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Baseball in Mexico
Statues outside of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
Country
Mexico
National team(s)
Mexico
Club competitions
Mexican League * North division * South division Liga Norte de Mexico Mexican Academy League Mexican Pacific League
International competitions
World Baseball Classic (2006–present) Caribbean Series (1971–present) Pan American Games (1951–present) Baseball World Cup (1941–1965)
Baseball first rose to popularity in Mexico during the 1880s, and may have been introduced there as early as 1846.[1] Mexico's current premier baseball league, the Mexican Baseball League, was founded in 1925 and consists of two divisions with 16 teams in total. The Mexican League has been classified as a Triple-A level league since 1967, and was classified as a Double-A league before then.[2]
The sport has traditionally been considered one of the most popular sports in Mexico, second only to football in some areas. Baseball is primarily popular in the northern part of the country, in the states nearest the Mexico–United States border. Over 120 different players have made appearances for Major League Baseball teams, the first being Mel Almada who played for the Boston Red Sox starting in 1933. Other notable Mexican MLB players include Fernando Valenzuela, Vinny Castilla, Joakim Soria, and Julio Urias.[3]
^"Mexican baseball a source of pride south of the border". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^"History of baseball in Mexico" (PDF). MiLB (in Spanish). MiLB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
^"Players by birthplace: Mexico Baseball Stats and Info". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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