2009 Mexican League season

Sports season

2009 Mexican League season

League| Mexican League
Sport| Baseball
Duration| March 24 - August 29
Number of teams| 16
Serie del Rey
Champions| Saraperos de Saltillo
Runners-up| Tigres de Quintana Roo
Finals MVP| Rafael Díaz
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The 2009 Mexican League season was the 85th 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 24 March with the match between 2008 season champions Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Saraperos de Saltillo defeated Tigres de Quintana Roo to win the championship.[1]

Due to the swine flu pandemic, the league decided to play the matches between 28 and 30 April behind closed doors and suspended all the series from 1 to 5 May.[2]

## Standings

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| North[3]

Rank  | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK | Pts.
1  | Diablos Rojos del México | 70 | 35 | .667 | — | L1 | 16
2  | Broncos de Reynosa | 58 | 47 | .552 | 12.0 | L1 | 12
3  | Saraperos de Saltillo | 59 | 48 | .551 | 12.0 | W1 | 13
4  | Acereros de Monclova | 57 | 50 | .533 | 14.0 | W1 | 12
5  | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 55 | 51 | .519 | 15.5 | L1 | 12.5
6  | Sultanes de Monterrey | 51 | 56 | .477 | 20.0 | W1 | 10.5
7  | Dorados de Chihuahua | 40 | 67 | .374 | 31.0 | L11 | 9
8  | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 35 | 71 | .330 | 35.5 | W3 | 8
| South[3]

Rank  | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK | Pts.
1  | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 71 | 36 | .664 | — | W6 | 15
2  | Leones de Yucatán | 68 | 38 | .642 | 2.5 | W4 | 15
3  | Pericos de Puebla | 62 | 43 | .590 | 8.0 | W2 | 13
4  | Piratas de Campeche | 56 | 51 | .523 | 15.0 | L2 | 12
5  | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 51 | 56 | .477 | 20.0 | L4 | 11
6  | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 42 | 63 | .400 | 28.0 | W1 | 9.5
7  | Olmecas de Tabasco | 39 | 63 | .382 | 29.5 | L1 | 9
8  | Petroleros de Minatitlán | 34 | 73 | .318 | 37.0 | L9 | 8.5

Note: Teams got points based on their position in each one of the two rounds of the tournament. Qualification to the playoffs was determined by the number of points instead of the final position at the end of the regular season.

## Postseason

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

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| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 3 | | |
| 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 4 |
| | 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 |
| North |
| | | 3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 |
| 4 | Broncos de Reynosa | 2 |

| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 |
| | N3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 |
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| | | S1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 |
| 2 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | |

| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 3 |
| | 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 |
| South |
| | | 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 |
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 1 |

| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 |

## League leaders

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Batting leaders[4] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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Batting Average |  Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna | .380
Home Runs |  Rubén Rivera | Piratas de Campeche | 32
Runs Batted In |  Roberto Saucedo | Diablos Rojos del México | 109
Runs |  Eduardo Arredondo | Diablos Rojos del México | 97
Hits |  Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 156
Stolen Bases |  Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 40
Slugging Percentage |  Rubén Rivera | Piratas de Campeche | .669
Pitching leaders[4] | Stat  | Player  | Team  | Total

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Earned run average |  Francisco Campos | Piratas de Campeche | 2.31
Juan Pablo Oramas | Diablos Rojos del México
Wins |  Andrés Meza | Pericos de Puebla | 15
Saves |  Scott Chiasson | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 34
Innings Pitched |  Francisco Campos | Piratas de Campeche | 144.1
Strikeouts |  Nerio Rodríguez | Acereros de Monclova | 117
WHIP |  Enrique Quintanilla | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 0.94

## Awards

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LMB Awards  Award | Player | Team | Ref.

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Most Valuable Player  |  Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna | [5]
Rookie of the Year  |  Japhet Amador | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | [6]
Juan Pablo Oramas | Diablos Rojos del México
Best Pitcher  |  Andrés Meza | Pericos de Puebla | [7]
Best Relief Pitcher  |  Scott Chiasson | Tigres de Quintana Roo | [8]
Manager of the Year  |  Alfonso Jiménez | Pericos de Puebla | [9]

## References

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1. ^ "Saraperos de Saltillo, Campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. ^ "LMB suspende actividades del 1 al 5 de mayo". milb.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
5. ^ "El mejor". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Notimex. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. ^ "Nombran a Amador y Oramas "Novatos del Año" LMB 2009". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Notimex. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. ^ "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Poblanerías (in Spanish). 21 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. ^ "LMB designa al estadounidense Scott Chiasson Relevista del Año". El Universal (in Spanish). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. ^ Aguilar Cruz, Leopoldo (22 September 2009). "Alfonso Jiménez, manager del año". La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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