2022 Mexican League season

Sports season
2022 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Duration21 April – 19 September
Number of games810[1]
Number of teams18
Serie del Rey
ChampionsLeones de Yucatán
  Runners-upSultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVPHenderson Álvarez
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The 2022 Mexican League season was the 97th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 21 April with the series between the defending champions Toros de Tijuana and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 19 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Leones de Yucatán defeated Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship.[1][2][3]

Standings

North[4]
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Toros de Tijuana 62 28 .689 – W2
2 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 59 27 .686 1.0 W2
3 Acereros de Monclova 54 31 .635 5.5 W9
4 Sultanes de Monterrey 51 39 .567 11.0 L1
5 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 48 40 .545 13.0 L2
6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 42 46 .477 19.0 L2
7 Saraperos de Saltillo 38 52 .422 24.0 L9
8 Generales de Durango 37 53 .411 25.0 W1
9 Mariachis de Guadalajara 33 57 .367 29.0 W1
South[4]
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Diablos Rojos del México 50 34 .595 — W6
2 Olmecas de Tabasco 47 37 .560 3.0 W6
3 Pericos de Puebla 48 39 .552 3.5 L3
4 Leones de Yucatán 46 43 .517 6.5 W5
5 Tigres de Quintana Roo 44 46 .489 9.0 W2
6 El Águila de Veracruz 41 48 .461 11.5 L2
7 Guerreros de Oaxaca 34 53 .391 17.5 L4
8 Piratas de Campeche 29 58 .333 22.5 L7
9 Bravos de León 29 61 .322 24.0 L1

Postseason

 
First roundZone SeriesChampionship SeriesSerie del Rey
 
              
 
North
 
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
 
 
Rieleros de Aguascalientes0
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
 
Acereros de Monclova2
 
 
 
 
 
Toros de Tijuana0
 
 
 
Sultanes de Monterrey4
 
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos4
 
 
 
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna1
 
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos1
 
 
 
Sultanes de Monterrey4
 
Acereros de Monclova1
 
 
 
Sultanes de Monterrey4
 
Sultanes de Monterrey3
 
South
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
 
El Águila de Veracruz0
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
Pericos de Puebla0
 
 
 
 
 
Diablos Rojos del México3
 
 
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
Olmecas de Tabasco1
 
 
 
Tigres de Quintana Roo4
 
Tigres de Quintana Roo1
 
 
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
Pericos de Puebla2
 
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 

First round

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 9 August Aguascalientes – 1, Tijuana – 12 Estadio Chevron 2:57 13,014 
2 10 August Aguascalientes – 2, Tijuana – 5 Estadio Chevron 3:21 16,831 
3 12 August Tijuana – 9, Aguascalientes – 1, Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:20 4,370 
4 14 August Tijuana – 11, Aguascalientes – 1, Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 2:50 1,560

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 9 August Unión Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos – 2 Parque la Junta 2:44 4,452 
2 10 August Unión Laguna – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 Parque la Junta 3:39 4,053 
3 12 August Dos Laredos – 2, Unión Laguna – 1 Estadio Revolución 3:49 7,392 
4 13 August Dos Laredos – 9, Unión Laguna – 4 Estadio Revolución 3:44 7,415 
5 14 August Dos Laredos – 15, Unión Laguna – 2 Estadio Revolución 3:47 6,115

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 9 August Monterrey – 5, Monclova – 3 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:18 8,500 
2 10 August Monterrey – 4, Monclova – 5 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:36 8,500 
3 12 August Monclova – 2, Monterrey – 4 Estadio Mobil Super 2:43 13,190 
4 13 August Monclova – 6, Monterrey – 11 Estadio Mobil Super 3:02 14,920 
5 14 August Monclova – 5, Monterrey – 6 Estadio Mobil Super 3:48 10,644

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 10 August Veracruz – 10, México – 13 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:39 7,345 
2 11 August Veracruz – 4, México – 12 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:29 10,817 
3 13 August México – 8, Veracruz – 3 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:47 7,000 
4 14 August México – 4, Veracruz – 2 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:31 6,500

