2009 Mexican League season

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.^[1]

2009 Mexican League season
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

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.^[2]

Standings

North[3] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK Pts. 1 Diablos Rojos del México 70 35 .667 — L1 16 2 Broncos de Reynosa 58 47 .552 12.0 L1 12 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 59 48 .551 12.0 W1 13 4 Acereros de Monclova 57 50 .533 14.0 W1 12 5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 55 51 .519 15.5 L1 12.5 6 Sultanes de Monterrey 51 56 .477 20.0 W1 10.5 7 Dorados de Chihuahua 40 67 .374 31.0 L11 9 8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 35 71 .330 35.5 W3 8

South[3] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK Pts. 1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 71 36 .664 — W6 15 2 Leones de Yucatán 68 38 .642 2.5 W4 15 3 Pericos de Puebla 62 43 .590 8.0 W2 13 4 Piratas de Campeche 56 51 .523 15.0 L2 12 5 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 51 56 .477 20.0 L4 11 6 Guerreros de Oaxaca 42 63 .400 28.0 W1 9.5 7 Olmecas de Tabasco 39 63 .382 29.5 L1 9 8 Petroleros de Minatitlán 34 73 .318 37.0 L9 8.5

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 de la Laguna	4
						5	Vaqueros de la 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

League leaders

Batting leaders[4] Stat Player Team Total Batting Average Dionys César Vaqueros de la Laguna .380 Home Runs Rubén Rivera Piratas de Campeche 32 Runs Batted In Roberto Saucedo Diablos Rojos del México 109 Runs Eduardo Arredondo Diablos Rojos del México 97 Hits Dionys César Vaqueros de la Laguna 156 Stolen Bases Dionys César Vaqueros de la Laguna 40 Slugging Percentage Rubén Rivera Piratas de Campeche .669

Pitching leaders[4] Stat Player Team Total Earned run average Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche 2.31 Juan Pablo Oramas Diablos Rojos del México Wins Andrés Meza Pericos de Puebla 15 Saves Scott Chiasson Tigres de Quintana Roo 34 Innings Pitched Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche 144.1 Strikeouts Nerio Rodríguez Acereros de Monclova 117 WHIP Enrique Quintanilla Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 0.94

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
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

1. "Saraperos de Saltillo, Campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. "LMB suspende actividades del 1 al 5 de mayo". milb.com (in Spanish). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
5. "El mejor". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Notimex. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. "Nombran a Amador y Oramas "Novatos del Año" LMB 2009". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Notimex. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Poblanerías (in Spanish). 21 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. "LMB designa al estadounidense Scott Chiasson Relevista del Año". El Universal (in Spanish). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. Aguilar Cruz, Leopoldo (22 September 2009). "Alfonso Jiménez, manager del año". La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.