# 2022 Mexican League season

The 2022 Mexican League season was the 97th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 21 April with the series between the defending champions Toros de Tijuana and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 19 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Leones de Yucatán defeated Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship.

## Standings

North :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Toros de Tijuana | 62 | 28 | .689 | – | W2 |
| 2 | Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | 59 | 27 | .686 | 1.0 | W2 |
| 3 | Acereros de Monclova | 54 | 31 | .635 | 5.5 | W9 |
| 4 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 51 | 39 | .567 | 11.0 | L1 |
| 5 | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 48 | 40 | .545 | 13.0 | L2 |
| 6 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 42 | 46 | .477 | 19.0 | L2 |
| 7 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 38 | 52 | .422 | 24.0 | L9 |
| 8 | Generales de Durango | 37 | 53 | .411 | 25.0 | W1 |
| 9 | Mariachis de Guadalajara | 33 | 57 | .367 | 29.0 | W1 |
South :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 50 | 34 | .595 | — | W6 |
| 2 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 47 | 37 | .560 | 3.0 | W6 |
| 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 48 | 39 | .552 | 3.5 | L3 |
| 4 | Leones de Yucatán | 46 | 43 | .517 | 6.5 | W5 |
| 5 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 44 | 46 | .489 | 9.0 | W2 |
| 6 | El Águila de Veracruz | 41 | 48 | .461 | 11.5 | L2 |
| 7 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 34 | 53 | .391 | 17.5 | L4 |
| 8 | Piratas de Campeche | 29 | 58 | .333 | 22.5 | L7 |
| 9 | Bravos de León | 29 | 61 | .322 | 24.0 | L1 |

## Postseason

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

### First round

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 August | Aguascalientes – 1, Tijuana – 12 | Estadio Chevron | 2:57 | 13,014 |
| 2 | 10 August | Aguascalientes – 2, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 3:21 | 16,831 |
| 3 | 12 August | Tijuana – 9, Aguascalientes – 1, | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:20 | 4,370 |
| 4 | 14 August | Tijuana – 11, Aguascalientes – 1, | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 2:50 | 1,560 |
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 August | Unión Laguna – 0, Dos Laredos – 2 | Parque la Junta | 2:44 | 4,452 |
| 2 | 10 August | Unión Laguna – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 | Parque la Junta | 3:39 | 4,053 |
| 3 | 12 August | Dos Laredos – 2, Unión Laguna – 1 | Estadio Revolución | 3:49 | 7,392 |
| 4 | 13 August | Dos Laredos – 9, Unión Laguna – 4 | Estadio Revolución | 3:44 | 7,415 |
| 5 | 14 August | Dos Laredos – 15, Unión Laguna – 2 | Estadio Revolución | 3:47 | 6,115 |
Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 August | Monterrey – 5, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:18 | 8,500 |
| 2 | 10 August | Monterrey – 4, Monclova – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:36 | 8,500 |
| 3 | 12 August | Monclova – 2, Monterrey – 4 | Estadio Mobil Super | 2:43 | 13,190 |
| 4 | 13 August | Monclova – 6, Monterrey – 11 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:02 | 14,920 |
| 5 | 14 August | Monclova – 5, Monterrey – 6 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:48 | 10,644 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Veracruz – 10, México – 13 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:39 | 7,345 |
| 2 | 11 August | Veracruz – 4, México – 12 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:29 | 10,817 |
| 3 | 13 August | México – 8, Veracruz – 3 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:47 | 7,000 |
| 4 | 14 August | México – 4, Veracruz – 2 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:31 | 6,500 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Yucatán – 12, Puebla – 10 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 4:03 | 6,032 |
| 2 | 11 August | Yucatán – 6, Puebla – 7 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:54 | 8,089 |
| 3 | 13 August | Puebla – 7, Yucatán – 6 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:11 | 10,191 |
| 4 | 14 August | Puebla – 0, Yucatán – 1 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:46 | 10,641 |
| 5 | 15 August | Puebla – 3, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:58 | 11,189 |
| 6 | 17 August | Yucatán – 20, Puebla – 17 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 5:05 | 8,105 |
Tigres de Quintana Roo won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Quintana Roo – 1, Tabasco – 6 | Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza | 3:24 | 4,413 |
| 2 | 11 August | Quintana Roo – 3, Tabasco – 1 | Estadio Ángel Toledo Meza | 3:33 | 4,396 |
| 3 | 13 August | Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 2:43 | 8,977 |
| 4 | 14 August | Tabasco – 3, Quintana Roo – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 3:35 | 7,834 |
| 5 | 15 August | Tabasco – 4, Quintana Roo – 13 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 4:06 | 8,517 |

