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2024 Mexican League season

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2024 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Duration11 April – 11 September
Number of games930[1]
Number of teams20
Serie del Rey
LMB seasons
2025 →

The 2024 Mexican League season is 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 will end on 11 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, the Mexican League championship series.[1][2]

Team changes

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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

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Postseason

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First roundZone SeriesChampionship SeriesSerie del Rey
 
              
 
North
 
 
Sultanes de Monterrey4
 
 
 
Rieleros de Aguascalientes1
 
Sultanes de Monterrey
 
 
Acereros de Monclova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos4
 
 
 
Acereros de Monclova2
 
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
 
 
 
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
 
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna4
 
 
 
Toros de Tijuana1
 
 
 
South
 
 
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
 
Pericos de Puebla1
 
Diablos Rojos del México
 
 
Leones de Yucatán
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Conspiradores de Querétaro4
 
 
 
El Águila de Veracruz1
 
Conspiradores de Querétaro
 
 
 
Guerreros de Oaxaca
 
Leones de Yucatán3
 
 
Guerreros de Oaxaca4
 

First round

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Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 3 Aguascalientes – 1, Monterrey3 Estadio Mobil Super 2:49 7,063 
2 August 4 Aguascalientes – 6, Monterrey12 Estadio Mobil Super 3:44 7,539 
3 August 6 Monterrey12, Aguascalientes – 6 Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez 3:32 5,128 
4 August 7 Monterrey – 0, Aguascalientes8 Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez 2:47 5,273 
5 August 8 Monterrey11, 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 Laredos4 Uni-Trade Stadium 2:35 3,318 
2 August 4 Monclova – 4, Dos Laredos5 Parque la Junta 3:03 4,031 
3 August 6 Dos Laredos – 3, Monclova6 Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle 3:05 7,250 
4 August 7 Dos Laredos – 1, Monclova8 Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle 2:57 6,951 
5 August 8 Dos Laredos5, Monclova – 4 Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle 3:10 7,381 
6 August 10 Monclova – 5, Dos Laredos6 (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, Laguna5 (11 inn.) Estadio Revolución 3:50 7,624 
2 August 4 Tijuana4, Laguna – 0 Estadio Revolución 2:47 7,640 
3 August 6 Laguna2, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 2:59 7,896 
4 August 7 Laguna2, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 3:19 8,997 
5 August 8 Laguna6, 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, México5 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 2:33 16,059 
2 August 5/6 Puebla – 2, México3 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 2:46 12,895 
3 August 8 México7, Puebla – 2 Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán 2:55 8,776 
4 August 9 México – 4, Puebla6 Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán 2:49 8,503 
5 August 10 México7, 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, Querétaro12 Estadio Finsus 3:46 4,621 
2 August 5 Veracruz – 1, Querétaro9 Estadio Finsus 3:04 3,718 
3 August 7 Querétaro – 3, Veracruz4 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:11 5,430 
4 August 8 Querétaro4, Veracruz – 1 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 2:57 5,680 
5 August 9 Querétaro4, 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, Yucatán7 Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco 3:15 3,766 
2 August 5 Oaxaca9, Yucatán – 2 Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco 3:20 4,841 
3 August 7 Yucatán22, Oaxaca – 12 Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos 4:36 4,742 
4 August 8 Yucatán – 4, Oaxaca11 Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos 3:29 3,841 
5 August 9 Yucatán – 6, Oaxaca9 Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos 3:39 4,028 
6 August 12 Oaxaca – 0, Yucatán3 Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco 2:19 3,695 
7 August 13 Oaxaca3, Yucatán – 0 Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco 2:54 2,009

Zone Series

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Monclova leads the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 13 Monclova4, Monterrey – 2 Estadio Mobil Super 2:56 9,686 
2 August 14 Monclova – 2, Monterrey8 Estadio Mobil Super 3:16 17,206 
3 August 16 Monterrey – 0, Monclova3 Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle 2:56 8,500

Dos Laredos leads the series, 2–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 13 Laguna – 1, Dos Laredos3 Uni-Trade Stadium 2:55 3,617 
2 August 14 Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos2 Parque la Junta 1:49 3,955 
3 August 16 Dos Laredos – 1, Laguna17 Estadio Revolución 2:50 7,640

México leads the series, 1–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 15 Yucatán – 2, México6 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:04 11,521

Oaxaca leads the series, 1–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 15 Oaxaca9, Querétaro – 8 Estadio Finsus 3:57 3,622

League leaders

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Notes

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Milestones

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Batters

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Pitchers

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No-hitters

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Strikeouts in a game

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References

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  2. ^ "Diablos Rojos barre a los campeones Pericos en serie inaugural". La Jornada (in Spanish). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ Boada Nájera, Miguel (14 November 2023). "LMB: ¿Cuántas veces ha tenido 20 equipos en una temporada?". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Chihuahua y Querétaro entran a la LMB; Expansión de 20 equipos e inclusión de Charros". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Querétaro y Chihuahua, las dos nuevas franquicias de la LMB para la temporada 2024". Marca (in Spanish). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Los Charros de Jalisco regresan a la LMB". MiLB.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ Meza, Carlos (13 November 2023). "LMB aprueba expansión a 20 equipos; se une Charros de Jalisco". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Grupo Caliente será el dueño del nuevo equipo de Durango en la LMB". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ Lastra Guerrero, Gilberto (19 March 2024). "Presentan el nombre, logo y uniforme del equipo de Durango de la LMB". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Stats". MiLB.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Charros: ¡Establece Jalisco récord de jonrones consecutivos y vence a Tigres!". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Diablos Rojos: José Marmolejos empata récord de LMB en victoria de escarlata para abrir serie". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Sultanes: ¡Día Histórico! Kevin Kelly lanza no-hitter en doble triunfo de Monterrey". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Guerreros: Trevor Bauer hace historia en el Eduardo Vasconcelos". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.