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 10 August Yucatán – 12, Puebla – 10 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 4:03 6,032 
2 11 August Yucatán – 6, Puebla – 7 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 3:54 8,089 
3 13 August Puebla – 7, Yucatán – 6 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:11 10,191 
4 14 August Puebla – 0, Yucatán – 1 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:46 10,641 
5 15 August Puebla – 3, Yucatán – 4 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:58 11,189 
6 17 August Yucatán – 20, Puebla – 17 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 5:05 8,105

Tigres de Quintana Roo won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 10 August Quintana Roo – 1, Tabasco – 6 Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza 3:24 4,413 
2 11 August Quintana Roo – 3, Tabasco – 1 Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza 3:33 4,396 
3 13 August Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 5 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 2:43 8,977 
4 14 August Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 4 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 3:35 7,834 
5 15 August Tabasco – 4, Quintana Roo – 13 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 4:06 8,517

Zone Series

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 19 August Monclova – 13, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 3:30 16,001 
2 20 August Monclova – 4, Tijuana – 5 Estadio Chevron 3:25 16,103 
3 22 August Tijuana – 7, Monclova – 11 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 4:08 8,500 
4 23 August Tijuana – 15, Monclova – 2 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:31 8,500 
5 24 August Tijuana – 9, Monclova – 2 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 2:57 8,500 
6 26 August Monclova – 5, Tijuana - 12 Estadio Chevron 3:24 17,193

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 19 August Monterrey – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 Parque la Junta 4:28 5,585 
2 20 August Monterrey – 9, Dos Laredos – 3 Uni-Trade Stadium 4:01 5,139 
3 22 August Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.) Estadio Mobil Super 5:15 15,062 
4 23 August Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 5 Estadio Mobil Super 3:19 15,395 
5 24 August Dos Laredos – 2, Monterrey – 7 Estadio Mobil Super 3:10 12,160

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

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 20 August Puebla – 6, México – 10 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:50 13,421 
2 21 August Puebla – 7, México – 17 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:34 14,421 
3 23 August México – 15, Puebla – 8 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 4:04 6,768 
4 24 August México – 15, Puebla – 5 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 3:41 5,834

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 20 August Quintana Roo – 1, Yucatán – 9 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:21 12,184 
2 21 August Quintana Roo – 4, Yucatán – 5 (12 inn.) Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:59 12,598 
3 23 August Yucatán – 11, Quintana Roo – 8 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 4:39 9,063 
4 24 August Yucatán – 4, Quintana Roo – 6 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 3:25 9,000 
5 25 August Yucatán – 6, Quintana Roo – 0 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila 3:08 9,001

Championship Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 29 August Monterrey – 6, Tijuana – 2 Estadio Chevron 4:09 10,081 
2 30 August Monterrey – 4, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 3:13 15,313 
3 1 September Tijuana – 1, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.) Estadio Mobil Super 4:52 17,241 
4 2 September Tijuana – 11, Monterrey – 12 Estadio Mobil Super 4:27 21,000

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 30 August Yucatán – 10, México – 11 (11 inn.) Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 5:34 14,528 
2 31 August Yucatán – 15, México – 8 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 4:41 18,851 
3 2 September México – 8, Yucatán – 3 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:00 14,917 
4 3 September México – 6, Yucatán – 5 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:04 14,917 
5 4 September México – 0, Yucatán – 2 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:19 14,917 
6 6/7 September Yucatán – 21, México – 18 (10 inn.) Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 6:07 18,916 
7 8 September Yucatán – 7, México – 5 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 4:12 10,497

Serie del Rey

Summary

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 10 September Yucatán – 3, Monterrey – 4 Estadio Mobil Super 3:40 19,026 
2 11 September Yucatán – 1, Monterrey – 0 Estadio Mobil Super 3:31 21,909 
3 14 September Monterrey – 1, Yucatán – 6 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:11 14,917 
4 15 September Monterrey – 5, Yucatán – 0 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:06 14,917 
5 16 September Monterrey – 6, Yucatán – 3 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:04 14,917 
6 18 September Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 2 Estadio Mobil Super 4:29 21,909 
7 19 September Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 1 Estadio Mobil Super 3:55 21,909