### Zone Series

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 August | Monclova – 13, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:30 | 16,001 |
| 2 | 20 August | Monclova – 4, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 3:25 | 16,103 |
| 3 | 22 August | Tijuana – 7, Monclova – 11 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 4:08 | 8,500 |
| 4 | 23 August | Tijuana – 15, Monclova – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:31 | 8,500 |
| 5 | 24 August | Tijuana – 9, Monclova – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 2:57 | 8,500 |
| 6 | 26 August | Monclova – 5, Tijuana - 12 | Estadio Chevron | 3:24 | 17,193 |
Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 August | Monterrey – 4, Dos Laredos – 2 | Parque la Junta | 4:28 | 5,585 |
| 2 | 20 August | Monterrey – 9, Dos Laredos – 3 | Uni-Trade Stadium | 4:01 | 5,139 |
| 3 | 22 August | Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.) | Estadio Mobil Super | 5:15 | 15,062 |
| 4 | 23 August | Dos Laredos – 4, Monterrey – 5 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:19 | 15,395 |
| 5 | 24 August | Dos Laredos – 2, Monterrey – 7 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:10 | 12,160 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 20 August | Puebla – 6, México – 10 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:50 | 13,421 |
| 2 | 21 August | Puebla – 7, México – 17 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:34 | 14,421 |
| 3 | 23 August | México – 15, Puebla – 8 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 4:04 | 6,768 |
| 4 | 24 August | México – 15, Puebla – 5 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:41 | 5,834 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 20 August | Quintana Roo – 1, Yucatán – 9 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:21 | 12,184 |
| 2 | 21 August | Quintana Roo – 4, Yucatán – 5 (12 inn.) | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:59 | 12,598 |
| 3 | 23 August | Yucatán – 11, Quintana Roo – 8 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 4:39 | 9,063 |
| 4 | 24 August | Yucatán – 4, Quintana Roo – 6 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 3:25 | 9,000 |
| 5 | 25 August | Yucatán – 6, Quintana Roo – 0 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | 3:08 | 9,001 |

### Championship Series

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 29 August | Monterrey – 6, Tijuana – 2 | Estadio Chevron | 4:09 | 10,081 |
| 2 | 30 August | Monterrey – 4, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:13 | 15,313 |
| 3 | 1 September | Tijuana – 1, Monterrey – 2 (13 inn.) | Estadio Mobil Super | 4:52 | 17,241 |
| 4 | 2 September | Tijuana – 11, Monterrey – 12 | Estadio Mobil Super | 4:27 | 21,000 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 30 August | Yucatán – 10, México – 11 (11 inn.) | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 5:34 | 14,528 |
| 2 | 31 August | Yucatán – 15, México – 8 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 4:41 | 18,851 |
| 3 | 2 September | México – 8, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:00 | 14,917 |
| 4 | 3 September | México – 6, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:04 | 14,917 |
| 5 | 4 September | México – 0, Yucatán – 2 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:19 | 14,917 |
| 6 | 6/7 September | Yucatán – 21, México – 18 (10 inn.) | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 6:07 | 18,916 |
| 7 | 8 September | Yucatán – 7, México – 5 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 4:12 | 10,497 |

