2023 Mexican League season

2023 Mexican League season
2023 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 20 – September 15
Number of games	810
Number of teams	18
Serie del Rey
Champions	Pericos de Puebla
Runners-up	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
Finals MVP	Chris Carter
LMB seasons
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The 2023 Mexican League season was the 98th season in the history of the Mexican League. The league is contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 20 April with the series between the defending champions Leones de Yucatán and Bravos de León and ended on 15 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Pericos de Puebla defeated the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna to win the championship.^[1]^[2]

Standings

North^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	50	36	.581	–	W6
2	Sultanes de Monterrey	50	38	.568	1.0	W1
3	Toros de Tijuana	50	40	.556	2.0	W1
4	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	49	40	.551	2.5	L1
5	Saraperos de Saltillo	49	40	.551	2.5	W3
6	Acereros de Monclova	46	43	.517	5.5	W1
7	Generales de Durango	43	43	.500	7.0	L1
8	Mariachis de Guadalajara	42	48	.467	10.0	L1
9	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	33	55	.375	18.0	L3

South^[3]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1	Diablos Rojos del México	55	32	.632	—	L4
2	Olmecas de Tabasco	46	37	.554	7.0	L5
3	El Águila de Veracruz	48	40	.545	7.5	W3
4	Pericos de Puebla	46	40	.535	8.5	W2
5	Leones de Yucatán	47	43	.522	9.5	L2
6	Tigres de Quintana Roo	39	51	.433	17.5	W1
7	Guerreros de Oaxaca	34	53	.391	21.0	L1
8	Bravos de León	34	56	.378	22.5	W2
9	Piratas de Campeche	31	57	.352	24.5	L2

Postseason

First round		Zone Series		Championship Series		Serie del Rey

North

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4

Acereros de Monclova	0
		Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4

		Sultanes de Monterrey	2



				Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	2

				Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	4
Sultanes de Monterrey	3

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	4
		Toros de Tijuana	1

		Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	4
Toros de Tijuana	4

Saraperos de Saltillo	1
						Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	2
South
						Pericos de Puebla	4
Diablos Rojos del México	4

Tigres de Quintana Roo	2
		Diablos Rojos del México	2

		Pericos de Puebla	4



				Pericos de Puebla	4

				Leones de Yucatán	1
Olmecas de Tabasco	1

Leones de Yucatán	4
		Leones de Yucatán	4

		El Águila de Veracruz	1
El Águila de Veracruz	4

Pericos de Puebla	3

First round

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 9	Monclova – 3, Dos Laredos – 10	Parque la Junta	2:55	4,212
2	August 10	Monclova – 6, Dos Laredos – 7	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:14	5,241
3	August 12	Dos Laredos – 7, Monclova – 4	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	2:56	6,925
4	August 13	Dos Laredos – 6, Monclova – 4	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	3:08	6,207

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 9	Laguna – 1, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	2:25	12,138
2	August 10	Laguna – 5, Monterrey – 7	Estadio Mobil Super	3:07	13,438
3	August 12	Monterrey – 3, Laguna – 12	Estadio Revolución	3:09	7,589
4	August 13	Monterrey – 3, Laguna – 4 (10 inn.)	Estadio Revolución	3:46	7,638
5	August 14	Monterrey – 1, Laguna – 8	Estadio Revolución	3:24	7,623
6	August 16	Laguna – 3, Monterrey – 16	Estadio Mobil Super	3:21	13,514
7	August 17	Laguna – 6, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	3:39	10,810

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 9	Saltillo – 8, Tijuana – 3	Estadio Chevron	2:55	8,531
2	August 10	Saltillo – 4, Tijuana – 5	Estadio Chevron	3:02	13,896
3	August 12	Tijuana – 15, Saltillo – 12 (10 inn.)	Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero	4:23	9,168
4	August 13	Tijuana – 7, Saltillo – 6	Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero	3:33	9,619
5	August 14	Tijuana – 10, Saltillo – 9 (10 inn.)	Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero	4:09	9,822

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 8	Quintana Roo – 8, México – 3	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:09	14,536
2	August 9	Quintana Roo – 0, México – 11	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	2:59	18,005
3	August 11	México – 2, Quintana Roo – 3	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	2:50	7,214
4	August 12	México – 5, Quintana Roo – 0	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	3:10	7,862
5	August 13	México – 4, Quintana Roo – 1	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	2:51	5,716
6	August 15	Quintana Roo – 10, México – 14	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:31	20,062

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 8	Yucatán – 7, Tabasco – 1	Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero	3:16	7,077
2	August 9	Yucatán – 1, Tabasco – 8	Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero	2:45	7,080
3	August 11	Tabasco – 2, Yucatán – 7	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:35	11,504
4	August 12	Tabasco – 7, Yucatán – 10	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	3:48	11,816
5	August 13	Tabasco – 1, Yucatán – 6	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:46	11,088

