2008 Mexican League season

Sports season

2008 Mexican League season

League| Mexican League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| March 19 - August 24
Number of games| 899
Number of teams| 16
Serie del Rey
Champions| Diablos Rojos del México
Runners-up| Sultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVP| José Luis Sandoval
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The 2008 Mexican League season was the 84th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 19 March with the match between 2008 season champions Sultanes de Monterrey and Saraperos de Saltillo and ended on 24 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes to win the championship.[1]

899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game.[2]

Starting from this season, the league established the Most Valuable Player Award, presented to the best player at the end of the season.[3]

## Standings

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| North[4]

Rank  | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK
1  | Acereros de Monclova | 69 | 40 | .633 | — | L1
2  | Saraperos de Saltillo | 66 | 42 | .611 | 2.5 | W1
3  | Sultanes de Monterrey | 64 | 46 | .582 | 5.5 | W8
4  | Dorados de Chihuahua | 54 | 53 | .505 | 14.0 | W1
5  | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 52 | 57 | .477 | 17.0 | L1
6  | Potros de Tijuana | 46 | 61 | .430 | 22.0 | L1
7  | Pericos de Puebla | 43 | 65 | .398 | 25.5 | W1
8  | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 39 | 70 | .358 | 30.0 | L8
| South[4]

Rank  | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK
1  | Diablos Rojos del México | 66 | 39 | .629 | — | L1
2  | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 65 | 44 | .596 | 3.0 | W1
3  | Leones de Yucatán | 64 | 44 | .593 | 3.5 | W5
4  | Piratas de Campeche | 58 | 49 | .542 | 9.0 | L1
5  | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 57 | 53 | .518 | 11.5 | W1
6  | Olmecas de Tabasco | 55 | 52 | .514 | 12.0 | L3
7  | Petroleros de Minatitlán | 35 | 73 | .324 | 32.5 | L5
8  | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 30 | 75 | .286 | 36.0 | W3

## Postseason

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| First stage | | | Championship Series | | | Serie del Rey |

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| 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 4 | | |
| 8 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 3 |
| | 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 0 |
| North |
| | | 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 |
| 4 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 0 |

| 5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 |
| | N3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 1 |
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| | | S1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| 2 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | |

| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 0 |
| | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| South |
| | | 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 |
| 3 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 |

| 6 | Leones de Yucatán | 4 |

## League leaders

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Batting leaders[5] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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AVG |  Kit Pellow | Saltillo | .385
HR |  Kit Pellow | Saltillo | 34
RBI |  Kit Pellow | Saltillo | 107
R |  Donzell McDonald | Monclova | 96
H |  Víctor Bojórquez | México | 151
SB |  Demond Smith | Chihuahua | 38
SLG |  Kit Pellow | Saltillo | .730
Pitching leaders[5] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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ERA |  Juan Delgadillo | Laguna | 2.29
W |  Nerio Rodríguez | Monclova | 17
SV |  Máximo de la Rosa | Chihuahua | 29
IP |  Francisco Campos | Campeche | 149.2
K |  Francisco Campos | Campeche | 115
Félix Villegas | Saltillo
WHIP |  Francisco Campos | Campeche | 1.05

## Awards

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LMB Awards  Award | Player | Team | Ref.

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Most Valuable Player  |  Kit Pellow | Saraperos de Saltillo | [6]
Rookie of the Year  |  Alfredo Caudillo | Saraperos de Saltillo | [7]
Best Pitcher  |  Nerio Rodríguez | Acereros del Norte | [8]
Best Relief Pitcher  |  David Cortés | Diablos Rojos del México | [9]
Manager of the Year  |  Daniel Fernández | Diablos Rojos del México | [10]

## References

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1. ^ "Logró Diablos Rojos del México el título 15 en su historia en la LMB". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. ^ "Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 1.1% For '08". Sports Business Daily (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
3. ^ "El trofeo del Jugador Más Valioso". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
4. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
6. ^ "Kit Pellow, el Jugador más Valioso del 2008". milb.com (in Spanish). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
7. ^ "Alfredo Caudillo, Novato del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
8. ^ "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
9. ^ "David Cortés, relevista del año". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
10. ^ "Daniel Fernández, Manager del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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