Mexican Pacific League
(Redirected from Liga Mexicana del Pacifico)
The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, LMP) also known as MexPac has been running for over five decades as a winter league. It has long been recognized as one of the big four winter leagues and features a mix of major league players, top prospects and Mexican League players. The champion team has played in the Caribbean Series since 1971. The season is from the middle of October to the end of December with two separate halfs of the regular season and three playoff rounds in January. It was founded in 1945 as the Mexican Pacific Coast League. In 1959, the league's name was changed to the Winter League of Sonora, and in 1971 the league's name was changed again to its current name.
Current Teams[edit]
Former Teams[edit]
- Tacuarineros de Culiacán
- Ostioneros de Guaymas
- Queliteros de Hermosillo
- Potros de Tijuana
- Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón
- Pericos de Los Mochis
- Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
- Rojos de Ciudad Obregón
- Marineros de Guaymas
League Champions[edit]
Championships by Team[edit]
- Naranjeros de Hermosillo: 18 (1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2024)
- Venados de Mazatlán: 14 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016)
- Tomateros de Culiacán: 13 (1967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- Yaquis de Obregón: 7 (1966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013)
- Ostioneros de Guaymas: 7 (1948, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1968)
- Tacuarineros de Culiacán: 4 (1949, 1950, 1952, 1956)
- Águilas de Mexicali: 4 (1986, 1989, 1999, 2017)
- Cañeros de Los Mochis: 4 (1969, 1984, 2003, 2023)
- Charros de Jalisco: 2 (2019, 2022)
- Mayos de Navojoa: 2 (1979, 2000)
- Potros de Tijuana: 2 (1988, 1991)
- Queliteros de Hermosillo: 1 (1947)
- Algodoneros de Guasave: 1 (1972)
Annual Champions[edit]
Pacific Coast League[edit]
Season | Champion | Record | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1945-46 | Venados de Mazatlán | 30 - 24 | Manolo Fortes |
1946-47 | Queliteros de Hermosillo | 33 - 21 | Art Lilly |
1947-48 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 38 - 22 | Héctor Leál |
1948-49 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán | 39 - 21 | Manuel Arroyo |
1949-50 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán | 34 - 26 | Manuel Arroyo |
1950-51 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 37 - 23 | Luis Montes de Oca |
1951-52 | Tacuarineros de Cualiacán | 35 - 25 | Manuel Arroyo |
1952-53 | Venados de Mazatlán | 39 - 18 | Guillermo Garibay Fernández |
1953-54 | Venados de Mazatlán | 48 - 32 | Guillermo Garibay Fernández |
1954-55 | Venados de Mazatlán | 47 - 33 | Guillermo Garibay Fernández |
1955-56 | Tacuarineros de Culiacán | 33 - 25 | Manuel Arroyo |
1956-57 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 40 - 20 | Hub Kittle |
1957-58 | Venados de Mazatlán | 41 - 21 | Guillermo Garibay Fernández |
Sonora Winter League[edit]
Season | Champion | Record | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1958-59 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 22 - 14 | Manuel Magallón |
1959-60 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 31 - 16 | Manuel Magallón |
1960-61 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 35 - 19 | Virgilio Arteaga |
1961-62 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 39 - 21 | Virgilio Arteaga |
1962-63 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 32 - 28 | Guillermo Frayde |
1963-64 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 47 - 33 | Leo Rodríguez |
