The Mexican Pacific League (, abbreviation; LMP), officially known as the Mexican Pacific League Banamex for sponsorship reasons, is a professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. The league comprises 10 teams. It was founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

The sixty-eight game regular season is split in two halves. After each half, the teams are awarded points. The first place team earns ten points, while the last place team earns three and a half points. At the end of the regular season the total number of points are added up from both halves to determine playoff positioning. The top eight teams advance. There are no divisions.

History In 1945, a group of people led by Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico (). The league's first season (1945–46) started with four teams: Tacuarineros de Culiacán, Ostioneros de Guaymas, Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de Mazatlán. Mariscal was appointed as the league's first president. In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón and Pericos de Los Mochis.

In 1958, only four teams participated, all from the state of Sonora: Rojos de Ciudad Obregón, Rieleros de Empalme, Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas. Since all the participant teams were from Sonora, the league changed its name to Liga Invernal de Sonora (). In 1959, Mayos de Navojoa replaced Ciudad Obregón. In 1962, Ciudad Obregón and Los Mochis returned to the league. In 1965, Mazatlán and Tomateros de Culiacán joined the league, which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora-Sinaloa ().

In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacífico () and joined the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (), thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series.

In 2020, the league signed a 5-year naming rights deal with ARCO.

Two teams joined the LMP for the 2020 season: Sultanes de Monterrey, that became the first team to play in the two professional baseball leagues in Mexico, and Algodoneros de Guasave, that returned to the Mexican Pacific League after disappearing in 2014.

Teams

Team City State Stadium Capacity Founded Águilas de Mexicali Mexicali Estadio Farmacias Sta. Mónica 17,000 1948 Algodoneros de Guasave Guasave Kuroda Park 8,500 1965 Cañeros de Los Mochis Los Mochis Chevron Park 12,500 1947 Charros de Jalisco Zapopan Estadio Panamericano 16,500 2014 Jaguares de Nayarit Tepic Estadio Coloso Don Alejo Peralta 9,480 2025 Mayos de Navojoa Navojoa Estadio Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría 11,500 1959 Naranjeros de Hermosillo Hermosillo Estadio Fernando Valenzuela 16,000 1944 Tomateros de Culiacán Culiacán Estadio Tomateros 19,210 1965 Venados de Mazatlán Mazatlán Estadio Teodoro Mariscal 16,000 1945 Yaquis de Obregón Ciudad Obregón Estadio Yaquis 16,500 1947

Champions SeasonLiga de la Costa del Pacífico Champion 1945–46 Venados de Mazatlán 1946–47 Presidentes de Hermosillo 1947–48 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1948–49 Tacuarineros de Culiacán 1949–50 Tacuarineros de Culiacán 1950–51 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1951–52 Tacuarineros de Culiacán 1952–53 Venados de Mazatlán 1953–54 Venados de Mazatlán 1954–55 Venados de Mazatlán 1955–56 Tacuarineros de Culiacán 1956–57 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1957–58 Venados de Mazatlán