### Serie del Rey
#### Summary

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 September | Yucatán – 3, Monterrey – 4 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:40 | 19,026 |
| 2 | 11 September | Yucatán – 1, Monterrey – 0 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:31 | 21,909 |
| 3 | 14 September | Monterrey – 1, Yucatán – 6 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:11 | 14,917 |
| 4 | 15 September | Monterrey – 5, Yucatán – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:06 | 14,917 |
| 5 | 16 September | Monterrey – 6, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:04 | 14,917 |
| 6 | 18 September | Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 2 | Estadio Mobil Super | 4:29 | 21,909 |
| 7 | 19 September | Yucatán – 6, Monterrey – 1 | Estadio Mobil Super | 3:55 | 21,909 |

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

10 September 2022 5:20 p.m. (UTC–5) 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 |
| Yucatán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Juan Gámez (1–0) LP: Manuel Chávez (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (1) Home runs: YUC: Sebastián Valle (1) MTY: None Attendance: 19,026 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 2

11 September 2022 5:04 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WP: Elián Leyva (1–0) LP: Julio Teherán (0–1) Sv: Jorge Rondón (1) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 3

14 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 26 °C, cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Yucatán | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Henderson Álvarez (1–0) LP: Cristian Castillo (0–1) Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 4

15 September 2022 8:02 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Monterrey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Yohander Méndez (1–0) LP: Jake Thompson (0–1) Home runs: MTY: Sebastián Elizalde (1) YUC: None Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 5

16 September 2022 8:32 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 24 °C, cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Juan Gámez (2–0) LP: Hunter Cervenka (0–1) Sv: Neftalí Feliz (2) Home runs: MTY: Zoilo Almonte (1) YUC: None Attendance: 14,917 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 6

18 September 2022 5:00 p.m. (UTC–5) 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 |
| Yucatán | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| WP: Hunter Cervenka (1–1) LP: Cristian Castillo (0–2) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore |||||||||||||

##### Game 7

19 September 2022 7:33 p.m. (UTC–5) at Estadio Mobil Super in Monterrey, Nuevo León, 32 °C, partly cloudy :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Yucatán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Henderson Álvarez (2–0) LP: Yohander Méndez (1–1) Home runs: YUC: José Martínez (1), Walter Ibarra (1) MTY: Zoilo Almonte (2) Attendance: 21,909 Boxscore |||||||||||||

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| AVG | Henry Urrutia | Saltillo | .420 |
| HR | Félix Pérez | Tijuana | 38 |
| HR | Rainel Rosario | Saltillo | 38 |
| RBI | Rainel Rosario | Saltillo | 116 |
| R | Rainel Rosario | Saltillo | 103 |
| H | Alberth Martínez | Durango | 143 |
| SB | Tito Polo | Quintana Roo | 35 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| ERA | Yohander Méndez | Monterrey | 2.78 |
| W | Luis Márquez | Veracruz | 9 |
| W | Wilmer Rios | Monclova | 9 |
| L | Javier Solano | Tabasco | 9 |
| K | Pedro Fernández | Quintana Roo | 103 |
| IP | David Reyes | Veracruz | 96.2 |
| SV | Neftalí Feliz | Monterrey | 24 |

## Milestones
### Batters

* Tito Polo (TIG): On 22 April, Polo hit for the cycle against the Piratas de Campeche.
* Addison Russell (MVA): On 29 April, Russell hit for the cycle against the Saraperos de Saltillo.

### Pitchers
#### No-hitters

* Yoennis Yera (TAB): On 6 July, Yera threw a no-hitter, the second in the team's history, by defeating the Generales de Durango 2–0.

## Awards

LMB Awards :
| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Félix Pérez | Tijuana |
| Manager of the Year | Roberto Vizcarra | Yucatán |
| Pitcher of the Year | Yohander Méndez | Monterrey |
| Reliever of the Year | Neftalí Feliz | Monterrey |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Édgar Robles | Unión Laguna |
| Rookie of the Year | Luis Márquez | Veracruz |