2024 Mexican League season

2024 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 11 – September 9
Number of games	930 [1]
Number of teams	20
Serie del Rey
Champions	Diablos Rojos del México
Runners-up	Sultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVP	José Marmolejos
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The 2024 Mexican League season was the 99th season in the history of the baseball Mexican League (LMB). The league is contested by 20 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 11 April with the series between the defending champions Pericos de Puebla and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 9 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Team changes

The number of teams increased from eighteen in 2023 to twenty in 2024 (the last time that twenty teams contested the league was in 1979) with four new franchises joining the LMB for this season. ^[3]

Dorados de Chihuahua and Conspiradores de Querétaro joined the league as expansion teams. The Dorados first played in the Mexican League in 1940 and had since played in the league in several stints, the most recent being from 2007 to 2010, while the Conspiradores were established in 2023, bringing professional baseball to Querétaro for the first time. ^{[4] [5]}

Charros de Jalisco returned to the LMB after purchasing the Mariachis de Guadalajara; Charros last played in the Mexican League in 1995 and joined the Mexican Pacific League in 2014. ^{[6] [7]} Caliente de Durango, owned by Grupo Caliente, replaced Generales de Durango after the league suspended the Generales due to its owner's legal problems. ^{[8] [9]}

Standings

North [10] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Sultanes de Monterrey 53 37 .589 – L2 2 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 54 39 .581 0.5 W2 3 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 52 39 .571 1.5 W2 4 Toros de Tijuana 52 40 .565 2.0 W6 5 Acereros de Monclova 51 40 .560 2.5 L2 6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 48 43 .527 5.5 W2 7 Saraperos de Saltillo 44 48 .478 10.0 L2 8 Caliente de Durango 37 55 .402 17.0 W2 9 Charros de Jalisco 36 56 .391 18.0 L2 10 Dorados de Chihuahua 33 60 .355 21.5 L3

South [10] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Diablos Rojos del México 71 19 .789 — W3 2 Conspiradores de Querétaro 50 38 .568 20.0 W2 3 Leones de Yucatán 45 40 .529 23.5 L3 4 El Águila de Veracruz 46 44 .511 25.0 L2 5 Guerreros de Oaxaca 46 44 .511 25.0 L1 6 Pericos de Puebla 45 44 .506 25.5 W1 7 Olmecas de Tabasco 47 46 .505 25.5 W2 8 Bravos de León 37 53 .411 34.0 L1 9 Piratas de Campeche 32 55 .368 37.5 L2 10 Tigres de Quintana Roo 25 64 .281 45.5 W1

Postseason

	First round				Zone Series				Championship Series				Serie del Rey
	North
	Sultanes de Monterrey	4
	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	1
					Sultanes de Monterrey	4
					Acereros de Monclova	3
									Sultanes de Monterrey	4
									Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	2
	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4
	Acereros de Monclova	2
					Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4
					Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	1
	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	4
	Toros de Tijuana	1
													Sultanes de Monterrey	0
	South
													Diablos Rojos del México	4
	Diablos Rojos del México	4
	Pericos de Puebla	1
					Diablos Rojos del México	4
					Leones de Yucatán	0
									Diablos Rojos del México	4
									Guerreros de Oaxaca	3
	Conspiradores de Querétaro	4
	El Águila de Veracruz	1
					Conspiradores de Querétaro	0
					Guerreros de Oaxaca	4
	Leones de Yucatán	3
	Guerreros de Oaxaca	4

First round

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 3	Aguascalientes – 1, Monterrey – 3	Estadio Mobil Super	2:49	7,063
2	August 4	Aguascalientes – 6, Monterrey – 12	Estadio Mobil Super	3:44	7,539
3	August 6	Monterrey – 12, Aguascalientes – 6	Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez	3:32	5,128
4	August 7	Monterrey – 0, Aguascalientes – 8	Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez	2:47	5,273
5	August 8	Monterrey – 11, Aguascalientes – 4	Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez	3:13	4,267

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

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 3	Monclova – 3, Dos Laredos – 4	Uni-Trade Stadium	2:35	3,318
2	August 4	Monclova – 4, Dos Laredos – 5	Parque la Junta	3:03	4,031
3	August 6	Dos Laredos – 3, Monclova – 6	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	3:05	7,250
4	August 7	Dos Laredos – 1, Monclova – 8	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	2:57	6,951
5	August 8	Dos Laredos – 5, Monclova – 4	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	3:10	7,381
6	August 10	Monclova – 5, Dos Laredos – 6 (10 inn.)	Uni-Trade Stadium	3:54	3,641

