2022 Mexican League season

2022 Mexican League season
2022 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	21 April – 19 September
Number of games	810
Number of teams	18
Serie del Rey
Champions	Leones de Yucatán
Runners-up	Sultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVP	Henderson Álvarez
LMB seasons
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The 2022 Mexican League season was the 97th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 21 April with the series between the defending champions Toros de Tijuana and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 19 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Leones de Yucatán defeated Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Standings

North^[4]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1	Toros de Tijuana	62	28	.689	–	W2
2	Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	59	27	.686	1.0	W2
3	Acereros de Monclova	54	31	.635	5.5	W9
4	Sultanes de Monterrey	51	39	.567	11.0	L1
5	Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	48	40	.545	13.0	L2
6	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	42	46	.477	19.0	L2
7	Saraperos de Saltillo	38	52	.422	24.0	L9
8	Generales de Durango	37	53	.411	25.0	W1
9	Mariachis de Guadalajara	33	57	.367	29.0	W1

South^[4]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1	Diablos Rojos del México	50	34	.595	—	W6
2	Olmecas de Tabasco	47	37	.560	3.0	W6
3	Pericos de Puebla	48	39	.552	3.5	L3
4	Leones de Yucatán	46	43	.517	6.5	W5
5	Tigres de Quintana Roo	44	46	.489	9.0	W2
6	El Águila de Veracruz	41	48	.461	11.5	L2
7	Guerreros de Oaxaca	34	53	.391	17.5	L4
8	Piratas de Campeche	29	58	.333	22.5	L7
9	Bravos de León	29	61	.322	24.0	L1

Postseason

First round		Zone Series		Championship Series		Serie del Rey

North

Toros de Tijuana	4

Rieleros de Aguascalientes	0
		Toros de Tijuana	4

		Acereros de Monclova	2



				Toros de Tijuana	0

				Sultanes de Monterrey	4
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	4

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna	1
		Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos	1

		Sultanes de Monterrey	4
Acereros de Monclova	1

Sultanes de Monterrey	4
						Sultanes de Monterrey	3
South
						Leones de Yucatán	4
Diablos Rojos del México	4

El Águila de Veracruz	0
		Diablos Rojos del México	4

		Pericos de Puebla	0



				Diablos Rojos del México	3

				Leones de Yucatán	4
Olmecas de Tabasco	1

Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
		Tigres de Quintana Roo	1

		Leones de Yucatán	4
Pericos de Puebla	2

Leones de Yucatán	4

First round

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	9 August	Aguascalientes – 1, Tijuana – 12	Estadio Chevron	2:57	13,014
2	10 August	Aguascalientes – 2, Tijuana – 5	Estadio Chevron	3:21	16,831
3	12 August	Tijuana – 9, Aguascalientes – 1,	Parque Alberto Romo Chávez	3:20	4,370
4	14 August	Tijuana – 11, Aguascalientes – 1,	Parque Alberto Romo Chávez	2:50	1,560

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	9 August	Unión Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos – 2	Parque la Junta	2:44	4,452
2	10 August	Unión Laguna – 4, Dos Laredos – 2	Parque la Junta	3:39	4,053
3	12 August	Dos Laredos – 2, Unión Laguna – 1	Estadio Revolución	3:49	7,392
4	13 August	Dos Laredos – 9, Unión Laguna – 4	Estadio Revolución	3:44	7,415
5	14 August	Dos Laredos – 15, Unión Laguna – 2	Estadio Revolución	3:47	6,115

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	9 August	Monterrey – 5, Monclova – 3	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	3:18	8,500
2	10 August	Monterrey – 4, Monclova – 5	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	3:36	8,500
3	12 August	Monclova – 2, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	2:43	13,190
4	13 August	Monclova – 6, Monterrey – 11	Estadio Mobil Super	3:02	14,920
5	14 August	Monclova – 5, Monterrey – 6	Estadio Mobil Super	3:48	10,644

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	10 August	Veracruz – 10, México – 13	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:39	7,345
2	11 August	Veracruz – 4, México – 12	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:29	10,817
3	13 August	México – 8, Veracruz – 3	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:47	7,000
4	14 August	México – 4, Veracruz – 2	Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila	3:31	6,500

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	10 August	Yucatán – 12, Puebla – 10	Estadio Hermanos Serdán	4:03	6,032
2	11 August	Yucatán – 6, Puebla – 7	Estadio Hermanos Serdán	3:54	8,089
3	13 August	Puebla – 7, Yucatán – 6	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:11	10,191
4	14 August	Puebla – 0, Yucatán – 1	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:46	10,641
5	15 August	Puebla – 3, Yucatán – 4	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	2:58	11,189
6	17 August	Yucatán – 20, Puebla – 17	Estadio Hermanos Serdán	5:05	8,105

