2011 Mexican League season

The 2011 Mexican League season was the 87th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 14 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 18 March with the match between 2010 season champions Saraperos de Saltillo and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 26 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Tigres de Quintana Roo defeated Diablos Rojos del México to win the championship.^[1]

2011 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 18 – August 26
Number of teams	14
Serie del Rey
Champions	Tigres de Quintana Roo
Runners-up	Diablos Rojos del México
Finals MVP	Iker Franco

For this season, the number of teams was reduced from 16 to 14 after Dorados de Chihuahua and Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo folded due to financial problems.^[2]

Standings

North[3] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Diablos Rojos del México 63 40 .612 — W4 2 Broncos de Reynosa 57 47 .548 6.5 L1 3 Sultanes de Monterrey 54 49 .524 9.0 L7 4 Pericos de Puebla 53 53 .500 11.5 W2 5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 48 58 .453 16.5 W1 6 Acereros de Monclova 47 59 .443 17.5 W7 7 Saraperos de Saltillo 44 60 .423 19.5 L3

South[3] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 62 43 .590 — W1 2 Piratas de Campeche 55 45 .550 4.5 W2 3 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 54 49 .524 7.0 W2 4 Guerreros de Oaxaca 51 51 .500 9.5 L5 5 Olmecas de Tabasco 50 55 .476 12.0 W2 6 Petroleros de Minatitlán 47 57 .452 14.5 W2 7 Leones de Yucatán 43 62 .410 19.0 L2

Postseason

	First stage					Championship Series					Serie del Rey
	1	Diablos Rojos del México	4
	8	Pericos de Puebla	2
						1	Diablos Rojos del México	4
	North
						3	Sultanes de Monterrey	3
	4	Broncos de Reynosa	2
	5	Sultanes de Monterrey	4
											N1	Diablos Rojos del México	0
											S1	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
	2	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
	7	Guerreros de Oaxaca	2
						1	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
	South
						2	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	2
	3	Piratas de Campeche	3
	6	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	4

League leaders

Batting leaders[4] Stat Player Team Total Batting Average Bárbaro Cañizares Guerreros de Oaxaca .396 Home Runs Jorge Guzmán Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 39 Runs Batted In Luis Terrero Diablos Rojos del México 110 Runs Luis Terrero Diablos Rojos del México 109 Hits Leonardo Heras Diablos Rojos del México 152 Stolen Bases Eduardo Arredondo Broncos de Reynosa 32 Henry Mateo Olmecas de Tabasco Slugging Percentage Luis Terrero Diablos Rojos del México .770

Pitching leaders[4] Stat Player Team Total Earned run average Marco Tovar Broncos de Reynosa 3.11 Wins Marco Tovar Broncos de Reynosa 12 Francisco Campos Piratas de Campeche Leonardo González Olmecas de Tabasco Marco Duarte Diablos Rojos del México Saves Sandy Nin Tigres de Quintana Roo 24 Innings Pitched Lorenzo Barceló Pericos de Puebla 142.1 Strikeouts Héctor Daniel Rodríguez Saraperos de Saltillo 118 WHIP Miguel Ruiz Piratas de Campeche 1.16

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Luis Terrero	Diablos Rojos del México	[5]
Rookie of the Year	Alejandro Martínez	Petroleros de Minatitlán	[6]
Best Pitcher	Marco Tovar	Broncos de Reynosa	[7]
Best Relief Pitcher	Sandy Nin	Tigres de Quintana Roo	[8]
Manager of the Year	Matías Carrillo	Tigres de Quintana Roo	[9]

References

1. "Tigres 13, Diablos 9...¡Tigres Campeón de la LMB!". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 27 August 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
2. "Nuevo Laredo y Chihuahua dejan LMB en 2011 por problema financiero". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 8 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
3. "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
4. "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
5. "Luis Terrero, Jugador Más Valioso". milb.com (in Spanish). 14 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
6. "Alejandro Martínez, Novato del Año 2011". milb.com (in Spanish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
7. "Marco Tovar, Pitcher del Año 2011". milb.com (in Spanish). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
8. "Sandy Nin, Relevista del Año 2011". milb.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
9. "Matías Carrillo, Manager del Año 2011". milb.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.