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

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 3	Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 5 (11 inn.)	Estadio Revolución	3:50	7,624
2	August 4	Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 0	Estadio Revolución	2:47	7,640
3	August 6	Laguna – 2, Tijuana – 1	Estadio Chevron	2:59	7,896
4	August 7	Laguna – 2, Tijuana – 1	Estadio Chevron	3:19	8,997
5	August 8	Laguna – 6, Tijuana – 2	Estadio Chevron	3:16	9,789

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 4	Puebla – 0, México – 5	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	2:33	16,059
2	August 5/6	Puebla – 2, México – 3	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	2:46	12,895
3	August 8	México – 7, Puebla – 2	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	2:55	8,776
4	August 9	México – 4, Puebla – 6	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	2:49	8,503
5	August 10	México – 7, Puebla – 3	Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán	3:21	6,246

Conspiradores de Querétaro won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 4	Veracruz – 9, Querétaro – 12	Estadio Finsus	3:46	4,621
2	August 5	Veracruz – 1, Querétaro – 9	Estadio Finsus	3:04	3,718
3	August 7	Querétaro – 3, Veracruz – 4	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:11	5,430
4	August 8	Querétaro – 4, Veracruz – 1	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	2:57	5,680
5	August 9	Querétaro – 4, Veracruz – 2	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:20	6,220

Guerreros de Oaxaca won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 4	Oaxaca – 5, Yucatán – 7	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	3:15	3,766
2	August 5	Oaxaca – 9, Yucatán – 2	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	3:20	4,841
3	August 7	Yucatán – 22, Oaxaca – 12	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	4:36	4,742
4	August 8	Yucatán – 4, Oaxaca – 11	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	3:29	3,841
5	August 9	Yucatán – 6, Oaxaca – 9	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	3:39	4,028
6	August 12	Oaxaca – 0, Yucatán – 3	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	2:19	3,695
7	August 13	Oaxaca – 3, Yucatán – 0	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	2:54	2,009

Zone Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 13	Monclova – 4, Monterrey – 2	Estadio Mobil Super	2:56	9,686
2	August 14	Monclova – 2, Monterrey – 8	Estadio Mobil Super	3:16	17,206
3	August 16	Monterrey – 0, Monclova – 3	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	2:56	8,500
4	August 17	Monterrey – 2, Monclova – 1	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	3:03	8,500
5	August 18	Monterrey – 4, Monclova – 3	Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle	3:03	8,217
6	August 20	Monclova – 4, Monterrey – 2	Estadio Mobil Super	3:12	15,685
7	August 21	Monclova – 3, Monterrey – 11	Estadio Mobil Super	3:16	12,986

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 13	Laguna – 1, Dos Laredos – 3	Uni-Trade Stadium	2:55	3,617
2	August 14	Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos – 2	Parque la Junta	1:49	3,955
3	August 16	Dos Laredos – 1, Laguna – 17	Estadio Revolución	2:50	7,640
4	August 17	Dos Laredos – 9, Laguna – 0	Estadio Revolución	2:50	7,638
5	August 18	Dos Laredos – 6, Laguna – 2	Estadio Revolución	3:09	7,319

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 15	Yucatán – 2, México – 6	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:04	11,521
2	August 16/17	Yucatán – 6, México – 8	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:40	14,832
3	August 19	México – 5, Yucatán – 2	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	2:45	5,043
4	August 21	México – 4, Yucatán – 1	Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco	2:50	3,958

Guerreros de Oaxaca won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 15	Oaxaca – 9, Querétaro – 8	Estadio Finsus	3:57	3,622
2	August 16/17	Oaxaca – 9, Querétaro – 2	Estadio Finsus	3:45	3,831
3	August 19	Querétaro – 4, Oaxaca – 13	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	3:10	5,169
4	August 20	Querétaro – 6, Oaxaca – 7	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	4:15	5,276

Championship Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 23	Dos Laredos – 5, Monterrey – 9	Estadio Mobil Super	3:08	13,254
2	August 24	Dos Laredos – 6, Monterrey – 7	Estadio Mobil Super	3:35	15,702
3	August 26	Monterrey – 0, Dos Laredos – 5	Parque la Junta	2:23	5,060
4	August 27	Monterrey – 4, Dos Laredos – 2	Uni-Trade Stadium	2:57	6,021
5	August 28	Monterrey – 1, Dos Laredos – 6	Uni-Trade Stadium	2:56	4,620
6	August 31	Dos Laredos – 7, Monterrey – 8	Estadio Mobil Super	3:42	18,353

