# 2024 Mexican League season

The 2024 Mexican League season was the 99th season in the history of the baseball Mexican League (LMB). The league is contested by 20 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 11 April with the series between the defending champions Pericos de Puebla and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 9 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship.

## Team changes

The number of teams increased from eighteen in 2023 to twenty in 2024 (the last time that twenty teams contested the league was in 1979) with four new franchises joining the LMB for this season.
Dorados de Chihuahua and Conspiradores de Querétaro joined the league as expansion teams. The Dorados first played in the Mexican League in 1940 and had since played in the league in several stints, the most recent being from 2007 to 2010, while the Conspiradores were established in 2023, bringing professional baseball to Querétaro for the first time.
Charros de Jalisco returned to the LMB after purchasing the Mariachis de Guadalajara; Charros last played in the Mexican League in 1995 and joined the Mexican Pacific League in 2014. Caliente de Durango, owned by Grupo Caliente, replaced Generales de Durango after the league suspended the Generales due to its owner's legal problems.

## Standings

North :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 53 | 37 | .589 | – | L2 |
| 2 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 54 | 39 | .581 | 0.5 | W2 |
| 3 | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 52 | 39 | .571 | 1.5 | W2 |
| 4 | Toros de Tijuana | 52 | 40 | .565 | 2.0 | W6 |
| 5 | Acereros de Monclova | 51 | 40 | .560 | 2.5 | L2 |
| 6 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 48 | 43 | .527 | 5.5 | W2 |
| 7 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 44 | 48 | .478 | 10.0 | L2 |
| 8 | Caliente de Durango | 37 | 55 | .402 | 17.0 | W2 |
| 9 | Charros de Jalisco | 36 | 56 | .391 | 18.0 | L2 |
| 10 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 33 | 60 | .355 | 21.5 | L3 |
South :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 71 | 19 | .789 | — | W3 |
| 2 | Conspiradores de Querétaro | 50 | 38 | .568 | 20.0 | W2 |
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 45 | 40 | .529 | 23.5 | L3 |
| 4 | El Águila de Veracruz | 46 | 44 | .511 | 25.0 | L2 |
| 5 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 46 | 44 | .511 | 25.0 | L1 |
| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 45 | 44 | .506 | 25.5 | W1 |
| 7 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 47 | 46 | .505 | 25.5 | W2 |
| 8 | Bravos de León | 37 | 53 | .411 | 34.0 | L1 |
| 9 | Piratas de Campeche | 32 | 55 | .368 | 37.5 | L2 |
| 10 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 25 | 64 | .281 | 45.5 | W1 |

## Postseason

| First round | First round | Zone Series | Zone Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey |
| North | North | | | | |
| Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | | |
| Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 1 | | | | |
| Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | |
| | | Acereros de Monclova | 3 | | |
| | | | | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 |
| | | | | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 2 |
| Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 4 | | | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 2 |
| Acereros de Monclova | 2 | | | | |
| Acereros de Monclova | 2 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 4 | | |
| | | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 1 | | |
| Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 4 | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 1 | | |
| Toros de Tijuana | 1 | | | | | | |
| Toros de Tijuana | 1 | | | | | Sultanes de Monterrey | 0 |
| South | South | | | | | | Sultanes de Monterrey | 0 |
| South | South | | | | | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | | | | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 |
| Pericos de Puebla | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pericos de Puebla | 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | | | |
| | | Leones de Yucatán | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | | |
| | | | | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 |
| Conspiradores de Querétaro | 4 | | | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 |
| El Águila de Veracruz | 1 | | | | |
| El Águila de Veracruz | 1 | Conspiradores de Querétaro | 0 | | |
| | | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | | |
| Leones de Yucatán | 3 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | | |
| Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | | | | |

### First round

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 3 | Aguascalientes – 1, Monterrey – 3 | Estadio Mobil Super | 2:49 | 7,063 |
| 2 | August 4 | Aguascalientes – 6, Monterrey – 12 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:44 | 7,539 |
| 3 | August 6 | Monterrey – 12, Aguascalientes – 6 | Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:32 | 5,128 |
| 4 | August 7 | Monterrey – 0, Aguascalientes – 8 | Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez | 2:47 | 5,273 |
| 5 | August 8 | Monterrey – 11, Aguascalientes – 4 | Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:13 | 4,267 |
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 3 | Monclova – 3, Dos Laredos – 4 | Uni-Trade Stadium | 2:35 | 3,318 |
| 2 | August 4 | Monclova – 4, Dos Laredos – 5 | Parque la Junta | 3:03 | 4,031 |
| 3 | August 6 | Dos Laredos – 3, Monclova – 6 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 3:05 | 7,250 |
| 4 | August 7 | Dos Laredos – 1, Monclova – 8 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 2:57 | 6,951 |
| 5 | August 8 | Dos Laredos – 5, Monclova – 4 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 3:10 | 7,381 |
| 6 | August 10 | Monclova – 5, Dos Laredos – 6 (10 inn.) | Uni-Trade Stadium | 3:54 | 3,641 |
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 3 | Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 5 (11 inn.) | Estadio Revolución | 3:50 | 7,624 |
| 2 | August 4 | Tijuana – 4, Laguna – 0 | Estadio Revolución | 2:47 | 7,640 |
| 3 | August 6 | Laguna – 2, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 2:59 | 7,896 |
| 4 | August 7 | Laguna – 2, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:19 | 8,997 |
| 5 | August 8 | Laguna – 6, Tijuana – 2 | Estadio Chevron | 3:16 | 9,789 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 4 | Puebla – 0, México – 5 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 2:33 | 16,059 |
| 2 | August 5/6 | Puebla – 2, México – 3 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 2:46 | 12,895 |
| 3 | August 8 | México – 7, Puebla – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | 2:55 | 8,776 |
| 4 | August 9 | México – 4, Puebla – 6 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | 2:49 | 8,503 |
| 5 | August 10 | México – 7, Puebla – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | 3:21 | 6,246 |
Conspiradores de Querétaro won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 4 | Veracruz – 9, Querétaro – 12 | Estadio Finsus | 3:46 | 4,621 |
| 2 | August 5 | Veracruz – 1, Querétaro – 9 | Estadio Finsus | 3:04 | 3,718 |
| 3 | August 7 | Querétaro – 3, Veracruz – 4 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:11 | 5,430 |
| 4 | August 8 | Querétaro – 4, Veracruz – 1 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 2:57 | 5,680 |
| 5 | August 9 | Querétaro – 4, Veracruz – 2 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:20 | 6,220 |
Guerreros de Oaxaca won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 4 | Oaxaca – 5, Yucatán – 7 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 3:15 | 3,766 |
| 2 | August 5 | Oaxaca – 9, Yucatán – 2 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 3:20 | 4,841 |
| 3 | August 7 | Yucatán – 22, Oaxaca – 12 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 4:36 | 4,742 |
| 4 | August 8 | Yucatán – 4, Oaxaca – 11 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 3:29 | 3,841 |
| 5 | August 9 | Yucatán – 6, Oaxaca – 9 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 3:39 | 4,028 |
| 6 | August 12 | Oaxaca – 0, Yucatán – 3 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 2:19 | 3,695 |
| 7 | August 13 | Oaxaca – 3, Yucatán – 0 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 2:54 | 2,009 |

### Zone Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 13 | Monclova – 4, Monterrey – 2 | Estadio Mobil Super | 2:56 | 9,686 |
| 2 | August 14 | Monclova – 2, Monterrey – 8 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:16 | 17,206 |
| 3 | August 16 | Monterrey – 0, Monclova – 3 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 2:56 | 8,500 |
| 4 | August 17 | Monterrey – 2, Monclova – 1 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 3:03 | 8,500 |
| 5 | August 18 | Monterrey – 4, Monclova – 3 | Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle | 3:03 | 8,217 |
| 6 | August 20 | Monclova – 4, Monterrey – 2 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:12 | 15,685 |
| 7 | August 21 | Monclova – 3, Monterrey – 11 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:16 | 12,986 |
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 13 | Laguna – 1, Dos Laredos – 3 | Uni-Trade Stadium | 2:55 | 3,617 |
| 2 | August 14 | Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos – 2 | Parque la Junta | 1:49 | 3,955 |
| 3 | August 16 | Dos Laredos – 1, Laguna – 17 | Estadio Revolución | 2:50 | 7,640 |
| 4 | August 17 | Dos Laredos – 9, Laguna – 0 | Estadio Revolución | 2:50 | 7,638 |
| 5 | August 18 | Dos Laredos – 6, Laguna – 2 | Estadio Revolución | 3:09 | 7,319 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 15 | Yucatán – 2, México – 6 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:04 | 11,521 |
| 2 | August 16/17 | Yucatán – 6, México – 8 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:40 | 14,832 |
| 3 | August 19 | México – 5, Yucatán – 2 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 2:45 | 5,043 |
| 4 | August 21 | México – 4, Yucatán – 1 | Estadio Víctor Cervera Pacheco | 2:50 | 3,958 |
Guerreros de Oaxaca won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 15 | Oaxaca – 9, Querétaro – 8 | Estadio Finsus | 3:57 | 3,622 |
| 2 | August 16/17 | Oaxaca – 9, Querétaro – 2 | Estadio Finsus | 3:45 | 3,831 |
| 3 | August 19 | Querétaro – 4, Oaxaca – 13 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 3:10 | 5,169 |
| 4 | August 20 | Querétaro – 6, Oaxaca – 7 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 4:15 | 5,276 |

