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The Mexican Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, or LMB, lit. ' Mexican Baseball League ') is a professional baseball league based in Mexico. It is the oldest running professional sports league in the country. [8] The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season.
The Veracruz Winter League (Spanish: Liga Invernal Veracruzana de Béisbol Profesional) is a professional baseball winter league, representing the Mexican state of Veracruz, taking place between the months of October and January. It is currently made up of 6 teams and the league champion is invited to compete in the Latin American Series.
The building of the Mexican Central Railway as well as America's economic and political interest in Mexico during the 1880s also played a part in the spread of baseball's popularity south of the Rio Grande. [4] In 1925, the Mexican League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Béisbol or LMB) was founded. The Mexican League became a heavy competitor of ...
In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (English: Mexican Pacific League) and joined the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (English: Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation), thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series. [6] [7] [8] In 2020, the league signed a ...
The highest seating capacity of all active stadiums is 27,000, at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey where the Sultanes de Monterrey play. The lowest capacities are at the Piratas de Campeche 's Estadio Nelson Barrera and the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos ' Parque la Junta and Uni-Trade Stadium , which all hold 6,000.
The Colombian Professional Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Profesional de Béisbol or LPB), is a professional baseball league based in Colombia. It is a four-team winter league that plays during the Major League Baseball offseason. In the past, the league's champion has taken part in the Caribbean Series.
The Intercontinental Professional Baseball Series (IPBS; Spanish: Serie Intercontinental de Béisbol Profesional) was a planned international club tournament to be contested by winter league professional baseball teams, as an alternative to the Caribbean Series.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo (English: Hermosillo Orange Growers) are a professional baseball team based in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Fernando Valenzuela with a capacity of 16,000 seated spectators.