In the baseball Mexican League (LMB), the player with the highest batting average at the end of the season wins the "batting title". The first champion was recognized in 1937, the first season that the Mexican League officially recorded statistics. That year, Alfonso Nieto claimed the title with a .476 batting average. The most recent LMB batting champion is Robinson Canó, who slashed .431 while playing for the Diablos Rojos del México during the 2024 season.
Héctor Espino is the most successful batter in the history of the Mexican League batting title, having won it five times, in 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1973, including three consecutive seasons. The record for the most consecutive batting titles belongs to Al Pinkston, who won four straight from 1959 to 1962. Beto Ávila was the first player to win batting titles in both the Mexican League and Major League Baseball, achieving the feat in 1947 with the Pericos de Puebla and in 1954 with the Cleveland Indians in the American League.
Winners Key Winner Player with the highest batting average (AVG) in the league AVG The winner's batting average † Member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
Year Winner AVG Team(s) Ref .476 Agricultura de México † .387 El Águila de Veracruz † .374 Cafeteros de Córdoba .437 Unión Laguna de Torreón / Azules de Veracruz † .390 Rojos del México † .397 Azules de Veracruz † .366 Diablos Rojos del México .395 Pericos de Puebla .375 Industriales de Monterrey .364 Industriales de Monterrey † .346 Pericos de Puebla † .369 Azules de Veracruz .382 Charros de Jalisco .355 Diablos Rojos del México † .354 Azules de Veracruz † .370 El Águila de Veracruz † .336 Diablos Rojos del México / El Águila de Veracruz † .315 El Águila de Veracruz † .385 Tigres de México .392 Diablos Rojos del México .359 El Águila de Veracruz .371 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo † .369 Diablos Rojos del México † .397 Diablos Rojos del México † .374 El Águila de Veracruz † .381 El Águila de Veracruz † .368 Sultanes de Monterrey † .371 Sultanes de Monterrey .368 Petroleros de Poza Rica † .369 Sultanes de Monterrey † .379 Sultanes de Monterrey † .365 Sultanes de Monterrey .354 Pericos de Puebla .359 Charros de Jalisco .392 Leones de Yucatán .362 Charros de Jalisco † .377 Alijadores de Tampico .366 Ángeles Negros de Puebla .372 Diablos Rojos del México .355 Rieleros de Aguascalientes .384 Rieleros de Aguascalientes .366 Saraperos de Saltillo .438 Dorados de Chihuahua .380 Saraperos de Saltillo .365 Broncos de Reynosa .357 Indios de Ciudad Juárez .377 Indios de Ciudad Juárez .412 Diablos Rojos del México / Cafeteros de Córdoba .397 Rieleros de Aguascalientes / Piratas de Campeche .454 Ángeles Negros de Puebla .415 Ángeles Negros de Puebla .374 Leones de Yucatán .395 Bravos de León .388 Leones de Yucatán .442 Charros de Jalisco .416 Acereros de Monclova .382 Charros de Jalisco .367 Industriales de Monterrey .411 Diablos Rojos del México † .368 Tigres de México † .382 Sultanes de Monterrey .380 Tigres de México † Sultanes de Monterrey .423 Tigres de México .386 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna .437 Tigres de México .387 Saraperos de Saltillo .377 Diablos Rojos del México .406 Sultanes de Monterrey † .392 Tigres de la Angelópolis .407 Potros de Tijuana .410 Guerreros de Oaxaca .385 Saraperos de Saltillo .380 Vaqueros Laguna .393 Pericos de Puebla .396 Guerreros de Oaxaca .371 Sultanes de Monterrey .413 Pericos de Puebla .371 Pericos de Puebla .363 Leones de Yucatán .383 Pericos de Puebla .385 Generales de Durango .394 Toros de Tijuana .408 Piratas de Campeche .391 Generales de Durango 2020 No winner. Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .401 Mariachis de Guadalajara .420 Saraperos de Saltillo .390 Saraperos de Saltillo .431 Diablos Rojos del México .395 Diablos Rojos del México .371 Diablos Rojos del México
Multiple-time winners Manager # of Wins Years † 5 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973 † 4 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 † 3 1952, 1953, 1954 1969, 1971, 1974 1979, 1980, 1984 † 2 1941, 1943 1945, 1946 1986, 1989 1988, 1990 1999, 2001
Wins by team Teams Champions Years Diablos Rojos del México 14 1941, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1984, 1995, 2003, 2024, 2025, 2026 Industriales/Sultanes de Monterrey 11 1945, 1946, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012 El Águila de Veracruz 7 1938, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1962 Pericos de Puebla 7 1944, 1947, 1969, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016 Tigres de México/Angelópolis/Quintana Roo 6 1955, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005 Saraperos de Saltillo 6 1978, 1980, 2002, 2008, 2022, 2023 Charros de Jalisco 5 1949, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1993 Azules de Veracruz 4 1940, 1942, 1948, 1951 Leones de Yucatán 4 1971, 1988, 1990, 2015 Unión Laguna de Torreón/Vaqueros Laguna/Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 3 1940, 2000, 2009 Ángeles Negros de Puebla 3 1974, 1986, 1987 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 3 1976, 1977, 1985 Cafeteros de Córdoba 2 1939, 1984 Indios de Ciudad Juárez 2 1982, 1983 Piratas de Campeche 2 1985, 2018 Guerreros de Oaxaca 2 2007, 2011 Generales de Durango 2 2017, 2019 Agricultura de México 1 1937 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo/Dos Laredos 1 1958 Petroleros de Poza Rica 1 1965 Alijadores de Tampico 1 1973 Dorados de Chihuahua 1 1979 Broncos de Reynosa 1 1981 Bravos de León 1 1989 Industriales de Monterrey 1 1994 Potros de Tijuana 1 2006 Toros de Tijuana 1 2018 Mariachis de Guadalajara 1 2021
Notes The Mexican League was established in 1925, but it did not officially recorded statistics until 1937. The 2018 season was contested in a two-tournament format known as Spring and Autumn, each one with a batting champion.
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