Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
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| Current season | Liga Mexicana del Pacífico 2013/14 |
| sport | baseball |
| abbreviation | LMP |
| Association | Federación Mexicana de Béisbol |
| League foundation | 1945 |
| Teams | 8th |
| Country countries |
 Mexico
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| Title holder | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
| Record champions | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (16) |
| TV partner | Megacable (vía TVC Deportes , Telemax , ESPN2 , AYM Sports ), TV Grupo Televisoras del Pacífico |
| Website | www.ligadelpacifico.com.mx |
The Liga Mexicana del Pacífico ( LMP ) (German : Mexican Pacific League ) or Mexican Winter League is 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 then plays as a Mexican representative in the series del Caribe .
Current teams
Teams 2010/11:
Former teams
- Potros de Tijuana (1977–91) from 2010 as Tijuana Cimarrones in the GBL
- Ostioneros de Guaymas
- Rieleros de Empalme
- Charros de Guadalajara
Game system
The eight teams play two separate halves of the season with 35 games in the first and 33 in the second half. For the placements in one half of the season there is a point system with 8 points for the first to 3 for the eighth. Based on these points, the six best teams qualify for the play-offs. From the 3 pairings of the first play-off round, the 3 winners and the best loser reach the semi-finals. Their winners determine the champion in the final at the end of January.
history
The Liga Mexicana del Pacífico was founded in 1945 in Hermosillo , Sonora , with four teams as the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico . The founding clubs were: Queliteros de Hermosillo , Venados de Mazatlán , Ostioneros de Guaymas and Tacuarineros de Culiacán .
From 1958 the league was called Liga Invernal de Sonora and consisted of the following four teams: Naranjeros de Hermosillo , Ostioneros de Guaymas , Rojos de Ciudad Obregón and Rieleros de Empalme .
In 1965 the league was renamed again to Liga Sonora-Sinaloa . The league was supplemented with two former teams: the Tomateros de Culiacán and the Venados de Mazatlán .
In 1970 the league got its current name: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP) and was able to send its respective master team to the newly organized series del Caribe every year .
master
1945–46 to 1957–58 : Liga de la Costa del Pacífico
1958–59 to 1964–65 : Liga Invernal de Sonora
1965–66 to 1969–70 : Liga Sonora-Sinaloa
since 1970–71 : Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
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Master from 1945 to 1958
- Mazatlán (Antiguos Venados) : 5 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958)
- Culiacán (Tacuarineros) : 5 (1949, 1950,1951 1952, 1956)
- Hermosillo (Queliteros / Presidentes / Naranjeros) : 2 (1947, 1957)
- Guaymas (Antiguos Ostioneros) : 1 (1948)
Master from 1959 to 2014
- Naranjeros de Hermosillo: 16 (1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014)
- Tomateros de Culiacán: 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)
Caribbean Series title
| team | CS title |
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| Tomateros de Culiacan | 2 |
| Yaquis de Obregón | 2 |
| Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 2 |
| Águilas de Mexicali | 1 |
| Venados de Mazatlan | 1 |
Famous MLB players in the LMP
A large number of MLB players have played in the 'Mexican Winter League'. Some played there to be recommended for their promotion to the MLB, some play and played there during the MLB winter break and still others played there at the end of their MLB careers.
MLB players in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP club, LMP season and place of birth):
- Alfredo Aceves - Tomateros de Culiacán - 2007-08 ( San Luis Rio Colorado , Sonora)
- Alfredo Amézaga - Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón - 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 Culiacán - 2006-07 ( Los Angeles , California)
- Jorge Cantú - Tomateros de Culiacán - 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 Culiacán - 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 Obregón - 1988–90 / 89-99 - Tomateros de Culiacán - 2001–02 / 2007–09 - Naranjeros de Hermosillo - 1994–95 / 2009–10 ( Oaxaca , Oaxaca)
See also
Individual evidence
Web links
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico on the Internet