El Águila de Veracruz won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 8	Puebla – 2, Veracruz – 0	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	2:26	6,150
2	August 9	Puebla – 4, Veracruz – 3 (11 inn.)	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	4:19	6,200
3	August 11	Veracruz – 4, Puebla – 6 (11 inn.)	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:11	6,038
4	August 12/13	Veracruz – 8, Puebla – 3	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:26	7,849
5	August 14	Veracruz – 16, Puebla – 7	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:33	4,302
6	August 16	Puebla – 2, Veracruz – 4	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	2:23	7,319
7	August 17	Puebla – 2, Veracruz – 4	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	2:57	7,319

Zone Series

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 19	Monterrey – 3, Dos Laredos – 13	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:39	4,936
2	August 20	Monterrey – 6, Dos Laredos – 1	Parque la Junta	2:38	5,014
3	August 22	Dos Laredos – 9, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	2:57	9,466
4	August 23	Dos Laredos – 1, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	2:57	10,838
5	August 24	Dos Laredos – 6, Monterrey – 5	Estadio Mobil Super	3:33	14,917
6	August 26	Monterrey – 1, Dos Laredos – 6	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:15	6,307

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 21	Laguna – 5, Tijuana – 3	Estadio Chevron	3:35	12,680
2	August 22	Laguna – 5, Tijuana – 7	Estadio Chevron	3:15	11,996
3	August 24	Tijuana – 1, Laguna – 2	Estadio Revolución	2:29	7,640
4	August 25	Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 5	Estadio Revolución	3:07	7,638
5	August 26	Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 9	Estadio Revolución	3:15	7,635

Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 18	Puebla – 3, México – 6	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:05	14,142
2	August 19/20	Puebla – 7, México – 5	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	2:45	14,805
3	August 22	México – 6, Puebla – 7 (10 inn.)	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	4:05	7,710
4	August 23	México – 3, Puebla – 4	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:24	9,418
5	August 24	México – 8, Puebla – 6	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:42	10,708
6	August 26	Puebla – 4, México – 3	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:00	17,191

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 18	Yucatán – 2, Veracruz – 0	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:05	6,250
2	August 19	Yucatán – 6, Veracruz – 2	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:09	6,220
3	August 21	Veracruz – 0, Yucatán – 1	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:26	13,152
4	August 22	Veracruz – 4, Yucatán – 2 (12 inn.)	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:02	14,449
5	August 23	Veracruz – 2, Yucatán – 3	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:41	12,905

Championship Series

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 29	Laguna – 5, Dos Laredos – 8	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:33	6,114
2	August 30	Laguna – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 (16 inn.)	Parque la Junta	5:17	5,739
3	September 1	Dos Laredos – 2, Laguna – 4	Estadio Revolución	2:40	7,640
4	September 2	Dos Laredos – 2, Laguna – 9	Estadio Revolución	3:04	7,640
5	September 3	Dos Laredos – 5, Laguna – 4	Estadio Revolución	3:02	7,640
6	September 5	Laguna – 3, Dos Laredos – 2	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:22	6,926

Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 28	Puebla – 3, Yucatán – 1	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:48	12,991
2	August 29	Puebla – 5, Yucatán – 2	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	3:03	13,658
3	August 31/September 2	Yucatán – 11, Puebla – 1	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	4:12	10,653
4	September 2	Yucatán – 2, Puebla – 7	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	2:51	9,335
5	September 3	Yucatán – 11, Puebla – 12 (12 inn.)	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	4:48	11,232

Serie del Rey

Summary

Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	8 September	Puebla – 4, Laguna – 5	Estadio Revolución	3:36	7,640
2	9 September	Puebla – 3, Laguna – 14	Estadio Revolución	3:12	7,640
3	11 September	Laguna – 2, Puebla – 8	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:35	10,217
4	12 September	Laguna – 2, Puebla – 4	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	2:54	10,645
5	13 September	Laguna – 5, Puebla – 6	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:36	10,653
6	15 September	Puebla – 5, Laguna – 4	Estadio Revolución	3:19	7,640

Game summaries

Game 1

8 September 2023 8:18 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Revolución in Torreón, Coahuila, 40 °C, clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puebla	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Laguna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	1
WP: José Torres (1–0) LP: Elkin Alcalá (0–1) Home runs: PUE: Peter O'Brien (1) LAG: None Attendance: 7,640 Boxscore

Game 2

9 September 2023 7:00 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Revolución in Torreón, Coahuila, 42 °C, clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puebla	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	2
Laguna	2	4	6	0	2	0	0	0	X	14	16	1
WP: Joe Van Meter (1–0) LP: Yoimer Camacho (0–1) Home runs: PUE: Chris Carter (1) LAG: Nick Torres (1) Attendance: 7,640 Boxscore

Game 3

11 September 2023 7:17 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán in Puebla City, Puebla, 22 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Laguna	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	3
Puebla	0	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	X	8	6	0
WP: Roel Ramírez (1–0) LP: Aldo Montes (0–1) Home runs: LAG: None PUE: Peter O'Brien (2) Attendance: 10,217 Boxscore

