Mexican Pacific League
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The Mexican Pacific League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, or LMP), officially known as Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a ten team professional baseball winter league based in Northwestern Mexico founded in 1945. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
Upcoming season or competition: 2023–24 Mexican Pacific League season | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1945 |
Commissioner | Carlos Manrique González[1] |
No. of teams | 10[2] |
Countries | Mexico |
Headquarters | Guadalajara, Jalisco[3] |
Confederation | CPBC WBSC Americas[4] |
Most recent champion(s) | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (17th title) |
Most titles | Naranjeros de Hermosillo (17 titles)[5] |
TV partner(s) | Sky Sports[6] (Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic) |
Official website | LMP.com |
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.