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The Mexican Pacific League ( or LMP) is a winter minor baseball league

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in Mexico

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. The eight-team league's regular season runs from October to December and is followed by a playoff series in January to determine the league champion. The league's winner takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.

History

Founded in 1957

1957 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees ; Lew Burdette, MVP*All-Star Game, July 9 at Busch Stadium: American League, 6-5-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Marianao *College World Series: California...

, the league was also known as the Liga Invernal de Sonora (Sonora Winter League) and the Liga Sonora-Sinaloa (Sonora-Sinaloa League) before adopting its present name in 1970

1970 in baseball

-Major Leagues:*World Series MVP: Brooks Robinson*All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium: National League, 5-4 ; Carl Yastrzemski, MVP-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Navegantes del Magallanes *College World Series: USC...

Current Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Founded
Tomateros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...	Culiacán, Sinaloa	Estadio General Angel Flores Estadio General Angel Flores Estadio General Ángel Flores is a stadium in Culiacán, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Tomateros de Culiacán. It holds 16,000 people and opened in 1948....	1965
Algodoneros de Guasave Algodoneros de Guasave The Algodoneros de Guasave are a Mexican baseball team in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico . They play in Guasave in the state of Sinaloa. They won the league championship in 1972....	Guasave, Sinaloa	Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón is a stadium in Guasave, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Algodoneros de Guasave. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 people....	1965
Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...	Mazatlán, Sinaloa	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal Estadio Teodoro Mariscal Estadio Teodoro Mariscal was constructed in 1962 with a capacity of 14,000 and is primarily used for baseball. It is 325 feet down the stadium's right and left field lines and 400 feet to the center field wall. The stadium is located in between Avenida Insurgentes and Reforma near of Bosque de la...	1945
Águilas de Mexicali Águilas de Mexicali The Águilas de Mexicali is a Mexican Pro baseball team playing for the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico...	Mexicali, Baja California	Estadio Casas GEO Estadio Casas GEO Estadio Casas GEO, also known as Estadio Nido de los Aguilas, is a stadium in Mexicali, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Águilas de Mexicali...	1948
Cañeros de Los Mochis Cañeros de Los Mochis The Cañeros de Los Mochis are a Mexican baseball team in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. They play in Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa. They won the league championship in 1984 and 2003....	Los Mochis, Sinaloa	Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada is a stadium in Los Mochis, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Cañeros de Los Mochis. The stadium has a capacity of 10,840 people....	1947
Naranjeros de Hermosillo	Hermosillo, Sonora	Estadio De Béisbol Héctor Espino Estadio De Beisbol Héctor Espino The Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The field is located in the north side of the city...	1958
Mayos de Navojoa Mayos de Navojoa The Mayos de Navojoa is a Mexican baseball team in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico .They have been champions of the league twice. The first time was at the 1978–79 season, with Chuck Goggin as coach...	Navojoa Navojoa Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of Sonora, south of the state's border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the administrative seat of a large municipality, located in the Mayo River Valley.-History:The city name...	Estadio Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría	1958
Yaquis de Obregón Yaquis de Obregón The Yaquis de Obregón is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico .The team was founded on October 8, 1970, and its home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán. They have been champions of the league on five occasions. The first time was at the 1965–1966 season with Manuel...	Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Obregon is the second largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated south of the state's northern border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is also the municipal seat of Cajeme municipality, located in the Yaqui Valley.- History :...	Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán Estadio De Béisbol Tomás Oroz Gaytan is a stadium in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for Yaquis de Obregón. It holds 13,000 people....	1959

Defunct Teams

Ostioneros de Guaymas (Guaymas Oystermen)
Rieleros de Empalme (Empalme Railmen)
Potros de Tijuana
Potros de Tijuana
Los Potros de Tijuana were a AAA-level baseball team based in Tijuana, Baja California that played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol...

(Tijuana Colts)

Liga de la Costa del Pacífico

Season	Champion
1945-46	Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...
1946-47	Presidentes de Hermosillo
1947-48	Ostioneros de Guaymas
1948-49	Tacuarineros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...
1949-50	Tacuarineros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...
1950-51	Vacant
1951-52	Tacuarineros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...
1952-53	Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...
1953-54	Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...
1954-55	Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...
1955-56	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1956-57	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1957-58	Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...

Liga Invernal de Sonora

Season	Champion
1958-59	Ostioneros de Guaymas
1959-60	Ostioneros de Guaymas
1960-61	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1961-62	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1962-63	Ostioneros de Guaymas
1963-64	Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1964-65	Ostioneros de Guaymas

Liga Sonora-Sinaloa

season	Champion
1965-66	Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón
1966-67	Tomateros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...
1967-68	Ostioneros de Guaymas
1968-69	Cañeros de Los Mochis Cañeros de Los Mochis The Cañeros de Los Mochis are a Mexican baseball team in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico. They play in Los Mochis in the state of Sinaloa. They won the league championship in 1984 and 2003....
1969-70	Tomateros de Culiacán Tomateros de Culiacán The Tomateros de Culiacán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. Based in Culiacán, the Tomateros have won nine domestic titles and two Caribbean World Series, in and in...