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Sports season
2008 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 19 – August 24
Number of games899
Number of teams16
Serie del Rey
ChampionsDiablos Rojos del México
  Runners-upSultanes de Monterrey
Finals MVPJosé Luis Sandoval
LMB seasons
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The 2008 Mexican League season was the 84th 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 19 March with the match between 2008 season champions Sultanes de Monterrey and Saraperos de Saltillo and ended on 24 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Sultanes to win the championship.

899 games were played with a total attendance of 4,035,169 spectators, averaging 4,850 per game.

Starting from this season, the league established the Most Valuable Player Award, presented to the best player at the end of the season.

Standings

North
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Acereros de Monclova 69 40 .633 — L1
2 Saraperos de Saltillo 66 42 .611 2.5 W1
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 64 46 .582 5.5 W8
4 Dorados de Chihuahua 54 53 .505 14.0 W1
5 Vaqueros de la Laguna 52 57 .477 17.0 L1
6 Potros de Tijuana 46 61 .430 22.0 L1
7 Pericos de Puebla 43 65 .398 25.5 W1
8 Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo 39 70 .358 30.0 L8
South
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK
1 Diablos Rojos del México 66 39 .629 — L1
2 Tigres de Quintana Roo 65 44 .596 3.0 W1
3 Leones de Yucatán 64 44 .593 3.5 W5
4 Piratas de Campeche 58 49 .542 9.0 L1
5 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 57 53 .518 11.5 W1
6 Olmecas de Tabasco 55 52 .514 12.0 L3
7 Petroleros de Minatitlán 35 73 .324 32.5 L5
8 Guerreros de Oaxaca 30 75 .286 36.0 W3

Postseason

First stage Championship Series Serie del Rey
         
1 Acereros de Monclova 4
8 Dorados de Chihuahua 3
1 Acereros de Monclova 0
North
3 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
4 Saraperos de Saltillo 0
5 Sultanes de Monterrey 4
N3 Sultanes de Monterrey 1
S1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
2 Diablos Rojos del México 4
7 Piratas de Campeche 0
1 Diablos Rojos del México 4
South
3 Leones de Yucatán 2
3 Tigres de Quintana Roo 2
6 Leones de Yucatán 4

League leaders

Batting leaders
Stat Player Team Total
AVG United States Kit Pellow Saltillo .385
HR United States Kit Pellow Saltillo 34
RBI United States Kit Pellow Saltillo 107
R United States Donzell McDonald Monclova 96
H Mexico Víctor Bojórquez México 151
SB United States Demond Smith Chihuahua 38
SLG United States Kit Pellow Saltillo .730
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Team Total
ERA Mexico Juan Delgadillo Laguna 2.29
W Dominican Republic Nerio Rodríguez Monclova 17
SV Dominican Republic Máximo de la Rosa Chihuahua 29
IP Mexico Francisco Campos Campeche 149.2
K Mexico Francisco Campos Campeche 115
United States Félix Villegas Saltillo
WHIP Mexico Francisco Campos Campeche 1.05

Awards

LMB Awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player United States Kit Pellow Saraperos de Saltillo
Rookie of the Year Mexico Alfredo Caudillo Saraperos de Saltillo
Best Pitcher Dominican Republic Nerio Rodríguez Acereros del Norte
Best Relief Pitcher Mexico David Cortés Diablos Rojos del México
Manager of the Year Mexico Daniel Fernández Diablos Rojos del México

References

  1. "Logró Diablos Rojos del México el título 15 en su historia en la LMB". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. "Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 1.1% For '08". Sports Business Daily (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. "El trofeo del Jugador Más Valioso". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 16 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
  6. "Kit Pellow, el Jugador más Valioso del 2008". milb.com (in Spanish). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. "Alfredo Caudillo, Novato del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 20 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. "Andrés Meza es el pitcher del año 2009". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 8 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. "David Cortés, relevista del año". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 October 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. "Daniel Fernández, Manager del año". milb.com (in Spanish). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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