Game summaries

Game 1
10 September 2022 5:20 p.m. (UTC–5) 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
Yucatán 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 1
Monterrey 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 8 0
WP: Juan Gámez (1–0)   LP: Manuel Chávez (0–1)   Sv: Neftalí Feliz (1)
Home runs:
YUC: Sebastián Valle (1)
MTY: None
Attendance: 19,026
Boxscore
Game 2
11 September 2022 5:04 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yucatán 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Elián Leyva (1–0)   LP: Julio Teherán (0–1)   Sv: Jorge Rondón (1)
Attendance: 21,909
Boxscore
Game 3
14 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 26 °C, cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monterrey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Yucatán 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 12 1
WP: Henderson Álvarez (1–0)   LP: Cristian Castillo (0–1)
Attendance: 14,917
Boxscore
Game 4
15 September 2022 8:02 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monterrey 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Yucatán 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Yohander Méndez (1–0)   LP: Jake Thompson (0–1)
Home runs:
MTY: Sebastián Elizalde (1)
YUC: None
Attendance: 14,917
Boxscore
Game 5
16 September 2022 8:32 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monterrey 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 8 0
Yucatán 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
WP: Juan Gámez (2–0)   LP: Hunter Cervenka (0–1)   Sv: Neftalí Feliz (2)
Home runs:
MTY: Zoilo Almonte (1)
YUC: None
Attendance: 14,917
Boxscore
Game 6
18 September 2022 5:00 p.m. (UTC–5) 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
Yucatán 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 10 1
Monterrey 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 4
WP: Hunter Cervenka (1–1)   LP: Cristian Castillo (0–2)
Attendance: 21,909
Boxscore
Game 7
19 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yucatán 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 6 9 0
Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
WP: Henderson Álvarez (2–0)   LP: Yohander Méndez (1–1)
Home runs:
YUC: José Martínez (1), Walter Ibarra (1)
MTY: Zoilo Almonte (2)
Attendance: 21,909
Boxscore

League leaders

Batting leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
AVG Cuba Henry Urrutia Saltillo .420
HR Cuba Félix Pérez Tijuana 38
Dominican Republic Rainel Rosario Saltillo
RBI Dominican Republic Rainel Rosario Saltillo 116
R Dominican Republic Rainel Rosario Saltillo 103
H Venezuela Alberth Martínez Durango 143
SB Colombia Tito Polo Quintana Roo 35
Pitching leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Venezuela Yohander Méndez Monterrey 2.78
W Mexico Luis Márquez Veracruz 9
Mexico Wilmer Rios Monclova
L Mexico Javier Solano Tabasco 9
K Dominican Republic Pedro Fernández Quintana Roo 103
IP Mexico David Reyes Veracruz 96.2
SV Dominican Republic Neftalí Feliz Monterrey 24

Milestones

Batters

Pitchers

No-hitters

  • Yoennis Yera (TAB): On 6 July, Yera threw a no-hitter, the second in the team's history, by defeating the Generales de Durango 2–0.[8]

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player Cuba Félix Pérez Tijuana [9]
Manager of the Year Mexico Roberto Vizcarra Yucatán [10]
Pitcher of the Year Venezuela Yohander Méndez Monterrey [11]
Reliever of the Year Dominican Republic Neftalí Feliz Monterrey [12]
Defensive Player of the Year Mexico Édgar Robles Unión Laguna [13]
Rookie of the Year Mexico Luis Márquez Veracruz [14]

References

  1. ^ a b "LMB: Se presenta el Calendario de la Temporada 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Diablos Rojos debutan con triunfo en la temporada 2022 de la LMB tras vencer a Toros de Tijuana". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Leones de Yucatán, campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol al doblegar a los Sultanes de Monterrey". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Stats". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ "LMB revierte decisión y refuerzo de Tigres batea el ciclo". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. ^ "LMB: Addison Russell batea el ciclo con los Acereros de Monclova". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ "¡Historia en LMB! Yoennis Yera lanza juego sin hit ni carrera con Olmecas". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "LMB: Félix Pérez es el Jugador Más Valioso de la Temporada 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ "LMB: Chapo Vizcarra es el Manager del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  11. ^ "LMB: Yohander Méndez es electo el Pitcher del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Neftalí Feliz es electo el Relevista del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  13. ^ "LMB: El Conejo de la Suerte es el Defensivo del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  14. ^ "LMB: Zurdito Márquez es el Novato del Año 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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