Mexican baseball
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | June 28, 1925 |
| Director | Javier Salinas Hernández |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Toros de Tijuana (1st title) |
| Most titles | Diablos Rojos del México (16 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | AYM Sports iTV Deportes Latin American Sports Megacable Multimedios Televisa TV Azteca TVC Deportes |
| Official website | www.lmb.com.mx |
The Mexican Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Béisbol or LMB) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico. It is the oldest running professional league in Mexico. It is a class Triple-A league in organized Minor League Baseball (MiLB), one grade below Major League Baseball (MLB). Unlike the other two Triple-A circuits, the International League and the Pacific Coast League, Mexican League teams are not affiliated with major league teams.
The league has a total of 16 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five teams in each division advance to a four-round postseason tournament that culminates in the Serie del Rey, a best-of-seven championship series between the two division champions. The Mexican League has three minor leagues of its own, the Liga Norte de México, Liga Invernal Mexicana, and Mexican Academy League.
Though founded in 1925, the league didn't join the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (Minor League Baseball) until the 1950s, when it was designated a Double-A league. Some member teams entered player development contracts with teams in the National League at that time. Triple-A classification was granted in 1967.
The Mexican League was founded in 1925 by sportswriter Alejandro Aguilar Reyes and former baseball player Ernesto Carmona. The league included six teams (74 Regimiento, México, Agrario, Nacional, Guanajuato and Águila). Puebla's 74 Regimiento won the initial league championship. Since then, the league has expanded to 16 teams, divided equally into a north and a south zone, the champions of which meet to contest a best-of-seven game playoff series. The season begins in mid-March with the playoffs running through mid-August.
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