Tigres de Quintana Roo won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	10 August	Quintana Roo – 1, Tabasco – 6	Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza	3:24	4,413
2	11 August	Quintana Roo – 3, Tabasco – 1	Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza	3:33	4,396
3	13 August	Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 5	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	2:43	8,977
4	14 August	Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 4	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	3:35	7,834
5	15 August	Tabasco – 4, Quintana Roo – 13	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	4:06	8,517

Zone Series

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	19 August	Monclova – 13, Tijuana – 1	Estadio Chevron	3:30	16,001
2	20 August	Monclova – 4, Tijuana – 5	Estadio Chevron	3:25	16,103
3	22 August	Tijuana – 7, Monclova – 11	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	4:08	8,500
4	23 August	Tijuana – 15, Monclova – 2	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	3:31	8,500
5	24 August	Tijuana – 9, Monclova – 2	Estadio de Béisbol Monclova	2:57	8,500
6	26 August	Monclova – 5, Tijuana - 12	Estadio Chevron	3:24	17,193

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	19 August	Monterrey – 4, Dos Laredos – 2	Parque la Junta	4:28	5,585
2	20 August	Monterrey – 9, Dos Laredos – 3	Uni-Trade Stadium	4:01	5,139
3	22 August	Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.)	Estadio Mobil Super	5:15	15,062
4	23 August	Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 5	Estadio Mobil Super	3:19	15,395
5	24 August	Dos Laredos – 2, Monterrey – 7	Estadio Mobil Super	3:10	12,160

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	20 August	Puebla – 6, México – 10	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:50	13,421
2	21 August	Puebla – 7, México – 17	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	3:34	14,421
3	23 August	México – 15, Puebla – 8	Estadio Hermanos Serdán	4:04	6,768
4	24 August	México – 15, Puebla – 5	Estadio Hermanos Serdán	3:41	5,834

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	20 August	Quintana Roo – 1, Yucatán – 9	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	3:21	12,184
2	21 August	Quintana Roo – 4, Yucatán – 5 (12 inn.)	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:59	12,598
3	23 August	Yucatán – 11, Quintana Roo – 8	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	4:39	9,063
4	24 August	Yucatán – 4, Quintana Roo – 6	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	3:25	9,000
5	25 August	Yucatán – 6, Quintana Roo – 0	Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila	3:08	9,001

Championship Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–0.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	29 August	Monterrey – 6, Tijuana – 2	Estadio Chevron	4:09	10,081
2	30 August	Monterrey – 4, Tijuana – 1	Estadio Chevron	3:13	15,313
3	1 September	Tijuana – 1, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.)	Estadio Mobil Super	4:52	17,241
4	2 September	Tijuana – 11, Monterrey – 12	Estadio Mobil Super	4:27	21,000

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	30 August	Yucatán – 10, México – 11 (11 inn.)	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	5:34	14,528
2	31 August	Yucatán – 15, México – 8	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	4:41	18,851
3	2 September	México – 8, Yucatán – 3	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:00	14,917
4	3 September	México – 6, Yucatán – 5	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:04	14,917
5	4 September	México – 0, Yucatán – 2	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	3:19	14,917
6	6/7 September	Yucatán – 21, México – 18 (10 inn.)	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	6:07	18,916
7	8 September	Yucatán – 7, México – 5	Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú	4:12	10,497

Serie del Rey

Summary

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	10 September	Yucatán – 3, Monterrey – 4	Estadio Mobil Super	3:40	19,026
2	11 September	Yucatán – 1, Monterrey – 0	Estadio Mobil Super	3:31	21,909
3	14 September	Monterrey – 1, Yucatán – 6	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	3:11	14,917
4	15 September	Monterrey – 5, Yucatán – 0	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:06	14,917
5	16 September	Monterrey – 6, Yucatán – 3	Parque Kukulcán Alamo	4:04	14,917
6	18 September	Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 2	Estadio Mobil Super	4:29	21,909
7	19 September	Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 1	Estadio Mobil Super	3:55	21,909

Game summaries

Game 1

10 September 2022 5:20 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 31 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yucatán	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	7	1
Monterrey	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	8	0
WP: Juan Gámez (1–0) LP: Manuel Chávez (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (1) Home runs: YUC: Sebastián Valle (1) MTY: None Attendance: 19,026 Boxscore

Game 2

11 September 2022 5:04 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yucatán	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
WP: Elián Leyva (1–0) LP: Julio Teherán (0–1) Sv: Jorge Rondón (1) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore

Game 3

14 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 26 °C, cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Yucatán	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	X	6	12	1
WP: Henderson Álvarez (1–0) LP: Cristian Castillo (0–1) Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore

Game 4

15 September 2022 8:02 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Monterrey	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
Yucatán	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
WP: Yohander Méndez (1–0) LP: Jake Thompson (0–1) Home runs: MTY: Sebastián Elizalde (1) YUC: None Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore

Game 5

16 September 2022 8:32 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Monterrey	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6	8	0
Yucatán	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
WP: Juan Gámez (2–0) LP: Hunter Cervenka (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (2) Home runs: MTY: Zoilo Almonte (1) YUC: None Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore

Game 6

18 September 2022 5:00 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 31 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yucatán	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	10	1
Monterrey	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	4
WP: Hunter Cervenka (1–1) LP: Cristian Castillo (0–2) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore

Game 7

19 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yucatán	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	6	9	0
Monterrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
WP: Henderson Álvarez (2–0) LP: Yohander Méndez (1–1) Home runs: YUC: José Martínez (1), Walter Ibarra (1) MTY: Zoilo Almonte (2) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore

League leaders

Batting leaders^[5]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
AVG	Henry Urrutia	Saltillo	.420
HR	Félix Pérez	Tijuana	38
HR	Rainel Rosario	Saltillo	38
RBI	Rainel Rosario	Saltillo	116
R	Rainel Rosario	Saltillo	103
H	Alberth Martínez	Durango	143
SB	Tito Polo	Quintana Roo	35

Pitching leaders^[5]
Stat	Player	Team	Total
ERA	Yohander Méndez	Monterrey	2.78
W	Luis Márquez	Veracruz	9
W	Wilmer Rios	Monclova	9
L	Javier Solano	Tabasco	9
K	Pedro Fernández	Quintana Roo	103
IP	David Reyes	Veracruz	96.2
SV	Neftalí Feliz	Monterrey	24

Milestones

Batters

Tito Polo (TIG): On 22 April, Polo hit for the cycle against the Piratas de Campeche.^[6]

Addison Russell (MVA): On 29 April, Russell hit for the cycle against the Saraperos de Saltillo.^[7]

Pitchers

No-hitters

Yoennis Yera (TAB): On 6 July, Yera threw a no-hitter, the second in the team's history, by defeating the Generales de Durango 2–0.^[8]

Awards

LMB Awards
Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Félix Pérez	Tijuana	^[9]
Manager of the Year	Roberto Vizcarra	Yucatán	^[10]
Pitcher of the Year	Yohander Méndez	Monterrey	^[11]
Reliever of the Year	Neftalí Feliz	Monterrey	^[12]
Defensive Player of the Year	Édgar Robles	Unión Laguna	^[13]
Rookie of the Year	Luis Márquez	Veracruz	^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "LMB: Se presenta el Calendario de la Temporada 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Diablos Rojos debutan con triunfo en la temporada 2022 de la LMB tras vencer a Toros de Tijuana". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ "Leones de Yucatán, campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol al doblegar a los Sultanes de Monterrey". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Stats". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "LMB revierte decisión y refuerzo de Tigres batea el ciclo". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "LMB: Addison Russell batea el ciclo con los Acereros de Monclova". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "¡Historia en LMB! Yoennis Yera lanza juego sin hit ni carrera con Olmecas". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "LMB: Félix Pérez es el Jugador Más Valioso de la Temporada 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "LMB: Chapo Vizcarra es el Manager del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "LMB: Yohander Méndez es electo el Pitcher del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "Neftalí Feliz es electo el Relevista del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "LMB: El Conejo de la Suerte es el Defensivo del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "LMB: Zurdito Márquez es el Novato del Año 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[calendar-1] "LMB: Se presenta el Calendario de la Temporada 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[2] "Diablos Rojos debutan con triunfo en la temporada 2022 de la LMB tras vencer a Toros de Tijuana". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[3] "Leones de Yucatán, campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol al doblegar a los Sultanes de Monterrey". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[Standings-4] "Standings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

[stats-5] "Stats". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[6] "LMB revierte decisión y refuerzo de Tigres batea el ciclo". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[7] "LMB: Addison Russell batea el ciclo con los Acereros de Monclova". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[8] "¡Historia en LMB! Yoennis Yera lanza juego sin hit ni carrera con Olmecas". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[9] "LMB: Félix Pérez es el Jugador Más Valioso de la Temporada 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[10] "LMB: Chapo Vizcarra es el Manager del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[11] "LMB: Yohander Méndez es electo el Pitcher del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[12] "Neftalí Feliz es electo el Relevista del Año 2022 de la LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[13] "LMB: El Conejo de la Suerte es el Defensivo del Año". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[14] "LMB: Zurdito Márquez es el Novato del Año 2022". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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