# 2008 Mexican League season

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.
899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game.
Starting from this season, the league established the Most Valuable Player Award, presented to the best player at the end of the season.

## Standings

North :
| 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 :
| 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

| First stage | First stage | First stage | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey |
| 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 3 | 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 0 | | | |
| North | North | North | 1 | Acereros de Monclova | 0 | | | |
| North | North | North | 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 0 | 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | | N3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 1 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| 2 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | | | | | | S1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 0 | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | | |
| South | South | South | 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 | 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Leones de Yucatán | 4 | | | | | | |

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| 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 :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| 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 |
| K | Félix Villegas | Saltillo | 115 |
| WHIP | Francisco Campos | Campeche | 1.05 |

## Awards

LMB Awards :
| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Kit Pellow | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Rookie of the Year | Alfredo Caudillo | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Best Pitcher | Nerio Rodríguez | Acereros del Norte |
| Best Relief Pitcher | David Cortés | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Manager of the Year | Daniel Fernández | Diablos Rojos del México |