Mexican Pacific League


The Mexican Pacific League, also known as the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. The league comprises 10 teams. It was founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
The sixty-eight game regular season is split in two halves. After each half, the teams are awarded points. The first place team earns ten points, while the last place team earns three and a half points. At the end of the regular season the total number of points are added up from both halves to determine playoff positioning. The top eight teams advance. There are no divisions.
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History

In 1945, a group of people led by Teodoro Mariscal established the Liga de la Costa del Pacífico. The league's first season started with four teams: Tacuarineros de Culiacán, Ostioneros de Guaymas, Queliteros de Hermosillo and Venados de Mazatlán. Mariscal was appointed as the league's first president. In 1947 the league expanded with two new teams: Arroceros de Ciudad Obregón and Pericos de Los Mochis.
In 1958, only four teams participated, all from the state of Sonora: Rojos de Ciudad Obregón, Rieleros de Empalme, Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Ostioneros de Guaymas. Since all the participant teams were from Sonora, the league changed its name to Liga Invernal de Sonora. In 1959, Mayos de Navojoa replaced Ciudad Obregón. In 1962, Ciudad Obregón and Los Mochis returned to the league. In 1965, Mazatlán and Tomateros de Culiacán joined the league, which changed its name for third time to Liga Invernal Sonora-Sinaloa.
In 1970, the league changed its name to the current Liga Mexicana del Pacífico and joined the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe, thus participating for the first time in the 1971 Caribbean Series.
In 2020, the league signed a 5-year naming rights deal with ARCO.
Two teams joined the LMP for the 2020 season: Sultanes de Monterrey, that became the first team to play in the two professional baseball leagues in Mexico, and Algodoneros de Guasave, that returned to the Mexican Pacific League after disappearing in 2014.

Teams

TeamCityStateStadiumCapacityFounded
Águilas de MexicaliMexicaliBaja California

Champions

SeasonLiga Invernal de Sonora Champion
1958–59Ostioneros de Guaymas
1959–60Ostioneros de Guaymas
1960–61Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1961–62Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1962–63Ostioneros de Guaymas
1963–64Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1964–65Ostioneros de Guaymas

SeasonLiga Mexicana del Pacífico Champion
1970–71Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1971–72Algodoneros de Guasave
1972–73Yaquis de Obregón
1973–74Venados de Mazatlán
1974–75Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1975–76Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1976–77Venados de Mazatlán
1977–78Tomateros de Culiacán
1978–79Mayos de Navojoa
1979–80Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1980–81Yaquis de Obregón
1981–82Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1982–83Tomateros de Culiacán
1983–84Cañeros de Los Mochis
1984–85Tomateros de Culiacán
1985–86Águilas de Mexicali
1986–87Venados de Mazatlán
1987–88Potros de Tijuana
1988–89Águilas de Mexicali
1989–90Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1990–91Potros de Tijuana
1991–92Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1992–93Venados de Mazatlán
1993–94Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1994–95Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1995–96Tomateros de Culiacán
1996–97Tomateros de Culiacán
1997–98Venados de Mazatlán
1998–99Águilas de Mexicali
1999–2000Mayos de Navojoa
2000–01Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2001–02Tomateros de Culiacán
2002–03Cañeros de Los Mochis
2003–04Tomateros de Culiacán
2004–05Venados de Mazatlán
2005–06Venados de Mazatlán
2006–07Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2007–08Yaquis de Obregón
2008–09Venados de Mazatlán
2009–10Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2010–11Yaquis de Obregón
2011–12Yaquis de Obregón
2012–13Yaquis de Obregón
2013–14Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2014–15Tomateros de Culiacán
2015–16Venados de Mazatlán
2016–17Águilas de Mexicali
2017–18Tomateros de Culiacán
2018–19Charros de Jalisco
2019–20Tomateros de Culiacán
2020–21Tomateros de Culiacán
2021–22Charros de Jalisco
2022–23Cañeros de Los Mochis
2023–24Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2024–25Charros de Jalisco

Teams in gold Caribbean Series champions

Championships (1945–1958)

Mazatlán : 5 Culiacán : 5 Hermosillo : 2 Guaymas : 1