The 2015 Mexican League season was the 91st season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided into North and South zones. The season started on 3 April and ended on 14 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Tigres de Quintana Roo defeated Acereros de Monclova to win the championship.
This season marked the Mexican League's 90th anniversary. To celebrate it, the league presented a commemorative logo and slogan: 90 años, historia imparable (90 years, unstoppable story).
Standings
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Diablos Rojos del México 73 39 .652 — W1 2 Acereros de Monclova 59 51 .536 13.0 W3 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 57 52 .523 14.5 L2 4 Toros de Tijuana 54 53 .505 16.5 L1 5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 55 57 .491 18.0 L2 6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 55 58 .487 18.5 W2 7 Sultanes de Monterrey 51 62 .451 22.5 W2 8 Broncos de Tamaulipas 44 69 .389 29.5 L5
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Leones de Yucatán 66 46 .589 — L1 2 Tigres de Quintana Roo 64 47 .577 1.5 W1 3 Guerreros de Oaxaca 55 57 .491 11.0 W1 4 Piratas de Campeche 53 56 .486 11.5 W1 5 Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 52 59 .468 13.5 L1 6 Pericos de Puebla 51 58 .468 13.5 L1 7 Olmecas de Tabasco 52 60 .464 14.0 L1 8 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 48 65 .425 18.5 W1
Postseason
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Jesús Valdez Leones de Yucatán .363 HR Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México 41 RBI Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México 117 R Corey Wimberly Leones de Yucatán 97 H Olmo Rosario Acereros de Monclova 152 SB Jeremías Pineda Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 60 SLG Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México .742
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Edgmer Escalona Saraperos de Saltillo 2.54 W Marco Duarte Diablos Rojos del México 13 Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova SV Tony Peña Jr. Vaqueros de la Laguna 25 IP César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 160.2 K César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 161 WHIP César Valdez Olmecas de Tabasco 1.08 Edgmer Escalona Saraperos de Saltillo
Managerial changes Offseason Team Former manager Reason for leaving New manager Ref. Sultanes de Monterrey Miguel Flores Derek Bryant Leones de Yucatán Orlando Sánchez Willie Romero
In season Team Former manager Interim manager Reason for leaving New manager Ref. Sultanes de Monterrey Derek Bryant Antonio Aguilera Fired Lino Connell Sultanes de Monterrey Lino Connell N/A Assigned as bench coach Félix Fermín
Awards + LMB Awards Award Player Team Ref. Most Valuable Player Japhet Amador Diablos Rojos del México Rookie of the Year Manuel Rodríguez Leones de Yucatán Best Pitcher Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova Best Relief Pitcher Tony Peña Jr. Vaqueros de la Laguna Manager of the Year Willie Romero Leones de Yucatán
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