Little League World Series in Mexico

Qualification for the Little League World Series in Mexico, whereby teams based in Mexico compete to select a champion to participate in the Little League World Series (LLWS), has occurred since 2001. In 2001, when the LLWS expanded to 16 teams, the Mexico Region was created as one of eight international regions, resulting in Mexico's Little League champion receiving an automatic berth in the LLWS. Mexico previously competed as part of the Latin America Region, from 1958 to 2001, whereby the champion from Mexico had to compete against teams from other countries in order to secure a berth in the LLWS.

Mexican Little League Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly	Latin America Region
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Country	Mexico
Most recent champion(s)	Matamoros Little League, Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Most titles	Matamoros Little League, Matamoros (7)

A team from Mexico (fielding) playing a team from Japan (batting) during the 2010 Little League World Series

Mexican teams have won three LLWS championships (1957, 1958, 1997) and have been runner-up three times (1964, 1985, 2008). The country currently^[when?] has about 450 active leagues, making it the third-largest country in terms of Little League participation.^[1]

Mexican championships

Finals

Since 2001, when then Mexico Region was created.

Year	Host	Winner	Result	Runner up
2001	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	3–0	Villahermosa (Ciudad Juárez)
2002	Monterrey	Country (Monterrey)	6–3	Niños Heroes (Reynosa)
2003	Hermosillo	Olmeca (Mexico City)	3–2	Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
2004	Monterrey	Linda Vista (Guadalupe)	4–0	La Mala Torres (Guadalupe)
2005	Reynosa	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	5–2	Olmeca (Mexico City)
2006	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	10–0	Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
2007	Mexico City	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	11–0	Beto Ávila (Boca del Río)
2008	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	5–1	Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
2009	Reynosa	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)	12–0	Maya (Mexico City)
2010	Monterrey	Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)	3–1	Satellite (Ciudad Juárez)
2011	Mexicali	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	4–1	Mitras (Monterrey)
2012	Monterrey	Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)	10–7	Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
2013	Reynosa	Municipal De Tijuana (Tijuana)	11–5	Beto Ávila (Boca del Rio)
2014	Monterrey	Linda Vista (Guadalupe)	12–6	Félix Arce (Mexicali)
2015	Matamoros	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	13–7	Conno de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
2016	Monterrey	San Nicolas (San Nicolas de los Garza)	6–5	Norte de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
2017	Sabinas	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)	3–1	Matamoros (Matamoros)
2018	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	5–3	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)
2019	Sabinas	Mala Torres (Guadalupe)	3–1	Matamoros (Matamoros)
2022	Matamoros	Matamoros (Matamoros)	3–2	Municipal de Tijuana (Tijuana)
2023	Monterrey	Municipal de Tijuana (Tijuana)	4–0	Villa del Refugio (Matamoros)
2024	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	5–4	Swing Perfecto de Chihuahua (Chihuahua)

Regions

Region 1: Nuevo León   Region 2: Tamaulipas   Region 3: Coahuila & Jalisco   Region 4: Baja California, Sinaloa & Sonora   Region 5: Chihuahua   Region 6: Ciudad de México

Mexico in the Little League World Series

The table below lists the records of teams from Mexico that have competed in the LLWS in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Participation before 2001 was inconsistent (for example, only one appearance during the 1970s), as teams from Mexico had to qualify via the Latin America Region. Since 2001, Mexico receives an automatic berth in the LLWS, with the exception of 2020 (when no LLWS was held) and 2021 (when the LLWS was restricted to teams based in the United States) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, teams from Mexico have twice represented regions of the United States in the LLWS:

• In 1957, Industrial Little League of Monterrey represented the South Region of the United States. The team defeated Biloxi LL, 13–0, and Owensboro LL, 3–0, in the regional final.^[2] Monterrey then defeated teams from Connecticut and California to win the LLWS.
• In 1985, Mexicali Little League of Mexicali represented the West Region of the United States. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/Calexico area in Southern California (the potential players from that region could have played for that city's leagues), Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division and won the West Region tournament. They defeated Green Valley LL, 10–0, Fairbanks LL, 8–0, Raleigh Hills LL, 10–0, and finally Danville LL, 2–0, in the regional final.^[3] Mexicali went on to become the United States champion, and was LLWS runner-up to the international champion (National Little League, Kaohsiung, Taiwan). After the 1985 Series, Mexicali Little League was shifted from California leagues to Mexico leagues.

