2009 Mexican Baseball League season
Sports season
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The 2009 Mexican League season was the 85th 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 24 March with the match between 2008 season champions Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Saraperos de Saltillo defeated Tigres de Quintana Roo to win the championship.[2]
| 2009 Mexican League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Mexican League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | 24 March – 29 August[1] |
| Teams | 16 |
| Serie del Rey | |
| Champions | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Runners-up | Tigres de Quintana Roo |
| Finals MVP | Rafael Díaz |
The Broncos de Reynosa returned to the league after the Potros de Tijuana franchise was acquired and relocated to Reynosa with the support of the Reynosa municipal government, which also funded renovations to Estadio Adolfo López Mateos.[3][4] There was a change in the league structure: Diablos Rojos del México moved to the North Zone and Pericos de Puebla moved to the South Zone.[5] For this season, up to four foreign players were allowed per team.[6]
Due to the swine flu pandemic, the league decided to play the matches between 28 and 30 April behind closed doors and suspended all the series from 1 to 5 May.[7][8]
Standings
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Note: Teams got points based on their position in each one of the two rounds of the tournament. Qualification to the playoffs was determined by the number of points instead of the final position at the end of the regular season.
Postseason
| First stage | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Vaqueros Laguna | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Vaqueros Laguna | 0 | ||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Broncos de Reynosa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Piratas de Campeche | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | ||||||||||||
Serie del Rey
Summary
Saraperos de Saltillo won the series, 4–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 August | Tigres – 6, Saltillo – 7 | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | - | 15,864 |
| 2 | 23 August | Tigres – 3, Saltillo – 6 | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | - | 15,949 |
| 3 | 25 August | Saltillo – 3, Tigres – 8 | Estadio Beto Ávila | - | 8,500 |
| 4 | 26 August | Saltillo – 1, Tigres – 6 | Estadio Beto Ávila | - | 7,331 |
| 5 | 27 August | Saltillo – 10, Tigres – 5 | Estadio Beto Ávila | - | 8,947 |
| 6 | 15 September | Tigres – 1, Saltillo – 14 | Estadio Francisco I. Madero | - | 14,002 |
League leaders
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Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Dionys César | Laguna | [11] |
| Rookie of the Year |  Japhet Amador | Veracruz | [12] |
| Juan Pablo Oramas | México | ||
| Pitcher of the Year | Andrés Meza | Puebla | [13] |
| Reliever of the Year |  Scott Chiasson | Tigres | [14] |
| Manager of the Year | Houston Jiménez | Puebla | [15] |