2000 Mexican League season

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]

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

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   Luis Fernando Morales Veracruz [10]
Rookie of the Year   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.