Game 4

12 September 2023 7:01 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán in Puebla City, Puebla, 22 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Laguna	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Puebla	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	4	8	1
WP: Jesús Huerta (1–0) LP: Luis Gámez (0–1) Sv: Elkin Alcalá (1) Home runs: LAG: J. C. Escarra (1) PUE: Chris Carter (2) Attendance: 10,645 Boxscore

Game 5

13 September 2023 7:02 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán in Puebla City, Puebla, 23 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Laguna	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	5	0
Puebla	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	6	12	3
WP: Elkin Alcalá (1–1) LP: Thomas McIlraith (0–1) Attendance: 10,653 Boxscore

Game 6

15 September 2023 8:00 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Revolución in Torreón, Coahuila, 37 °C, clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puebla	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	6	0
Laguna	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	7	1
WP: Erick Preciado (1–0) LP: Thomas McIlraith (0–2) Sv: Elkin Alcalá (2) Attendance: 7,640 Boxscore

League leaders

Batting leaders^[4]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
AVG	Fernando Villegas	Saltillo	.390
HR	Kyle Martin	Oaxaca	23
RBI	Ademar Rifaela	Durango	83
R	Julián Ornelas	México	72
H	Alejandro Mejía	León	124
SB	Gustavo Núñez	Veracruz	36
SLG	Chris Carter	Puebla	.685

Pitching leaders^[4]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
ERA	Braulio Torres-Pérez	Tabasco	2.41
W	Brandon Brennan	Dos Laredos	11
W	Yoimer Camacho	Puebla	11
SV	Kurt Heyer	Saltillo	20
SV	Fernando Salas	Tabasco	20
IP	Braden Webb	Unión Laguna	108.1
K	Darel Torres	Quintana Roo	100
WHIP	Gabriel Ynoa	Puebla	1.14

Milestones

Batters

Cristhian Adames (PUE): On 25 July, Adames hit for the cycle against the Guerreros de Oaxaca, becoming the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.^[5]

Pitchers

No-hitters

Yoimer Camacho (PUE): On 3 June, Camacho threw a no-hitter against the Guerreros de Oaxaca in a game that was called after six innings due to inclement weather. It was the fifth no-hitter in franchise history.^[6]
Jovany López (CAM): On 24 June, López threw a no-hitter against the Olmecas de Tabasco in a game that was called after five innings due to inclement weather.^[7]
David Reyes (VER): On 11 July, Reyes threw a no-hitter, the seventh in the team's history, by defeating the Saraperos de Saltillo 2–0.^[8]

Awards

LMB Awards
Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Fernando Villegas	Saraperos de Saltillo	^[9]
Rookie of the Year	Randy Romero	Mariachis de Guadalajara	^[10]
Pitcher of the Year	Braulio Torres-Pérez	Olmecas de Tabasco	^[11]
Reliever of the Year	Fernando Salas	Olmecas de Tabasco	^[12]
Manager of the Year	Félix Fermín	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b "LMB: La temporada 2023 de la LMB iniciará el 20 de abril". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Pericos vencen en seis juegos a Algodoneros para ganar la Serie del Rey". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Standings". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Stats". MiLB.com. MiLB. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Christian Adames batea 1er ciclo en la historia de Pericos de Puebla". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "Pericos: Yoimer Camacho hace historia al tirar sin hit ni carrera". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Piratas: Juego sin hit ni carrera de Jovany López". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "El Águila: Triunfo y no-no para 'Rey David'". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "LMB: Fernando Villegas, ¡de Saltillo para el mundo el Jugador Más Valioso!". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "LMB: Randy Romero irrumpe en el beisbol mexicano y es el Novato del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "LMB: Braulio Torres-Pérez es el Pitcher del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "LMB: Fernando Salas apaga el fuego y es el Relevista del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "LMB: Félix Fermín repite una década después como Manager del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[calendar-1] "LMB: La temporada 2023 de la LMB iniciará el 20 de abril". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[2] "Pericos vencen en seis juegos a Algodoneros para ganar la Serie del Rey". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[Standings-3] "Standings". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[stats-4] "Stats". MiLB.com. MiLB. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[5] "Christian Adames batea 1er ciclo en la historia de Pericos de Puebla". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[6] "Pericos: Yoimer Camacho hace historia al tirar sin hit ni carrera". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[7] "Piratas: Juego sin hit ni carrera de Jovany López". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[8] "El Águila: Triunfo y no-no para 'Rey David'". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[9] "LMB: Fernando Villegas, ¡de Saltillo para el mundo el Jugador Más Valioso!". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[10] "LMB: Randy Romero irrumpe en el beisbol mexicano y es el Novato del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[11] "LMB: Braulio Torres-Pérez es el Pitcher del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[12] "LMB: Fernando Salas apaga el fuego y es el Relevista del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[13] "LMB: Félix Fermín repite una década después como Manager del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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