Mexican Pacific League

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The Mexican Pacific League (Template:Langx, or LMP), also known as the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. The league comprises 10 teams. It was founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

The sixty eight-game regular season is split in two halves. After each half, the teams are awarded points. The first place team earns ten points, while the last place team earns three and a half points. At the end of the regular season the total number of points are added up from both halves to determine playoff positioning. The top eight teams advance. There are no divisions.

History

In 1945, a group of people led by Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (Template:Langx). The league's first season (1945–46) started with four teams: Tacuarineros de Culiacán, Ostioneros de Guaymas, Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de Mazatlán. Mariscal was appointed as the league's first president. In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón and Pericos de Los Mochis.[1][2]

In 1958, only four teams participated, all from the state of Sonora: Rojos de Ciudad Obregón, Rieleros de Empalme, Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas. Since all the participant teams were from Sonora, the league changed its name to Liga Invernal de Sonora (Template:Langx). In 1959, Mayos de Navojoa replaced Ciudad Obregón. In 1962, Ciudad Obregón and Los Mochis returned to the league. In 1965, Mazatlán and Tomateros de Culiacán joined the league, which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora-Sinaloa (Template:Langx).[1][2]

In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (Template:Langx) and joined the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (Template:Langx), thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series.[1][2][3]

In 2020, the league signed a 5-year naming rights deal with ARCO.[4]

Two teams joined the LMP for the 2020 season: Sultanes de Monterrey, that became the first team to play in the two professional baseball leagues in Mexico, and Algodoneros de Guasave, that returned to the Mexican Pacific League after disappearing in 2014.[5]

Teams

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Team City State Stadium Capacity[6] Founded
Águilas de Mexicali Mexicali File:Flag of Baja California.svg Baja California Estadio Nido de los Águilas 17,000 1948
Algodoneros de Guasave Guasave File:Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa Kuroda Park 8,500 1965
Cañeros de Los Mochis Los Mochis File:Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada 12,500 1947
Charros de Jalisco Zapopan File:Flag of Jalisco.svg Jalisco Estadio Panamericano 16,500 2014
Template:Interlanguage link Tepic File:Flag of Nayarit.svg Nayarit Template:Interlanguage link 9,480 2025
Naranjeros de Hermosillo Hermosillo File:Flag of Sonora.svg Sonora Estadio Fernando Valenzuela 16,000 1944
Tomateros de Culiacán Culiacán File:Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa Estadio Tomateros 19,210 1965
Tucson Baseball Club Tucson File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium 11,500 2025
Venados de Mazatlán Mazatlán File:Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa Estadio Teodoro Mariscal 16,000 1945
Yaquis de Obregón Ciudad Obregón File:Flag of Sonora.svg Sonora Estadio Yaquis 16,500 1947

Champions

Season Liga de la Costa del Pacífico Champion
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
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
1956–57 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1957–58 Venados de Mazatlán
Season Liga Invernal de Sonora Champion
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
season Liga Sonora-Sinaloa Champion
1965–66 Yaquis de Obregón
1966–67 Tomateros de Culiacán
1967–68 Ostioneros de Guaymas
1968–69 Cañeros de Los Mochis
1969–70 Tomateros de Culiacán
Season Liga Mexicana del Pacífico Champion
1970–71 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1971–72 Algodoneros de Guasave
1972–73 Yaquis de Obregón
1973–74 Venados de Mazatlán
1974–75 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1975–76 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1976–77 Venados de Mazatlán
1977–78 Tomateros de Culiacán
1978–79 Mayos de Navojoa
1979–80 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1980–81 Yaquis de Obregón
1981–82 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1982–83 Tomateros de Culiacán
1983–84 Cañeros de Los Mochis
1984–85 Tomateros de Culiacán
1985–86 Águilas de Mexicali
1986–87 Venados de Mazatlán
1987–88 Potros de Tijuana
1988–89 Águilas de Mexicali
1989–90 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1990–91 Potros de Tijuana
1991–92 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1992–93 Venados de Mazatlán
1993–94 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1994–95 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1995–96 Tomateros de Culiacán
1996–97 Tomateros de Culiacán
1997–98 Venados de Mazatlán
1998–99 Águilas de Mexicali
1999–2000 Mayos de Navojoa
2000–01 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2001–02 Tomateros de Culiacán
2002–03 Cañeros de Los Mochis
2003–04 Tomateros de Culiacán
2004–05 Venados de Mazatlán
2005–06 Venados de Mazatlán
2006–07 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2007–08 Yaquis de Obregón
2008–09 Venados de Mazatlán
2009–10 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2010–11 Yaquis de Obregón
2011–12 Yaquis de Obregón
2012–13 Yaquis de Obregón
2013–14 Naranjeros de Hermosillo[7]
2014–15 Tomateros de Culiacán
2015–16 Venados de Mazatlán[8]
2016–17 Águilas de Mexicali
2017–18 Tomateros de Culiacán
2018–19 Charros de Jalisco
2019–20 Tomateros de Culiacán
2020–21 Tomateros de Culiacán
2021–22 Charros de Jalisco
2022–23 Cañeros de Los Mochis
2023–24 Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2024–25 Charros de Jalisco

Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions

Championships (1945–1958)

  • 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)

Championships by team

Rank Team Wins Years
1 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 17 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2024
2 Tomateros de Culiacán 13 1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
3 Venados de Mazatlán 9 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016
4 Yaquis de Obregón 7 1966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
5 Águilas de Mexicali 4 1986, 1989, 1999, 2017
Cañeros de Los Mochis 4 1969, 1984, 2003, 2023
7 Charros de Jalisco 3 2019, 2022, 2025
8 Mayos de Navojoa 2 1979, 2000
Potros de Tijuana 2 1988, 1991
10 Algodoneros de Guasave 1 1972

Records

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Single season batting

Player Team Total Season
Batting average
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo .415 1972–73
Template:Flagicon Sandy Madera Cañeros de Los Mochis .413 2009–10
Template:Flagicon Eduardo Arredondo Algodoneros de Guasave .406 2010–11
Home runs
Template:Flagicon Ronnie Camacho Rieleros de Empalme 27 1963–64
Template:Flagicon Bobby Darwin Naranjeros de Hermosillo 27 1971–72
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 26 1972–73
RBIs
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 83 1972–73
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 77 1963–64
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 75 1971–72
Hits
Template:Flagicon Ramón Montoya Rieleros de Empalme 130 1963–64
Template:Flagicon Benjamín Valenzuela Yaquis de Obregón 125 1954–55
Template:Flagicon Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 125 1972–73
Stolen bases
Template:Flagicon Mike Cole Algodoneros de Guasave 58 1984–85
Template:Flagicon Francisco García Yaquis de Obregón 49 1965–66
Template:Flagicon Lou Frazier Mayos de Navojoa 47 1989–90

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Single season pitching

Player Team Total Season
ERA
Template:Flagicon Salvador Colorado Potros de Tijuana 0.53 1982–83
Template:Flagicon Maximino León Naranjeros de Hermosillo 0.87 1979–80
Template:Flagicon Byron McLaughlin Ostioneros de Guaymas 1.05 1978–79
Wins
Template:Flagicon Miguel Sotelo Naranjeros de Hermosillo 18 1961–62
Template:Flagicon Daniel Ríos Venados de Mazatlán 17 1950–51
Template:Flagicon Vicente Romo Ostioneros de Guaymas 17 1963–64
Saves
Template:Flagicon Jake Sanchez Águilas de Mexicali 26[9] 2021-22
Template:Flagicon Mark Zappelli Yaquis de Obregón 23 1990–91
Template:Flagicon Andrés Ávila Cañeros de Los Mochis 23 2015–16
Strikeouts
Template:Flagicon José Leyva Ostioneros de Guaymas 203 1966–67
Template:Flagicon Felipe Leal Naranjeros de Hermosillo 195 1965–66
Template:Flagicon Jerry Hinsley Naranjeros de Hermosillo 176 1968–69

Defunct teams

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See also

References

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