League, a baseball league in Mexico. It is the second most important Mexican professional league with a season from October to January, so a winter season. The master plays with the connection as a Mexican representative to the Series del Caribe.

Current team

Team 2010/11:

Former teams

  • Potros de Tijuana ( 1977-91 ) from 2010 as Tijuana maroons in the GBL
  • Ostioneros de Guaymas
  • Rieleros de Empalme
  • Charros de Guadalajara

Game system

The eight teams will play two halves separated -evaluated season with 35 games in the first and 33 in the second half. For placements in a half of the season, there is a point system with 8 points for the First through 3 for the Eighth. Because of these considerations, the best six teams for the play- offs to qualify. From the three pairings of the first play-off round of the three winners and the best losers reach the semifinals. Their winner determine the champion in the final end of January.

History

The Liga Mexicana del Pacífico was founded in 1945 in Hermosillo, Sonora, with four teams as Liga de la Costa del Pacífico. The founding clubs were: Queliteros de Hermosillo, Venados de Mazatlán, Ostioneros de Guaymas and Tacuarineros de Culiacan.

In 1958 was named the League Invernal de Sonora and consisted of the following four teams: Naranjeros de Hermosillo, Guaymas de Ostioneros, Rojos de Ciudad Obregón and Rieleros de Empalme.

In 1965, the League was again renamed to League Sonora - Sinaloa. The league was supplemented with two former teams: the Tomateros de Culiacan and Mazatlan Venados de.

1970 was the league its current name: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP ) and was able to send their respective champion team annually reordered Series del Caribe.

Master

1945-46 to 1957-58: Liga de la Costa del Pacífico 1958-59 to 1964-65: League Invernal de Sonora 1965-66 to 1969-70: League Sonora - Sinaloa since 1970-71: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico

Master of 1945-58

  • Mazatlán ( Antiguos Venados ): 5 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958)
  • Culiacán ( Tacuarineros ): 5 (1949, 1950.1951 1952, 1956)
  • Hermosillo ( Queliteros / Presidente / Naranjeros ): 2 (1947, 1957)
  • Guaymas ( Antiguos Ostioneros ): 1 ( 1948)

Master of 1959-2014

  • Naranjeros de Hermosillo: 16 (1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014)
  • Tomateros de Culiacan: 9 (1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 )
  • Venados de Mazatlán: 8 (1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009)
  • Yaquis de Obregón: 7 (1966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Ostioneros de Guaymas: 5 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1968)
  • Águilas de Mexicali: 3 (1986, 1989, 1999)
  • Cañeros de Los Mochis: 3 (1969, 1984, 2003)
  • Mayos de Navojoa: 2 (1979, 2000)
  • Potros de Tijuana: 2 (1988, 1991)
  • Algodoneros de Guasave: 1 ( 1972)

Title in the Caribbean Series

Famous MLB players in the LMP

A variety of MLB players have ever played in the ' Mexican Winter League '. Some played there to recommend for her PhD in the MLB, play some and played there in the MLB winter break and still others played there at the end of their MLB career.

MLB player in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP club, playing time LMP and place of birth ):

  • Alfredo Aceves - Tomateros de Culiacan - 2007-08 (San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora )
  • Alfredo Amézaga - Yaquis de Ciudad Obregon - 2001-02 (Ciudad Obregón, Sonora )
  • Dimitri Young - Naranjeros de Hermosillo - 1994-95 ( Vicksburg, Mississippi)
  • Kevin Millar - Mayos de Navojoa - 1995-98 (Los Angeles, California)
  • Ben Francisco - Tomateros de Culiacan - 2006-07 (Los Angeles, California)
  • Jorge Cantú - Tomateros de Culiacan - 2004-05 ( Reynosa, Tamaulipas )
  • Kevin Youkilis - Mayos de Navojoa - 2003-04 ( Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • Mike Piazza - Águilas de Mexicali - 1991-92 ( Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
  • Vicente Padilla - Tomateros de Culiacan - 2001-02 ( Chinandega, Nicaragua)
  • Curt Schilling - Naranjeros de Hermosillo - 1988-89 (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Matt Stairs - Mayos de Navojoa - 1991-97 ( Saint John, New Brunswick)
  • Freddy Sanchez - Mayos de Navojoa - 2002-03 ( Hollywood, California)
  • Vinny Castilla - Yaquis de Obregon - 1988-90/89-99 - Tomateros de Culiacan - 2001-02/2007-09 - Naranjeros de Hermosillo - 1994-95/2009-10 ( Oaxaca, Oaxaca )
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