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2000 Mexican League season

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2000 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Number of games961
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsTigres Capitalinos
  Runners-upDiablos Rojos del México
LMB seasons

The 2000 Mexican League season was the 76th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams divided into three zones: North, Central and South. Tigres Capitalinos won its seventh championship after defeating Diablos Rojos del México in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Dan Firova.[1][2][3]

Pericos de Puebla replaced Rieleros de Aguascalientes when the franchise was bought by a group of businessmen from Puebla ahead of the season.[4]

Standings

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North[5]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Saraperos de Saltillo 77 42 .647
2 Sultanes de Monterrey 59 63 .484 19.5
3 Acereros de Monclova 58 63 .479 20.0
4 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna 56 65 .463 22.0
5 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 54 66 .450 23.5
6 Broncos de Reynosa 50 69 .420 27.0
Central[5]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Tigres Capitalinos 74 44 .627
2 Diablos Rojos del México 70 47 .598 3.5
3 Guerreros de Oaxaca 59 57 .509 14.0
4 Cafeteros de Córdoba 53 63 .457 20.0
5 Pericos de Puebla 50 68 .424 24.0
South[5]
Pos Team W L Pct. GB
1 Leones de Yucatán 69 52 .570
2 Olmecas de Tabasco 66 55 .545 3.0
3 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 61 58 .513 7.0
4 Piratas de Campeche 59 60 .496 9.0
5 Langosteros de Cancún 38 81 .319 30.0

Postseason

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First round Semifinals Serie del Rey
         
2 Tigres Capitalinos 4
7 Guerreros de Oaxaca 2
2 Tigres Capitalinos 4
8 Sultanes de Monterrey 1
1 Saraperos de Saltillo 1
8 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
2 Tigres Capitalinos 4
3 Diablos Rojos del México 1
3 Diablos Rojos del México 4
6 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 2
3 Diablos Rojos del México 4
4 Leones de Yucatán 1
4 Leones de Yucatán 4
5 Olmecas de Tabasco 0

League leaders

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Notes

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Milestones

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Batters

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Awards

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Award Player Team Ref.
Pitcher of the Year Mexico Luis Fernando Morales Veracruz [10]
Rookie of the Year Mexico Pablo Ortega Tigres [11]

References

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  1. ^ Servín González, Bertha (23 September 2000). "Nulo festejo del campeonato de Tigres". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ Morales, Tomás (29 September 2015). "El primer campeón del milenio". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Primer campeón del nuevo milenio y estrenando casa". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Regresan los Pericos". El Universal (in Spanish). 15 December 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "2000 Mexican League". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 421. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 465. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  8. ^ "A 20 años de la hazaña de Miguel Ojeda: cuatro jonrones en un juego". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Cuando Miguel Ojeda pegó cuatro jonrones en un juego hace dos décadas". Al Bat (in Spanish). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ Juárez, Juan Alonso (9 August 2017). "Gallardo sin decisión; Molina y Acosta". Noroeste (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Pablo Ortega, símbolo 'felino'". Periódico Quequi (in Spanish). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2024.