The Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding rookie in the baseball Mexican League, as selected by a vote of members of the press. The award was established in 1937, with Alfonso Nieto as its first recipient.
To be eligible, players must meet the following conditions: be Mexican; pitchers must not have more than 40 innings pitched; position players must not have more than 70 appearances; and they must not have played at the Double-A level or higher in the United States, or in equivalent levels abroad or in independent leagues.
Winners Key † Member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame ^Denotes player who is still active *Denotes year in which the award was shared by a pitcher and a position player
Year Player Team Position Ref. Agricultura de México Catcher † Alijadores de Tampico Infielder † Carta Blanca Outfielder Azules de Veracruz Catcher † Unión Laguna de Torreón Outfielder † Unión Laguna de Torreón Outfielder † Pericos de Puebla Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Infielder Pericos de Puebla Pitcher † Pericos de Puebla Infielder † Alijadores de Tampico Pitcher † Industriales de Monterrey Outfielder † Unión Laguna de Torreón Infielder † Tuneros de San Luis Potosí Pitcher Tuneros de San Luis Potosí Outfielder El Águila de Veracruz Outfielder Sultanes de Monterrey Infielder Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Outfielder El Águila de Veracruz Pitcher Tigres de México Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Catcher † Petroleros de Poza Rica / El Águila de Veracruz Pitcher Tigres de México Pitcher El Águila de Veracruz Pitcher † Sultanes de Monterrey Infielder † Tigres de México Pitcher † Petroleros de Poza Rica Outfielder Tigres de México Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Infielder † Broncos de Reynosa Pitcher Charros de Jalisco Infielder Charros de Jalisco Infielder † Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher † Diablos Rojos del México Outfielder Charros de Jalisco Infielder Charros de Jalisco Pitcher Broncos de Reynosa Pitcher Sultanes de Monterrey Infielder † Ángeles de Puebla Infielder Ángeles de Puebla Pitcher Alacranes de Durango Infielder † Leones de Yucatán Pitcher Not awarded † Indios de Ciudad Juárez Pitcher * † Petroleros de Poza Rica Outfielder Broncos de Reynosa Pitcher * Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo Infielder Indios de Ciudad Juárez Pitcher * Cafeteros de Córdoba Infielder † Tigres de México Pitcher * Alijadores de Tampico Outfielder Acereros de Monclova Pitcher * Tigres de México Pitcher Saraperos de Saltillo Outfielder Tigres de México Pitcher * Leones de Yucatán Pitcher Charros de Jalisco Infielder Acereros de Monclova Pitcher * Bravos de León Pitcher Olmecas de Tabasco Outfielder Cafeteros de Córdoba Infielder Tigres de México Pitcher Tigres de México Pitcher * Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher Algodoneros de Unión Laguna Outfielder * Piratas de Campeche Pitcher Diablos Rojos del México Infielder Piratas de Campeche Pitcher Sultanes de Monterrey Infielder Tigres de México Outfielder Tigres de México Outfielder Tigres de México Pitcher Pericos de Puebla Outfielder Pericos de Puebla / Tigres de la Angelópolis Infielder Tigres de la Angelópolis Pitcher ^ El Águila de Veracruz Outfielder * Vaqueros Laguna Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher * Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher Acereros de Monclova Outfielder Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher Saraperos de Saltillo Pitcher * ^ El Águila de Veracruz Infielder ^ Diablos Rojos del México Pitcher Piratas de Campeche Pitcher Petroleros de Minatitlán Pitcher Delfines del Carmen Pitcher Delfines del Carmen Pitcher ^ Diablos Rojos del México Outfielder ^ Leones de Yucatán Pitcher ^ Toros de Tijuana Infielder Pericos de Puebla Infielder Pericos de Puebla Pitcher Tigres de Quintana Roo Outfielder 2020 Not awarded. Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ^ Guerreros de Oaxaca Catcher ^ El Águila de Veracruz Pitcher ^ Mariachis de Guadalajara Outfielder ^ Sultanes de Monterrey Pitcher ^ Acereros de Monclova Infielder
Wins by team Teams Awards Years Tigres de México/Angelópolis/Quintana Roo 14 1956, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2019 Diablos Rojos del México 13 1944, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014 Carta Blanca/Industriales de Monterrey/Sultanes de Monterrey 7 1939, 1948, 1953, 1962, 1975, 1997, 2024 Pericos de Puebla 7 1943, 1945, 1946, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018 El Águila de Veracruz 7 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 2004, 2009, 2022 Unión Laguna de Torreón/Vaqueros Laguna/Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 5 1941, 1942, 1949, 1994, 2005 Charros de Jalisco 5 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1988 Acereros de Monclova 4 1985, 1989, 2006, 2025 Alijadores de Tampico 3 1938, 1947, 1985 Petroleros de Poza Rica 3 1959, 1964, 1982 Broncos de Reynosa 3 1967, 1974, 1982 Leones de Yucatán 3 1979, 1988, 2015 Piratas de Campeche 3 1995, 1996, 2010 Tuneros de San Luis Potosí 2 1950, 1951 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo/Dos Laredos 2 1954, 1983 Ángeles de Puebla 2 1976, 1977 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 2 1981, 1983 Cafeteros de Córdoba 2 1984, 1991 Saraperos de Saltillo 2 1986, 2008 Delfines del Carmen 2 2012, 2013 Agricultura de México 1 1937 Azules de Veracruz 1 1940 Alacranes de Durango 1 1978 Bravos de León 1 1990 Olmecas de Tabasco 1 1990 Petroleros de Minatitlán 1 2011 Toros de Tijuana 1 2016 Guerreros de Oaxaca 1 2021 Mariachis de Guadalajara 1 2023
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