Mexican Pacific League

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The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, LMP) also known as MexPac has been running for over five decades as a winter league. It has long been recognized as one of the big four winter leagues and features a mix of major league players, top prospects and Mexican League players. The champion team has played in the Caribbean Series since 1971. The season is from the middle of October to the end of December with playoffs and final series in January. It was founded in 1949 as the Mexican Pacific Coast League. In 1959, the league's name was changed to the Winter League of Sonora, and in 1971 the league's name was changed again to its current name.

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[edit] Current Teams

TeamEnglishStadiumCity
Tomateros de CuliacánCuliacán Tomato GrowersEstadio General Ángel FloresCuliacán, Sinaloa
Algodoneros de GuasaveGuasave Cotton GrowersEstadio Francisco Carranza LimónGuasave, Sinaloa
Naranjeros de HermosilloHermosillo Orange GrowersEstadio Héctor EspinoHermosillo, Sonora
Cañeros de Los MochisLos Mochis Sugarcane GrowersEstadio Emilio Ibarra AlmadaLos Mochis, Sinaloa
Venados de MazatlánMazatlán DeerEstadio Teodoro MariscalMazatlán, Sinaloa
Águilas de MexicaliMexicali EaglesEstadio Casas GEOMexicali, Baja California
Mayos de NavojoaNavojoa MayansEstadio Manuel EcheverríaNavojoa, Sonora
Yaquis de ObregónObregón YaquisEstadio Tomás Oroz GaytánObregón, Sonora

[edit] Former Teams

[edit] League Champions

[edit] Championships by Team

[edit] Seasonal Champions

Team won the Serie del Caribe
Season Champion Record Manager
1946Mazatlán30 - 24Manolo Fortes
1947Hermosillo33 - 21Art Lilly
1948Guaymas38 - 22Héctor Leál
1949Culiacán39 - 21Manuel Arroyo
1950Culiacán34 - 26Manuel Arroyo
1951Guaymas37 - 23Luis Montes de Oca
1952Culiacán35 - 25Manuel Arroyo
1953Mazatlán39 - 18Guillermo Garibay Fernández
1954Mazatlán48 - 32Guillermo Garibay Fernández
1955MazatlánNAGuillermo Garibay Fernández
1956Culiacán33 - 25Manuel Arroyo
1957Hermosillo40 - 20Hub Kittle
1958MazatlánNAGuillermo Garibay Fernández
1959Ostioneros de Guaymas22 - 14Manuel Magallón
1960Ostioneros de Guaymas31 - 16Manuel Magallón
1961Naranjeros de Hermosillo35 - 19Virgilio Arteaga
1962Naranjeros de Hermosillo39 - 21Virgilio Arteaga
1963Ostioneros de Guaymas32 - 28Guillermo Frayde
1964Naranjeros de Hermosillo47 - 33Leonardo Rodríguez
1965Ostioneros de Guaymas47 - 33Guillermo Frayde
1966Ciudad Obregón48 - 32Manuel Magallón
1967Tomateros de Culiacán55 - 31Vinicio García
1968Ostioneros de Guaymas58 - 26Ronnie Camacho
1969Cañeros de Los Mochis35 - 27Benjamín Valenzuela
1970Tomateros de Culiacán36 - 27Vinicio García
1971Naranjeros de Hermosillo56 - 30Maury Wills
1972Algodoneros de Guasave38 - 31Vinicio García
1973Yaquis de Obregón45 - 40Dave García
1974Venados de Mazatlán44 - 39Ronnie Camacho
1975Naranjeros de Hermosillo50 - 32Benjamín Reyes
1976Naranjeros de Hermosillo49 - 37Benjamín Reyes
1977Venados de Mazatlán29 - 36Alfredo Ortiz
1978Tomateros de Culiacán42 - 31Raúl Cano
1979Mayos de Navojoa41 - 32Chuck Goggin
1980Naranjeros de Hermosillo51 - 23Benjamín Reyes
1981Yaquis de Obregón50 - 34Lee Stigman
1982Naranjeros de Hermosillo54 - 36Tom Harmon
1983Tomateros de Culiacán37 - 33Francisco Estrada
1984Cañeros de Los Mochis43 - 31Vinicio García
1985Tomateros de Culiacán37 - 34Francisco Estrada
1986Águilas de Mexicali39 - 32Benjamín Reyes
1987Venados de Mazatlán35 - 27Carlos Paz
1988Potros de Tijuana38 - 19Jorge Fitch
1989Águilas de Mexicali49 - 35Dave Machemer
1990Naranjeros de Hermosillo46 - 23Tim Johnson
1991Potros de Tijuana41 - 27Joel Serna
1992Naranjeros de Hermosillo37 - 37Tim Johnson
1993Venados de Mazatlán36 - 29Ramón Montoya
1994Naranjeros de Hermosillo37 - 31Marv Foley
1995Naranjeros de Hermosillo28 - 28Derek Bryant
1996Tomateros de Culiacán29 - 27Francisco Estrada
1997Tomateros de Culiacán38 - 24Francisco Estrada
1998Venados de Mazatlán30 - 32Raúl Cano
1999Águilas de Mexicali35 - 32Francisco Estrada
2000Mayos de Navojoa39 - 28Lorenzo Bundy
2001Naranjeros de Hermosillo40 - 28Derek Bryant
2002Tomateros de Culiacán41 - 27Francisco Estrada
2003Cañeros de Los Mochis28 - 33Francisco Rodríguez
2004Tomateros de Culiacán - Francisco Estrada
2005Venados de Mazatlán - Juan José Pacho
2006Venados de Mazatlán - Juan José Pacho
2007Naranjeros de Hermosillo - Lorenzo Bundy
2008Yaquis de Obregón - Homar Rojas

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