# 2016 Mexican League season

The 2016 Mexican League season was the 92nd 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 1 April with the series between Tigres de Quintana Roo and Leones de Yucatán and ended on 14 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Pericos de Puebla defeated Toros de Tijuana to win the championship.

## Standings

North :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 77 | 33 | .700 | — | W1 |
| 2 | Acereros de Monclova | 69 | 43 | .616 | 3.5 | W3 |
| 3 | Toros de Tijuana | 64 | 48 | .571 | 8.5 | W1 |
| 4 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 63 | 50 | .558 | 10.0 | L1 |
| 5 | Diablos Rojos del México | 57 | 54 | .514 | 15.0 | L1 |
| 6 | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 53 | 58 | .477 | 19.0 | W2 |
| 7 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 50 | 61 | .450 | 22.0 | L2 |
| 8 | Broncos de Reynosa | 24 | 88 | .214 | 48.5 | L12 |
South :
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Leones de Yucatán | 77 | 33 | .700 | — | W1 |
| 2 | Pericos de Puebla | 74 | 38 | .661 | 4.0 | W3 |
| 3 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 68 | 45 | .602 | 10.5 | L1 |
| 4 | Piratas de Campeche | 57 | 51 | .528 | 19.0 | L3 |
| 5 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 44 | 67 | .396 | 33.5 | W2 |
| 6 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 43 | 67 | .391 | 34.0 | L2 |
| 7 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 42 | 70 | .375 | 36.0 | L3 |
| 8 | Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen | 31 | 76 | .290 | 44.5 | W1 |

## 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 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 | 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 3 | | | |
| North | North | North | 1 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 3 | | | |
| North | North | North | 3 | Toros de Tijuana | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Acereros de Monclova | 0 | 3 | Toros de Tijuana | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Toros de Tijuana | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Toros de Tijuana | 4 | | | | N3 | Toros de Tijuana | 2 |
| | | | | | | S2 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 |
| 2 | Leones de Yucatán | 4 | | | | | | | S2 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 2 | 1 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | | | |
| South | South | South | 1 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | | | |
| South | South | South | 2 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | 2 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 0 | | | | | | |

### First round

Sultanes de Monterrey won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 16 and 17 | Laguna – 2, Monterrey – 8 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 3,473 |
| 2 | August 18 | Laguna – 5, Monterrey – 13 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 16,941 |
| 3 | August 20 | Monterrey – 9, Laguna – 4 | Estadio Revolución | - | 9,185 |
| 4 | August 21 | Monterrey – 2, Laguna – 0 | Estadio Revolución | - | 7,367 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 16 | Tijuana – 5, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | - | 6,508 |
| 2 | August 17 | Tijuana – 4, Monclova – 2 (11 inn.) | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | - | 4,777 |
| 3 | August 19 | Monclova – 4, Tijuana – 6 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 15,024 |
| 4 | August 20 | Monclova – 1, Tijuana – 2 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 15,989 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 16 | Campeche – 0, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 10,982 |
| 2 | August 17 | Campeche – 1, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 11,321 |
| 3 | August 19 | Yucatán – 1, Campeche – 3 | Estadio Nelson Barrera | - | 5,771 |
| 4 | August 20 | Yucatán – 7, Campeche – 11 | Estadio Nelson Barrera | - | 5,893 |
| 5 | August 21 | Yucatán – 6, Campeche – 5 | Estadio Nelson Barrera | - | 5,811 |
| 6 | August 23 | Campeche – 1, Yucatán – 7 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 12,000 |
Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 16 | Quintana Roo – 0, Puebla – 9 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 10,418 |
| 2 | August 17 | Quintana Roo – 1, Puebla – 6 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,102 |
| 3 | August 19 | Puebla – 4, Quintana Roo – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | - | 6,972 |
| 4 | August 20 | Puebla – 7, Quintana Roo – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila | - | 6,490 |

### Championship Series

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 27 | Tijuana – 0, Monterrey – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 21,214 |
| 2 | August 28 and 29 | Tijuana – 0, Monterrey – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 25,896 |
| 3 | August 31 | Monterrey – 1, Tijuana – 9 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 15,018 |
| 4 | September 1 | Monterrey – 1, Tijuana – 2 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 15,891 |
| 5 | September 2 | Monterrey – 0, Tijuana – 2 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 17,362 |
| 6 | September 4 | Tijuana – 3, Monterrey – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 20,603 |
| 7 | September 5 | Tijuana – 2, Monterrey – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey | - | 25,621 |
Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | August 27 | Puebla – 2, Yucatán – 1 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 12,000 |
| 2 | August 28 | Puebla – 4, Yucatán – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 11,000 |
| 3 | August 30 and 31 | Yucatán – 3, Puebla – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 4 | September 1 | Yucatán – 5, Puebla – 1 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 5 | September 2 | Yucatán – 9, Puebla – 1 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 6 | September 4 | Puebla – 4, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | - | 12,000 |

### Serie del Rey

Pericos de Puebla won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | September 7 | Puebla – 0, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 17,399 |
| 2 | September 8 | Puebla – 6, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 17,649 |
| 3 | September 10 | Tijuana – 5, Puebla – 8 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 4 | September 11 | Tijuana – 1, Puebla – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 5 | September 12 | Tijuana – 9, Puebla – 2 | Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán | - | 12,112 |
| 6 | September 14 | Puebla – 2, Tijuana – 0 | Estadio Gasmart | - | 17,893 |

## League leaders

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| AVG | César Tapia | Pericos de Puebla | .383 |
| HR | Alex Valdez | Sultanes de Monterrey | 30 |
| RBI | Diory Hernández | Rieleros de Aguascalientes | 97 |
| R | Chris Roberson | Sultanes de Monterrey | 80 |
| H | Justin Greene | Saraperos de Saltillo | 145 |
| SB | Justin Greene | Saraperos de Saltillo | 39 |
| SB | Christian Zazueta | Saraperos de Saltillo | 39 |
| SLG | César Tapia | Pericos de Puebla | .662 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| ERA | Josh Lowey | Acereros de Monclova | 1.65 |
| W | Yoanner Negrín | Leones de Yucatán | 18 |
| SV | Arcenio León | Acereros de Monclova | 36 |
| IP | Yoanner Negrín | Leones de Yucatán | 141.4 |
| K | Josh Lowey | Acereros de Monclova | 131 |
| WHIP | Josh Lowey | Acereros de Monclova | 0.93 |

## Awards

LMB Awards :
| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | César Tapia | Pericos de Puebla |
| Rookie of the Year | Isaac Rodríguez | Toros de Tijuana |
| Best Pitcher | Yoanner Negrín | Leones de Yucatán |
| Best Relief Pitcher | Arcenio León | Acereros de Monclova |
| Manager of the Year | Willie Romero | Leones de Yucatán |
Golden Glove Award :
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Mauricio Lara | Pericos de Puebla |
| Catcher | Luis Flores | Sultanes de Monterrey |
| 1st Base | Daric Barton | Pericos de Puebla |
| 2nd Base | Luis Borges | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| 3rd Base | Ricardo Serrano | Leones de Yucatán |
| Shortstop | Kevin Flores | Leones de Yucatán |
| Left fielder | Yancarlo Angulo | Guerreros de Oaxaca |
| Center fielder | Justin Greene | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Right fielder | José Juan Aguilar | Leones de Yucatán |