The 2009 Mexican League season was the 85th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 24 March with the match between 2008 season champions Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Saraperos de Saltillo defeated Tigres de Quintana Roo to win the championship.
The Broncos de Reynosa returned to the league after the Potros de Tijuana franchise was acquired and relocated to Reynosa with the support of the Reynosa municipal government, which also funded renovations to Estadio Adolfo López Mateos. There was a change in the league structure: Diablos Rojos del México moved to the North Zone and Pericos de Puebla moved to the South Zone. For this season, up to four foreign players were allowed per team.
Due to the swine flu pandemic, the league decided to play the matches between 28 and 30 April behind closed doors and suspended all the series from 1 to 5 May.
Standings
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK Pts. 1 Diablos Rojos del México 70 35 .667 — L1 16 2 Broncos de Reynosa 58 47 .552 12.0 L1 12 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 59 48 .551 12.0 W1 13 4 Acereros de Monclova 57 50 .533 14.0 W1 12 5 Vaqueros Laguna 55 51 .519 15.5 L1 12.5 6 Sultanes de Monterrey 51 56 .477 20.0 W1 10.5 7 Dorados de Chihuahua 40 67 .374 31.0 L11 9 8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 35 71 .330 35.5 W3 8
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK Pts. 1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 71 36 .664 — W6 15 2 Leones de Yucatán 68 38 .642 2.5 W4 15 3 Pericos de Puebla 62 43 .590 8.0 W2 13 4 Piratas de Campeche 56 51 .523 15.0 L2 12 5 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 51 56 .477 20.0 L4 11 6 Guerreros de Oaxaca 42 63 .400 28.0 W1 9.5 7 Olmecas de Tabasco 39 63 .382 29.5 L1 9 8 Petroleros de Minatitlán 34 73 .318 37.0 L9 8.5
Postseason
Serie del Rey Summary
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Dionys César Laguna .380 HR Rubén Rivera Campeche 32 RBI Roberto Saucedo México 109 R Eduardo Arredondo México 97 H Dionys César Laguna 156 SB Dionys César Laguna 40 SLG Rubén Rivera Campeche .669
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Francisco Campos Campeche 2.31 Juan Pablo Oramas México W Andrés Meza Puebla 15 SV Scott Chiasson Tigres 34 IP Francisco Campos Campeche 144.1 K Nerio Rodríguez Monclova 117 WHIP Enrique Quintanilla Nuevo Laredo 0.94
Awards Award Player Team Ref. Most Valuable Player Dionys César Laguna Rookie of the Year Japhet Amador Veracruz Juan Pablo Oramas México Pitcher of the Year Andrés Meza Puebla Reliever of the Year Scott Chiasson Tigres Manager of the Year Houston Jiménez Puebla
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