The 2023 Mexican League season was the 98th season in the history of the Mexican League. The league is contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 20 April with the series between the defending champions Leones de Yucatán and Bravos de León and ended on 15 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Pericos de Puebla defeated the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna to win the championship.
Standings
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 50 36 .581 – W6 2 Sultanes de Monterrey 50 38 .568 1.0 W1 3 Toros de Tijuana 50 40 .556 2.0 W1 4 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 49 40 .551 2.5 L1 5 Saraperos de Saltillo 49 40 .551 2.5 W3 6 Acereros de Monclova 46 43 .517 5.5 W1 7 Generales de Durango 43 43 .500 7.0 L1 8 Mariachis de Guadalajara 42 48 .467 10.0 L1 9 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 33 55 .375 18.0 L3
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Diablos Rojos del México 55 32 .632 — L4 2 Olmecas de Tabasco 46 37 .554 7.0 L5 3 El Águila de Veracruz 48 40 .545 7.5 W3 4 Pericos de Puebla 46 40 .535 8.5 W2 5 Leones de Yucatán 47 43 .522 9.5 L2 6 Tigres de Quintana Roo 39 51 .433 17.5 W1 7 Guerreros de Oaxaca 34 53 .391 21.0 L1 8 Bravos de León 34 56 .378 22.5 W2 9 Piratas de Campeche 31 57 .352 24.5 L2
Postseason
First round
Zone Series
Championship Series
Serie del Rey Summary
Game summaries Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG Fernando Villegas Saltillo .390 HR Kyle Martin Oaxaca 26 RBI Ademar Rifaela Oaxaca / Durango 83 R Julián Ornelas México 78 H Alejandro Mejía León 124 SB Gustavo Núñez Veracruz 36 SLG Chris Carter Puebla .685
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Braulio Torres-Pérez Tabasco 2.41 W Brandon Brennan Dos Laredos 11 Yoimer Camacho Puebla SV Kurt Heyer Saltillo 20 Fernando Salas Tabasco IP Braden Webb Unión Laguna 108.1 K Darel Torres Quintana Roo 100 WHIP Gabriel Ynoa Puebla 1.14
Milestones Batters Cristhian Adames (PUE): On 25 July, Adames hit for the cycle against the Guerreros de Oaxaca, becoming the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Pitchers No-hitters Yoimer Camacho (PUE): On 3 June, Camacho threw a no-hitter against the Guerreros de Oaxaca in a game that was called after six innings due to inclement weather. It was the fifth no-hitter in franchise history. Jovany López (CAM): On 24 June, López threw a no-hitter against the Olmecas de Tabasco in a game that was called after five innings due to inclement weather. David Reyes (VER): On 11 July, Reyes threw a no-hitter, the seventh in the team's history, by defeating the Saraperos de Saltillo 2–0.
Awards + LMB Awards Award Player Team Ref. Most Valuable Player Fernando Villegas Saraperos de Saltillo Rookie of the Year Randy Romero Mariachis de Guadalajara Pitcher of the Year Braulio Torres-Pérez Olmecas de Tabasco Reliever of the Year Fernando Salas Olmecas de Tabasco Manager of the Year Félix Fermín Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
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