1964-65 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 47 - 33 | Guillermo Frayde |
Sonora-Sinaloa League[edit]
Season | Champion | Record | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1965-66 | Ciudad Obregón | 48 - 32 | Manuel Magallón |
1966-67 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 55 - 31 | Vinicio García |
1967-68 | Ostioneros de Guaymas | 58 - 26 | Ronnie Camacho |
1968-69 | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 35 - 27 | Benjamín Valenzuela |
1969-70 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 36 - 27 | Vinicio García |
Team won the Serie del Caribe |
Mexican Pacific League[edit]
MVP[edit]
- 1945-46: Daniel Ríos, Mazatlán P
- 1946-47: Manuel Echeverría, Hermosillo P
- 1947-48: Barney Serrell, Guaymas 2B
- 1948-49: Walter McCoy, Hermosillo/Obregón P
- 1949-50: Alfonso Ramírez, Culiacán P
- 1950-51: Pedro Ramírez, Mochis 1B & Ríos, Mazatlán P
- 1951-52: Claudio Solano, Guaymas LF
- 1952-53: Ángel Castro, Mazatlán 1B
- 1953-54: Solano, Hermosillo LF
- 1954-55: Luke Easter, Culiacán/Hermosillo 1B
- 1955-56: Marvin Williams, Navajoa 1B
- 1956-57: Benny Valenzuela, Obregón 3B
- 1957-58: Dick Hall, Mazatlán P
- 1958-59: Manuel Magallón, Guaymas 1B
- 1959-60: Emilio Ferrer, Guaymas P
- 1960-61: Miguel Sotelo, Hermosillo P
- 1961-62: Sotelo, Hermosillo P
- 1962-63: Héctor Espino, Hermosillo OF
- 1963-64: Espino, Hermosillo OF
- 1964-65: Arnoldo Castro, Guaymas SS
- 1965-66: Jorge Fitch, Obregón SS
- 1966-67: Andrés Ayón, Culiacán P
- 1967: Ronnie Camacho, Guaymas 1B
- 1968-69: Don Secrist, Mochis P
- 1969-70: John Morris, Culiacán P
- 1970-71: Espino, Hermosillo 1B
- 1971-72: Espino, Hermosillo 1B
- 1972-73: Espino, Hermosillo 1B
- 1973-74: Aurelio López, Mazatlán P
- 1974-75: Jerry Hairston Sr., Hermosillo OF
- 1975-76: Espino, Hermosillo 1B
- 1976-77: Aurelio López, Mazatlán P
- 1977-78: Tomas Armas, Culiacán P
- 1978-79: Jim Obradovich, Navajoa 1B
- 1979-80: Max León, Hermosillo P
- 1980-81: Jose Limon, Obregón P
- 1981-82: Francisco Barrios, Hermosillo P
- 1982-83: Salome Barojas, Culiacán P
- 1983-84: Aurelio Rodríguez, Mochis 3B
- 1984-85: Nelson Barrera, Culiacán 3B
- 1985-86: Jim Leopold, Mexicali P
- 1986-87: Willie Aikens, Mazatlán DH
- 1987-88: Not awarded
- 1988-89: Mercedes Esquer, Mexicali P
- 1989-90: Narciso Elvira, Hermosillo P
- 1990-91: Jose Tolentino, Tijuana 1B
- 1991-92: Ricardo Solís, Hermosillo P
- 1992-93: Matías Carrillo, Mexicali OF
- 1993-94: Cornelio García, Hermosillo OF
- 1994-95: Antonio Osuna, Hermosillo P
- 1995-96: Eduardo Jiménez, Mexicali OF
- 1996-97: Martin Hernandez, Culiacán P
- 1997-98: Daniel Fernández, Mazatlán OF
- 1998-99: George Arias, Mexicali 3B
- 1999-2000: Morgan Burkhart, Navajoa 1B
- 2000-01: Bry Nelson, Hermosillo 3B
- 2001-02: Rodrigo López, Culiacán P
- 2002-03: Osuna, Mochis P
- 2003-04: Francisco Campos, Mazatlán P
- 2004-05: Adán Muñoz, Culiacán C
- 2005-06: Luis A. Garcia, Hermosillo OF
- 2006-07: Erubiel Durazo, Hermosillo 1B
- 2007-08: Cristhian Presichi, Guasave OF
- 2008-09: Agustín Murillo, Obregón 3B
- 2009-10: Luis A. Garcia, Hermosillo 1B
- 2010-11: Justin Christian, Mochis OF
- 2011-12: Luis Cruz, Culiacán IF
- 2012-13: Bárbaro Cañizares, Obregón DH
- 2013-14: Brian Burgamy, Mochis 3B
- 2014-15: Jose Rodriguez, Jalisco 2B
- 2015-16: Japhet Amador, Jalisco DH
- 2016-17: José Amador, Hermosillo DH
- 2017-18: Jose Rodriguez, Jalisco 2B
- 2018-19: Jose Rodriguez, Jalisco 2B
- 2019-20: Dariel Álvarez, Jalisco OF
- 2020-21: Sebastián Elizalde, Culiacán OF
- 2021-22: Jake Sanchez, Mexicali P
- 2022-23: Yasmani Tomás, Los Mochis 1B
External links[edit]
- website - in Spanish
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