2015 Mexican League season

2015 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 3 – September 14
Number of teams	16
Serie del Rey
Champions	Tigres de Quintana Roo
Runners-up	Acereros de Monclova
Finals MVP	Alfredo Amézaga
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The 2015 Mexican League season was the 91st 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 3 April and ended on 14 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Tigres de Quintana Roo defeated Acereros de Monclova to win the championship. ^[1]

This season marked the Mexican League's 90th anniversary. To celebrate it, the league presented a commemorative logo and slogan: 90 años, historia imparable (90 years, unstoppable story). ^{[2] [3]}

Standings

North [4] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Diablos Rojos del México 73 39 .652 — W1 2 Acereros de Monclova 59 51 .536 13.0 W3 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 57 52 .523 14.5 L2 4 Toros de Tijuana 54 53 .505 16.5 L1 5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 55 57 .491 18.0 L2 6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 55 58 .487 18.5 W2 7 Sultanes de Monterrey 51 62 .451 22.5 W2 8 Broncos de Tamaulipas 44 69 .389 29.5 L5

South [4] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Leones de Yucatán 66 46 .589 — L1 2 Tigres de Quintana Roo 64 47 .577 1.5 W1 3 Guerreros de Oaxaca 55 57 .491 11.0 W1 4 Piratas de Campeche 53 56 .486 11.5 W1 5 Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 52 59 .468 13.5 L1 6 Pericos de Puebla 51 58 .468 13.5 L1 7 Olmecas de Tabasco 52 60 .464 14.0 L1 8 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 48 65 .425 18.5 W1

Postseason

	Wild Card games					First stage					Championship Series					Serie del Rey
						1	Diablos Rojos del México	3
	8	Toros de Tijuana	1			4	Toros de Tijuana	4
	9	Vaqueros de la Laguna	0			North					4	Toros de Tijuana	3
											2	Acereros de Monclova	4
						4	Acereros de Monclova	4
						5	Saraperos de Saltillo	3
																N2	Acereros de Monclova	1
																S2	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
						3	Leones de Yucatán	4
						4	Piratas de Campeche	3
						South					1	Leones de Yucatán	3
	7	Piratas de Campeche	1								2	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
	10	Pericos de Puebla	0			2	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
							Guerreros de Oaxaca	3

League leaders

Batting leaders [5] Stat Player Team Total AVG Jesús Valdez Leones de Yucatán .363 HR Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México 41 RBI Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México 117 R Corey Wimberly Leones de Yucatán 97 H Olmo Rosario Acereros de Monclova 152 SB Jeremías Pineda Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 60 SLG Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México .742

Pitching leaders [5] Stat Player Team Total ERA Edgmer Escalona Saraperos de Saltillo 2.54 W Marco Duarte Diablos Rojos del México 13 Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova SV Tony Peña Jr. Vaqueros de la Laguna 25 IP César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 160.2 K César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 161 WHIP César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 1.08 Edgmer Escalona Saraperos de Saltillo

Managerial changes

Offseason

Team	Former manager	Reason for leaving	New manager	Ref.
Sultanes de Monterrey	Miguel Flores		Derek Bryant	[6]
Leones de Yucatán	Orlando Sánchez		Willie Romero	[7]

In season

Team	Former manager	Interim manager	Reason for leaving	New manager	Ref.
Sultanes de Monterrey	Derek Bryant	Antonio Aguilera	Fired	Lino Connell	[8] [9]
Sultanes de Monterrey	Lino Connell	N/A	Assigned as bench coach	Félix Fermín	[10]

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Japhet Amador	Diablos Rojos del México	[11]
Rookie of the Year	Manuel Rodríguez	Leones de Yucatán	[12]
Best Pitcher	Josh Lowey	Acereros de Monclova	[13]
Best Relief Pitcher	Tony Peña Jr.	Vaqueros de la Laguna	[14]
Manager of the Year	Willie Romero	Leones de Yucatán	[15]

References

1. "Lo más destacado del 2015 en la LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
2. "Logotipo conmemorativo del 90 Aniversario" (in Spanish). MiLB. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
3. "Slogan ganador 90 Aniversario LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
6. "Derek Bryant, al frente de Sultanes". MiLB (in Spanish). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
7. "Willie Romero es el nuevo manager de los Leones". leones.mx (in Spanish). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
8. "Sultanes cesó a su manager Derek Bryant". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
9. "Connell es nuevo manager Sultanes". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
10. "Presentan a Fermín como manager Sultán". Puro Beisbol (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
11. "Jugador Más Valioso 2015 de LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 1 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
12. "Novato del Año 2015 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
13. "Pitcher del Año 2015 de LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
14. "Relevista del Año 2015 de LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
15. "Manager del Año 2015 de LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.