2012 Mexican League season

The 2012 Mexican League season was the 88th 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 16 March with the match between 2011 season champions Tigres de Quintana Roo and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 29 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Rojos del Águila de Veracruz defeated Rieleros de Aguascalientes to win the championship.^[1]

2012 Mexican League season
League	Mexican League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	March 16 – August 29
Number of teams	16
Serie del Rey
Champions	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz
Runners-up	Rieleros de Aguascalientes
Finals MVP	Lorenzo Barceló

Two new teams joined the league. Dorados de Chihuahua and Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo, that did not participate in the 2011 season due to financial problems, moved to Aguascalientes and Ciudad del Carmen respectively. This resulted in the return of Rieleros de Aguascalientes, that last played in the Mexican League in 2007, and the establishment of Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen.^[2][3]

Standings

North[4] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Sultanes de Monterrey 67 45 .598 — W3 2 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 59 49 .546 6.0 L3 3 Saraperos de Saltillo 59 50 .541 6.5 W3 4 Diablos Rojos del México 61 52 .540 6.5 L1 5 Acereros de Monclova 57 56 .504 10.5 L3 6 Pericos de Puebla 52 57 .477 13.5 W1 7 Vaqueros de la Laguna 48 63 .432 18.5 W4 8 Broncos de Reynosa 44 68 .393 23.0 L4

South[4] Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Tigres de Quintana Roo 70 42 .625 — W1 2 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 67 44 .604 2.5 W4 3 Olmecas de Tabasco 59 50 .541 9.5 W1 4 Guerreros de Oaxaca 56 52 .519 12.0 L3 5 Piratas de Campeche 51 60 .459 18.5 W3 6 Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 51 60 .459 18.5 L4 7 Leones de Yucatán 46 66 .411 24.0 L1 8 Petroleros de Minatitlán 40 73 .354 30.5 L1

Postseason

	First stage					Championship Series					Serie del Rey
	1	Sultanes de Monterrey	4
	8	Diablos Rojos del México	0
						1	Sultanes de Monterrey	2
	North
						2	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	4
	4	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	4
	5	Saraperos de Saltillo	1
											N2	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	3
											S2	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	4
	2	Tigres de Quintana Roo	4
	7	Guerreros de Oaxaca	3
						1	Tigres de Quintana Roo	2
	South
						2	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	4
	3	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	4
	6	Olmecas de Tabasco	1

League leaders

Batting leaders[5] Stat Player Team Total Batting Average Michel Abreu Sultanes de Monterrey .371 Home Runs Carlos Rodríguez Rieleros de Aguascalientes 32 Runs Batted In Michel Abreu Sultanes de Monterrey 106 Runs Leonardo Heras Diablos Rojos del México 111 Hits Carlos Gastélum Tigres de Quintana Roo 158 Stolen Bases Freddy Guzmán Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 56 Slugging Percentage Michel Abreu Sultanes de Monterrey .678

Pitching leaders[5] Stat Player Team Total Earned run average Miguel Ruiz Piratas de Campeche 2.42 Wins Humberto Montemayor Rieleros de Aguascalientes 14 Tomás Solís Rojos del Águila de Veracruz Saves Jailén Peguero Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 35 Innings Pitched Ramón Ramírez Leones de Yucatán 135.2 Strikeouts Héctor Daniel Rodríguez Saraperos de Saltillo 135 WHIP Miguel Ruiz Piratas de Campeche 1.07

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Michel Abreu	Sultanes de Monterrey	[6]
Rookie of the Year	Adrián Garza	Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen	[7]
Best Pitcher	Tomás Solís	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	[8]
Best Relief Pitcher	Jailén Peguero	Rojos del Águila de Veracruz	[9]
Manager of the Year	Enrique Reyes	Rieleros de Aguascalientes	[10]