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	August 24	Oaxaca – 5, México – 4	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:26	17,645
2	August 25	Oaxaca – 9, México – 4	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:31	18,073
3	August 27	México – 11, Oaxaca – 12	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	3:43	6,033
4	August 28	México – 16, Oaxaca – 5	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	4:31	6,025
5	August 29	México – 9, Oaxaca – 1	Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos	2:54	6,000
6	August 31	Oaxaca – 10, México – 11	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	4:10	20,065
7	September 1	Oaxaca – 2, México – 3	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:15	20,071

Serie del Rey

Summary

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	September 4	Monterrey – 6, México – 14	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:28	20,088
2	September 5	Monterrey – 0, México – 17	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:20	20,177
3	September 7/8	México – 2, Monterrey – 0	Estadio Mobil Super	2:21	21,909
4	September 9	México – 4, Monterrey – 2	Estadio Mobil Super	2:42	16,086

Game summaries

Game 1

4 September 2024 7:06 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Iztacalco, Mexico City, 24 °C, cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Monterrey	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	14	3
México	0	2	0	0	5	3	0	4	x	14	14	0
WP: Conner Menez (1–0)   LP: Julio Teherán (0–1) Home runs: MTY: None MEX: Juan Carlos Gamboa (1), Patrick Mazeika (1) Attendance: 20,088 Boxscore

Game 2

5 September 2024 7:03 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Iztacalco, Mexico City 20 °C, rain

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
México	0	4	0	0	8	2	3	0	x	17	18	0
WP: Erick Leal (1–0)   LP: Tyler Viza (0–1) Home runs: MTY: None MEX: Julián Ornelas (1), Aristides Aquino (1), Robinson Canó (1) Attendance: 20,177 Boxscore

Game 3

7 September 2024 5:07 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León 31 °C, partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
México	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Trevor Bauer (1–0)   LP: Stephen Tarpley (0–1) Home runs: MEX: José Pirela (1) MTY: None Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore

Game 4

9 September 2024 7:31 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León 28 °C, cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
México	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	1
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
WP: Brooks Hall (1–0)   LP: Julio Teherán (0–2) Home runs: MEX: José Marmolejos (1) MTY: None Attendance: 16,086 Boxscore

League leaders

Batting leaders [11] Stat Player Team Total AVG Robinson Canó México .431 HR Art Charles Yucatán 33 RBI Julián Ornelas México 84 R Yurisbel Gracial Querétaro 95 H Robinson Canó México 141 SB Billy Hamilton Jalisco 37

Pitching leaders [11] Stat Player Team Total W Trevor Bauer México 10 Juan Pablo Oramas Tabasco César Valdez Yucatán ERA Zac Grotz Monclova 2.35 K Trevor Bauer México 120 IP David Reyes Veracruz 123.0 SV Fernando Salas Tabasco 28

Milestones

Batters

• Charros de Jalisco: On 2 June, the Charros set an LMB record by hitting five back-to-back home runs in a game against the Tigres de Quintana Roo. Luis Sardiñas, Vimael Machín, Anthony Giansanti, Greg Bird, and Oswaldo Arcia homered consecutively against two Quintana Roo pitchers. ^[12]
• José Marmolejos (MEX): On 9 July, Marmolejos hit two home runs in one inning, becoming the fourth player in Diablos history to achieve the feat, and the 25th overall in LMB history. ^[13]

Pitchers

No-hitters

• Kevin Kelly (MTY): On 31 May, in the second game of a scheduled doubleheader that was limited to seven innings, Kelly threw a no-hitter against the Pericos de Puebla. It was the fifth no-hitter in franchise history. ^[14]

Strikeouts in a game

• Trevor Bauer (MEX): On 21 June, Bauer broke the LMB record for strikeouts in a game, fanning 19 batters in a 6–1 win over the Guerreros de Oaxaca. ^[15]

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Robinson Canó	Diablos Rojos del México	[16]
Rookie of the Year	Denny Román	Sultanes de Monterrey	[17]
Pitcher of the Year	Trevor Bauer	Diablos Rojos del México	[18]
Reliever of the Year	Fernando Salas	Olmecas de Tabasco	[19]
Defensive Player of the Year	Franklin Barreto	Diablos Rojos del México	[20]
Manager of the Year	José Offerman	Conspiradores de Querétaro	[21]

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