I'm going to cover a handful of international leagues here, starting with the Mexican League. Or, in Spanish, Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, or LMB for short. Mexico has it's own system of minor leagues, as do all the other countries I am going to look at, but this is the top level in the nation. For this last round of looks, I am going to limit myself to the top levels. LMB was founded in 1925 and stayed around six to eight teams for the first four or five decades of existence. Around 1980 it ballooned up to 20 teams, but then quickly fell back to 14 teams. Today, the league has 18 teams, split evenly into North and South. For a long time, there was a relationship between LMB and MLB, and this league was treated as a Triple-A league, even though there were no official affiliations to specific teams as far as I know. I don't believe this partnership survived the minor league reorganization, though I am sure scouts know where to find these teams. If you are interested in watching Mexican baseball, you can stream it at jonron.tv for $50 for the season. I think. Despite taking several years of it in school, my Spanish has always been pretty bad, but I think that's what it says. Acereros de MonclovaFrom: Monclova, Coahuila Founded: 1974 Stadium: Estadio Monclova Opened: 1975 Capacity: 8,500 Championships: 1 (2019) Algodoneros de Union LagunaFrom: Torreon, Coahuila Founded: 1940 Stadium: Estadio Revolucion Opened: 1932 Capacity: 9,500 Championships: 2 (1942, 1950) Generales de DurangoFrom: Durango City, Durango Founded: 2016 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Villa Opened: 1972 Capacity: 4,983 Championships: 0 Mariachis de GuadalajaraFrom: Zapopan, Jalisco Founded: 2021 Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Opened: 2011 Capacity: 16,500 Championships: 0 Rieleros de AguascalientesFrom: Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Founded: 1975 Stadium: Parque de Beisbol Alberto Romo Chavez Opened: 1938 Capacity: 6,494 Championships: 1 (1978) Saraperos de SaltilloFrom: Saltillo, Coahuila Founded: 1970 Stadium: Estadio Francisco I. Madero Opened: 1963 Capacity: 16,000 Championships: 3 (1980, 2009, 2010) Sultanes de MonterreyFrom: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Founded: 1939 Stadium: Estadio Mobil Super Opened: 1990 Capacity: 21,906 Championships: 10 (1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2018) Tecolotes de los Dos LaredosFrom: Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas (Top) and Laredo, TX (Bottom) Founded: 1940 Stadiums: Parque la Junta (Top) and Uni-Trade Stadium (Bottom) Opened: 1947 (Top) and 2012 (Bottom) Capacity: 6,000 (Both) Championships: 5 (1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, 1989) Toros de TijuanaFrom: Tijuana, Baja California Founded: 2004 Stadium: Estadio Chevron Opened: 1976 Capacity: 17,000 Championships: 2 (2017, 2021) Bravos de LeonFrom: Leon, Guanajuato Founded: 1978 Stadium: Estadio Domingo Santana Opened: 1973 Capacity: 6,500 Championships: 1 (1990) Diablos Rojos del MexicoFrom: Iztacalco, Mexico City Founded: 1940 Stadium: Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu Opened: 2019 Capacity: 20,576 Championships: 16 (1956, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2014) El Aguila de VeracruzFrom: Heroica Veracruz, Veracruz Founded: 1903 Stadium: Estadio Universitario Beto Avila Opened: 1992 Capacity: 7,319 Championships: 6 (1937, 1938, 1952, 1961, 1970, 2012) Guerreros de OaxacaFrom: Oaxaca City, Oaxaca Founded: 1996 Stadium: Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos Opened: 1950 Capacity: 7,200 Championships: 1 (1998) Leones de YucatanFrom: Merida, Yucatan Founded: 1954 Stadium: Parque Kukulcan Alamo Opened: 1982 Capacity: 14,917 Championships: 4 (1957, 1984, 2006, 2018) Olmecas de TabascoFrom: Villahermosa, Tabasco Founded: 1975 Stadium: Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero Opened: 1964 Capacity: 8,500 Championships: 1 (1993) Pericos de PueblaFrom: Puebla City, Puebla Founded: 1942 Stadium: Estadio Hermanos Serdan Opened: 1973 Capacity: 9,723 Championships: 5 (1925, 1963, 1979, 1986, 2016) Piratas de CampecheFrom: Campeche City, Campeche Founded: 1980 Stadium: Estadio Nelson Barrera Romellon Opened: 2001 Capacity: 6,000 Championships: 2 (1983, 2004) Tigres de Quintana RooFrom: Cancun, Quintana Roo
Founded: 1955 Stadium: Estadio Beto Avila Opened: 1980 Capacity: 9,500 Championships: 12 (1955, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015) Comments are closed.
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