The2009 Mexican League season was the 85th season in the history of theMexican 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 championsDiablos Rojos del México andSultanes de Monterrey and ended on 29 August with the last game of theSerie del Rey, whereSaraperos de Saltillo defeatedTigres de Quintana Roo to win the championship.[1]
| 2009 Mexican League season | |
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| League | Mexican League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 24 – August 29 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Serie del Rey | |
| Champions | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Runners-up | Tigres de Quintana Roo |
| Finals MVP | Rafael Díaz |
| LMB seasons | |
Due to theswine 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.[2]
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
edit| First stage | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Vaqueros de la Laguna | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | ||||||||||||
League leaders
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Awards
edit| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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| Most Valuable Player |  Dionys César | Vaqueros de la Laguna | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year |  Japhet Amador | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | [6] |
| Juan Pablo Oramas | Diablos Rojos del México | ||
| Best Pitcher | Andrés Meza | Pericos de Puebla | [7] |
| Best Relief Pitcher |  Scott Chiasson | Tigres de Quintana Roo | [8] |
| Manager of the Year | Alfonso Jiménez | Pericos de Puebla | [9] |
References
edit- ^"Saraperos de Saltillo, Campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol".Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^"LMB suspende actividades del 1 al 5 de mayo".milb.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^ab"Standings".milb.com. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^ab"Stats".milb.com. MiLB.
- ^"El mejor".ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Notimex. 11 September 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^"Nombran a Amador y Oramas "Novatos del Año" LMB 2009".Vanguardia (in Spanish). Notimex. 14 September 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^"Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009".Poblanerías (in Spanish). 21 September 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^"LMB designa al estadounidense Scott Chiasson Relevista del Año".El Universal (in Spanish). 16 September 2009. Retrieved16 June 2021.
- ^Aguilar Cruz, Leopoldo (22 September 2009)."Alfonso Jiménez, manager del año".La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved16 June 2021.