### Championship Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 23 | Dos Laredos – 5, Monterrey – 9 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:08 | 13,254 |
| 2 | August 24 | Dos Laredos – 6, Monterrey – 7 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:35 | 15,702 |
| 3 | August 26 | Monterrey – 0, Dos Laredos – 5 | Parque la Junta | 2:23 | 5,060 |
| 4 | August 27 | Monterrey – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 | Uni-Trade Stadium | 2:57 | 6,021 |
| 5 | August 28 | Monterrey – 1, Dos Laredos – 6 | Uni-Trade Stadium | 2:56 | 4,620 |
| 6 | August 31 | Dos Laredos – 7, Monterrey – 8 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:42 | 18,353 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 24 | Oaxaca – 5, México – 4 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:26 | 17,645 |
| 2 | August 25 | Oaxaca – 9, México – 4 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:31 | 18,073 |
| 3 | August 27 | México – 11, Oaxaca – 12 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 3:43 | 6,033 |
| 4 | August 28 | México – 16, Oaxaca – 5 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 4:31 | 6,025 |
| 5 | August 29 | México – 9, Oaxaca – 1 | Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos | 2:54 | 6,000 |
| 6 | August 31 | Oaxaca – 10, México – 11 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 4:10 | 20,065 |
| 7 | September 1 | Oaxaca – 2, México – 3 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:15 | 20,071 |

### Serie del Rey
#### Summary

Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 4 | Monterrey – 6, México – 14 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:28 | 20,088 |
| 2 | September 5 | Monterrey – 0, México – 17 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:20 | 20,177 |
| 3 | September 7/8 | México – 2, Monterrey – 0 | Estadio Mobil Super | 2:21 | 21,909 |
| 4 | September 9 | México – 4, Monterrey – 2 | Estadio Mobil Super | 2:42 | 16,086 |

#### Game summaries
##### Game 1

4 September 2024 7:06 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Iztacalco, Mexico City, 24 °C, cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Monterrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| México | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | x | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| WP: Conner Menez (1–0) LP: Julio Teherán (0–1) Home runs: MTY: None MEX: Juan Carlos Gamboa (1), Patrick Mazeika (1) Attendance: 20,088 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 2

5 September 2024 7:03 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Iztacalco, Mexico City 20 °C, rain :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| México | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | x | 17 | 18 | 0 |
| WP: Erick Leal (1–0) LP: Tyler Viza (0–1) Home runs: MTY: None MEX: Julián Ornelas (1), Aristides Aquino (1), Robinson Canó (1) Attendance: 20,177 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 3

7 September 2024 5:07 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León 31 °C, partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| México | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Trevor Bauer (1–0) LP: Stephen Tarpley (0–1) Home runs: MEX: José Pirela (1) MTY: None Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 4

9 September 2024 7:31 p.m. (UTC–6) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León 28 °C, cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| México | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Brooks Hall (1–0) LP: Julio Teherán (0–2) Home runs: MEX: José Marmolejos (1) MTY: None Attendance: 16,086 Boxscore |||||||||||||

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| AVG | Robinson Canó | México | .431 |
| HR | Art Charles | Yucatán | 33 |
| RBI | Julián Ornelas | México | 84 |
| R | Yurisbel Gracial | Querétaro | 95 |
| H | Robinson Canó | México | 141 |
| SB | Billy Hamilton | Jalisco | 37 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| W | Trevor Bauer | México | 10 |
| W | Juan Pablo Oramas | Tabasco | 10 |
| W | César Valdez | Yucatán | 10 |
| ERA | Zac Grotz | Monclova | 2.35 |
| K | Trevor Bauer | México | 120 |
| IP | David Reyes | Veracruz | 123.0 |
| SV | Fernando Salas | Tabasco | 28 |

## Milestones
### Batters

* Charros de Jalisco: On 2 June, the Charros set an LMB record by hitting five back-to-back home runs in a game against the Tigres de Quintana Roo. Luis Sardiñas, Vimael Machín, Anthony Giansanti, Greg Bird, and Oswaldo Arcia homered consecutively against two Quintana Roo pitchers.
* José Marmolejos (MEX): On 9 July, Marmolejos hit two home runs in one inning, becoming the fourth player in Diablos history to achieve the feat, and the 25th overall in LMB history.

### Pitchers
#### No-hitters

* Kevin Kelly (MTY): On 31 May, in the second game of a scheduled doubleheader that was limited to seven innings, Kelly threw a no-hitter against the Pericos de Puebla. It was the fifth no-hitter in franchise history.

#### Strikeouts in a game

* Trevor Bauer (MEX): On 21 June, Bauer broke the LMB record for strikeouts in a game, fanning 19 batters in a 6–1 win over the Guerreros de Oaxaca.

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Robinson Canó | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Rookie of the Year | Denny Román | Sultanes de Monterrey |
| Pitcher of the Year | Trevor Bauer | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Reliever of the Year | Fernando Salas | Olmecas de Tabasco |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Franklin Barreto | Diablos Rojos del México |
| Manager of the Year | José Offerman | Conspiradores de Querétaro |