# 2012 Mexican League season

The 2012 Mexican League season was the 88th 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 16 March with the match between 2011 season champions Tigres de Quintana Roo and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Rojos del Águila de Veracruz defeated Rieleros de Aguascalientes to win the championship.
Two new teams joined the league. Dorados de Chihuahua and Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, that did not participate in the 2011 season due to financial problems, moved to Aguascalientes and Ciudad del Carmen respectively. This resulted in the return of Rieleros de Aguascalientes, that last played in the Mexican League in 2007, and the establishment of Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen.

## Standings

North :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 67 | 45 | .598 | — | W3 |
| 2 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 59 | 49 | .546 | 6.0 | L3 |
| 3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 59 | 50 | .541 | 6.5 | W3 |
| 4 | Diablos Rojos del México | 61 | 52 | .540 | 6.5 | L1 |
| 5 | Acereros de Monclova | 57 | 56 | .504 | 10.5 | L3 |
| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 52 | 57 | .477 | 13.5 | W1 |
| 7 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 48 | 63 | .432 | 18.5 | W4 |
| 8 | Broncos de Reynosa | 44 | 68 | .393 | 23.0 | L4 |
South :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 70 | 42 | .625 | — | W1 |
| 2 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 67 | 44 | .604 | 2.5 | W4 |
| 3 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 59 | 50 | .541 | 9.5 | W1 |
| 4 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 56 | 52 | .519 | 12.0 | L3 |
| 5 | Piratas de Campeche | 51 | 60 | .459 | 18.5 | W3 |
| 6 | Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen | 51 | 60 | .459 | 18.5 | L4 |
| 7 | Leones de Yucatán | 46 | 66 | .411 | 24.0 | L1 |
| 8 | Petroleros de Minatitlán | 40 | 73 | .354 | 30.5 | L1 |

## Postseason

| First stage | First stage | First stage | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey | Serie del Rey |
| 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Diablos Rojos del México | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Diablos Rojos del México | 0 | 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 2 | | | |
| North | North | North | 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 2 | | | |
| North | North | North | 2 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 4 | 2 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 1 | | | | N2 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 3 |
| | | | | | | S2 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 4 |
| 2 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | | | | | | | S2 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 4 |
| 7 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 | 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 | | | |
| South | South | South | 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 | | | |
| South | South | South | 2 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 4 | 2 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 1 | | | | | | |

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting Average | Michel Abreu | Sultanes de Monterrey | .371 |
| Home Runs | Carlos Rodríguez | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 32 |
| Runs Batted In | Michel Abreu | Sultanes de Monterrey | 106 |
| Runs | Leonardo Heras | Diablos Rojos del México | 111 |
| Hits | Carlos Gastélum | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 158 |
| Stolen Bases | Freddy Guzmán | Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen | 56 |
| Slugging Percentage | Michel Abreu | Sultanes de Monterrey | .678 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Earned run average | Miguel Ruiz | Piratas de Campeche | 2.42 |
| Wins | Humberto Montemayor | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 14 |
| Wins | Tomás Solís | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 14 |
| Saves | Jailén Peguero | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 35 |
| Innings Pitched | Ramón Ramírez | Leones de Yucatán | 135.2 |
| Strikeouts | Héctor Daniel Rodríguez | Saraperos de Saltillo | 135 |
| WHIP | Miguel Ruiz | Piratas de Campeche | 1.07 |

## Awards

LMB Awards :
| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Michel Abreu | Sultanes de Monterrey |
| Rookie of the Year | Adrián Garza | Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen |
| Best Pitcher | Tomás Solís | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz |
| Best Relief Pitcher | Jailén Peguero | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz |
| Manager of the Year | Enrique Reyes | Rieleros de Aguascalientes |