Year	League	City	Region	Result	Record
1957	Industrial	Monterrey	South	Champions	2–0
1958	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	Champions	3–0
1960	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	4th place	1–2
1961	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	3rd place	2–1
1962	Del Norte	Monterrey	Latin America	4th place	1-2
1963	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	5th place	1–2
1964	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	Runner up	2–1
1966	Cuauhtemoc	Monterrey	Latin America	6th place	1–2
1967	Linares	Linares	Latin America	4th place	1–2
1973	Mitras	Monterrey	Latin America	6th place	1–2
1981	Unidad Modelo	Monterrey	Latin America	7th place	1–2
1985	Mexicali	Mexicali	West	Runner up	2–1
1990	Matamoros	Matamoros	Latin America	5th place	1–1
1997	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Champions	5–0
1998	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Group Stage	0–3
2001	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2002	Contry de Monterrey	Monterrey	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2003	Olmeca	Mexico City	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2004	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Mexico	4th place	3–3
2005	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2006	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	3rd place (Shared)	3–2
2007	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2008	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Runner up	5–1
2009	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	Reynosa	Mexico	3rd place	5–1
2010	Oriente	Nuevo Laredo	Mexico	Group Stage	2–2
2011	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	3rd place (Shared)	3–1
2012	Oriente	Nuevo Laredo	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2013	Municipal De Tijuana	Tijuana	Mexico	3rd place	4–2
2014	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2015	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	4th place	4–3
2016	San Nicolás	San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2017	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	Reynosa	Mexico	3rd place	5–2
2018	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Round 2	1–2
2019	Epitacio Mala Torres	Guadalupe	Mexico	Round 2	1–2
2022	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	2–2
2023	Municipal de Tijuana	Tijuana	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2024	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Round 4	3–2

Summary

As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

State	WS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Wins	Loss	%W
Baja California	7	0	1	2	1	18	13	.581
Nuevo León	18	3	1	1	4	32	30	.516
Distrito Federal	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.500
Tamaulipas	11	0	1	4	0	32	19	.627
Total	37	3	3	7	5	84	64	.568

Notable players

• David Cortés – later played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Atlanta, Cleveland, and Colorado.^[4] (1985 LLWS)
• Héctor Torres – son of Epitacio "La Mala" Torres, and MLB player between 1968 and 1977. (1958 LLWS)
• Carlos "Bobby" Treviño – played in MLB during 1968 with the California Angels, and played 13 season in the Mexican League. (1958 LLWS)

World champions

1957 Liga Pequeña Industrial

Roster^[5]

• Angel Macías
• Enrique Suárez
• Norberto Villarreal
• Ricardo Treviño
• Baltasar Charles
• Rafael Estrello
• Gerardo González
• José Maiz García
• Jesús Contreras
• Mario Ontiveros
• Alfonso Cortez
• Roberto Mendiola
• Fidel Ruiz
• Francisco Aguilar

Manager

• Cesar L. Faz

Coaches

• Harold Haskings
• José González Torres

1958 Liga Pequeña Industrial

Further information: 1958 Little League World Series

1997 Liga Pequeña Linda Vista

Roster

• Rafael Hinojosa Coronado
• Everardo Ordoñez Garza
• Javier de Isla Villarreal
• Adrian Luna Soto
• Juan de Dios Garza Zambrano
• Ricardo García Alejandro
• Alejandro Robles Treviño
• Pablo Torres Reyes
• René Hinojosa Garza
• Alejandro Guajardo Peña
• Omar Rios Pérez
• Luis Robles Obregón
• Daniel Baca Marcos
• Gabriel Alvarez Sevilla

Manager

• Jaime Luna Gómez

Coaches

• José Angel Valadez Guerrero
• Julio Garza de la Garza

References

1. "Regions Realigned for 2014: MEA to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" (Press release). Little League Baseball. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
2. "South Region Tournament 1957". Unpage.org. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
3. "West Region Tournament 1985". Unpage.org. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
4. Young, Matt (August 17, 2018). "Every big leaguer who played in the Little League World Series". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
5. "Boletín Electrónico #59 Exposición Ligas Pequeñas". Salon de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. May 30, 2007.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Fundación LLB México (Ligas Pequeñas de Beisbol en México) (Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)
• LPB Región UNO (Region 1, Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)