Liga Norte de México

The Liga Norte de México (LNM) (English: Northern League of México) is a professional baseball minor league based in northwest Mexico, with seven teams in the states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. Formerly known as Liga Norte de Sonora from 1968 to 1969,^[1] it acts as a feeder league for the Mexican League in the summer.

Liga Norte de Mexico

Sport	Baseball
Founded	2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Director	José Luis Rodríguez Escoto
No. of teams	7
Country	Mexico
Continent	North America
Most recent champion(s)	Marineros de Ensenada (4th title)
Most titles	Marineros de Ensenada (4 titles)
TV partner(s)	AYM Sports iTV Deportes Latin American Sports
Official website	liganortedemexico.net

Teams

Algodoneros

Bucaneros

Delfines

Freseros

Otay

Marineros

Tiburones

Current Liga Norte de México team locations

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Founded
Algodoneros de San Luis	San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora	Estadio Andrés Mena Montijo	2,500	1945
Bucaneros de Los Cabos	Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur	Estadio Leonardo Gastélum	TBA	2022
Delfines de La Paz	La Paz, Baja California Sur	Estadio Arturo C. Nahl	3,800	2019
Freseros de San Quintín	San Quintín, Baja California	Estadio Dr. Miguel Valdez Salazar	2,200	2013
Industriales de Otay	Otay Centenario, Tijuana, Baja California	Estadio Ángel Camarena	TBD	2020
Marineros de Ensenada	Ensenada, Baja California	Deportivo Antonio Palacios	5,000	2010
Tiburones de Puerto Peñasco	Puerto Peñasco, Sonora	Estadio Francisco León García	3,500	1974

Champions

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Result
2012	Marineros de Ensenada	Tiburones de Puerto Peñasco	4–2
2013	Algodoneros de San Luis	Toros de Tijuana	4–3
2014	Algodoneros de San Luis	Freseros de San Quintín	4–2
2015	Centinelas de Mexicali[2]	Toritos de Tijuana	4–3
2016	Freseros de San Quintín	Algodoneros de San Luis	4–3
2017	Marineros de Ensenada	Algodoneros de San Luis	4–3
2018	Marineros de Ensenada	Freseros de San Quintín	4–2
2019	Algodoneros de San Luis	Rojos de Caborca	4–1
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Marineros de Ensenada	Freseros de San Quintín	4–1

Liga Norte de México Championships by team

Rank	Team	Wins	Years
1	Marineros de Ensenada	4	2012, 2017, 2018, 2022
2	Algodoneros de San Luis	3	2013, 2014, 2019
3	Freseros de San Quintín	1	2016
3	Centinelas de Mexicali	1	2015

Defunct teams

Main page: Category:Defunct baseball teams in Mexico

References

1. Mexican Northern League (A) Encyclopedia and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
2. "Centinelas son Campeones de la Liga Norte de México Temporada 2015". Sultanes de Monterrey. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.

External links

• Official site(Spanish)