League leaders
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| 2008 Mexican League season | |
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| League | Mexican League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 19 – August 24 |
| Number of games | 899 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Serie del Rey | |
| Champions | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Runners-up | Sultanes de Monterrey |
| Finals MVP | José Luis Sandoval |
The 2008 Mexican League season was the 84th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 19 March with the match between 2008 season champions Sultanes de Monterrey and Saraperos de Saltillo and ended on 24 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes to win the championship. [1]
899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game. [2]
Starting from this season, the league established the Most Valuable Player Award, presented to the best player at the end of the season. [3]
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| First stage | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 0 | ||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 1 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Leones de Yucatán | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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| Most Valuable Player |  Kit Pellow | Saraperos de Saltillo | [6] |
| Rookie of the Year |  Alfredo Caudillo | Saraperos de Saltillo | [7] |
| Best Pitcher |  Nerio Rodríguez | Acereros del Norte | [8] |
| Best Relief Pitcher | David Cortés | Diablos Rojos del México | [9] |
| Manager of the Year | Daniel Fernández | Diablos Rojos del México | [10] |
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