# 2009 Mexican League season

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.
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.

## Standings

North :
| 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 :
| 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

| First stage | First stage | First stage | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey |
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 4 | 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 | | | |
| North | North | North | 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 | | | |
| North | North | North | 3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Broncos de Reynosa | 2 | 3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | | | | N3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 |
| 2 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | | | | | | | S1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 3 | 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 1 | 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | | | | | | |

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| 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 :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Earned run average | Francisco Campos | Piratas de Campeche | 2.31 |
| Earned run average | Juan Pablo Oramas | Diablos Rojos del México | 2.31 |
| 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

LMB Awards :
| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna |
| Rookie of the Year | Japhet Amador | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz |
| Rookie of the Year | Juan Pablo Oramas | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Best Pitcher | Andrés Meza | Pericos de Puebla |
| Best Relief Pitcher | Scott Chiasson | Tigres de Quintana Roo |
| Manager of the Year | Alfonso Jiménez | Pericos de Puebla |