SeasonLiga Invernal de Sonora Champion 1958–59 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1959–60 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1960–61 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1961–62 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1962–63 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1963–64 Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1964–65 Ostioneros de Guaymas seasonLiga Sonora-Sinaloa Champion 1965–66 Yaquis de Obregón 1966–67 Tomateros de Culiacán 1967–68 Ostioneros de Guaymas 1968–69 Cañeros de Los Mochis 1969–70 Tomateros de Culiacán SeasonLiga Mexicana del Pacífico Champion1970–71Naranjeros de Hermosillo1971–72Algodoneros de Guasave1972–73Yaquis de Obregón1973–74Venados de Mazatlán1974–75Naranjeros de Hermosillo1975–76Naranjeros de Hermosillo1976–77Venados de Mazatlán1977–78Tomateros de Culiacán1978–79Mayos de Navojoa1979–80Naranjeros de Hermosillo1980–81Yaquis de Obregón1981–82Naranjeros de Hermosillo1982–83Tomateros de Culiacán1983–84Cañeros de Los Mochis1984–85Tomateros de Culiacán1985–86Águilas de Mexicali1986–87Venados de Mazatlán1987–88Potros de Tijuana1988–89Águilas de Mexicali1989–90Naranjeros de Hermosillo1990–91Potros de Tijuana1991–92Naranjeros de Hermosillo1992–93Venados de Mazatlán1993–94Naranjeros de Hermosillo1994–95Naranjeros de Hermosillo1995–96Tomateros de Culiacán1996–97Tomateros de Culiacán1997–98Venados de Mazatlán1998–99Águilas de Mexicali1999–2000Mayos de Navojoa2000–01Naranjeros de Hermosillo2001–02Tomateros de Culiacán2002–03Cañeros de Los Mochis2003–04Tomateros de Culiacán2004–05Venados de Mazatlán2005–06Venados de Mazatlán2006–07Naranjeros de Hermosillo2007–08Yaquis de Obregón2008–09Venados de Mazatlán2009–10Naranjeros de Hermosillo2010–11Yaquis de Obregón2011–12Yaquis de Obregón2012–13Yaquis de Obregón2013–14Naranjeros de Hermosillo2014–15Tomateros de Culiacán2015–16Venados de Mazatlán2016–17Águilas de Mexicali2017–18Tomateros de Culiacán2018–19Charros de Jalisco2019–20Tomateros de Culiacán2020–21Tomateros de Culiacán2021–22Charros de Jalisco2022–23 Cañeros de Los Mochis2023–24Naranjeros de Hermosillo2024–25Charros de Jalisco2025–26Charros de Jalisco

Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions

Championships (1945–1958) Mazatlán (Antiguos Venados): 5 (1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958) Culiacán (Tacuarineros): 5 (1949, 1950,1951 1952, 1956) Hermosillo (Queliteros/Presidentes/Naranjeros): 2 (1947, 1957) Guaymas (Antiguos Ostioneros): 1 (1948)

Championships by team RankTeamWinsYears1Naranjeros de Hermosillo171961, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2014, 20242Tomateros de Culiacán131967, 1970, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2015, 2018, 2020, 20213Venados de Mazatlán91974, 1977, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 20164Yaquis de Obregón71966, 1973, 1981, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 5Águilas de Mexicali41986, 1989, 1999, 2017Cañeros de Los Mochis41969, 1984, 2003, 2023Charros de Jalisco42019, 2022, 2025, 2026 8Mayos de Navojoa21979, 2000Potros de Tijuana21988, 199110Algodoneros de Guasave11972

Records

Single season batting Player Team Total SeasonBatting average Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo .415 1972–73 Sandy Madera Cañeros de Los Mochis .413 2009–10 Eduardo Arredondo Algodoneros de Guasave .406 2010–11Home runs Ronnie Camacho Rieleros de Empalme 27 1963–64 Bobby Darwin Naranjeros de Hermosillo 27 1971–72 Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 26 1972–73RBIs Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 83 1972–73 Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 77 1963–64 Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 75 1971–72Hits Ramón Montoya Rieleros de Empalme 130 1963–64 Benjamín Valenzuela Yaquis de Obregón 125 1954–55 Héctor Espino Naranjeros de Hermosillo 125 1972–73Stolen bases Mike Cole Algodoneros de Guasave 58 1984–85 Francisco García Yaquis de Obregón 49 1965–66 Lou Frazier Mayos de Navojoa 47 1989–90

Single season pitching Player Team Total SeasonERA Salvador Colorado Potros de Tijuana 0.53 1982–83 Maximino León Naranjeros de Hermosillo 0.87 1979–80 Byron McLaughlin Ostioneros de Guaymas 1.05 1978–79Wins Miguel Sotelo Naranjeros de Hermosillo 18 1961–62 Daniel Ríos Venados de Mazatlán 17 1950–51 Vicente Romo Ostioneros de Guaymas 17 1963–64Saves Jake Sanchez Águilas de Mexicali 26 2021-22 Mark Zappelli Yaquis de Obregón 23 1990–91 Andrés Ávila Cañeros de Los Mochis 23 2015–16Strikeouts José Leyva Ostioneros de Guaymas 203 1966–67 Felipe Leal Naranjeros de Hermosillo 195 1965–66 Jerry Hinsley Naranjeros de Hermosillo 176 1968–69

Defunct teams

See also Mexican League Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame Mexico baseball awards Sport in Mexico

References

External links LMP website