2015 Mexican League season explained

2015 Mexican League season
League:	Mexican League
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	April 3  - September 14
No Of Teams:	16
Finals:	Serie del Rey
Finals Link:	Serie del Rey
Finals Champ:	Tigres de Quintana Roo
Finals Runner-Up:	Acereros de Monclova
Finals Mvp:	Alfredo Amézaga
Seasonslist:	List of Mexican League seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LMB
Prevseason Link:	2014 Mexican League season
Prevseason Year:	2014
Nextseason Link:	2016 Mexican League season
Nextseason Year:	2016

The 2015 Mexican League season was the 91st 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 3 April and ended on 14 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Tigres de Quintana Roo defeated Acereros de Monclova to win the championship.^[1]

This season marked the Mexican League's 90th anniversary. To celebrate it, the league presented a commemorative logo and slogan: 90 años, historia imparable (90 years, unstoppable story).^{[2] [3]}

Standings

^[4]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1		73	39	.652	—	W1
2		59	51	.536	13.0	W3
3		57	52	.523	14.5	L2
4		54	53	.505	16.5	L1
5		55	57	.491	18.0	L2
6		55	58	.487	18.5	W2
7		51	62	.451	22.5	W2
8		44	69	.389	29.5	L5

Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1		66	46	.589	—	L1
2		64	47	.577	1.5	W1
3		55	57	.491	11.0	W1
4		53	56	.486	11.5	W1
5		52	59	.468	13.5	L1
6		51	58	.468	13.5	L1
7		52	60	.464	14.0	L1
8		48	65	.425	18.5	W1

League leaders

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Player	Team	Total
AVG			.363
HR			41
RBI		Diablos Rojos del México	117
R		Leones de Yucatán	97
H			152
SB			60
SLG		Diablos Rojos del México	.742

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Player	Team	Total
ERA			2.54
W			13
	Acereros de Monclova
SV			25
IP			160.2
K		Olmecas de Tabasco	161
WHIP		Olmecas de Tabasco	1.08
	Saraperos de Saltillo

Managerial changes

Offseason

Team	Former manager	Reason for leaving	New manager	Ref.
Sultanes de Monterrey	Miguel Flores		Derek Bryant	^[5]
Leones de Yucatán	Orlando Sánchez		Willie Romero	^[6]

In season

Team	Former manager	Interim manager	Reason for leaving	New manager	Ref.
Sultanes de Monterrey	Derek Bryant	Antonio Aguilera	Fired	Lino Connell	^[7] ^[8]
Sultanes de Monterrey	Lino Connell	N/A	Assigned as bench coach	Félix Fermín	^[9]

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player			^[10]
Rookie of the Year			^[11]
Best Pitcher			^[12]
Best Relief Pitcher			^[13]
Manager of the Year		Leones de Yucatán	^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lo más destacado del 2015 en la LMB. MiLB. 28 December 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
2. Web site: Logotipo conmemorativo del 90 Aniversario. MiLB. 6 January 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
3. Web site: Slogan ganador 90 Aniversario LMB. MiLB. 4 March 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
4. Web site: Standings. milb.com. 31 May 2021.
5. Web site: Derek Bryant, al frente de Sultanes. MiLB. 19 December 2014. 3 August 2021. es.
6. Web site: Willie Romero es el nuevo manager de los Leones. leones.mx. 26 September 2014. 9 August 2021. es.
7. Web site: Sultanes cesó a su manager Derek Bryant. Mediotiempo.com. 6 May 2015. 3 August 2021. es.
8. Web site: Connell es nuevo manager Sultanes. ESPN Deportes. 22 May 2015. 3 August 2021. es.
9. Web site: Presentan a Fermín como manager Sultán. Puro Beisbol. 13 July 2015. 3 August 2021. es.
10. Web site: Jugador Más Valioso 2015 de LMB. milb.com. 1 October 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
11. Web site: Novato del Año 2015 de la LMB. milb.com. 24 September 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
12. Web site: Pitcher del Año 2015 de LMB. milb.com. 30 September 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
13. Web site: Relevista del Año 2015 de LMB. milb.com. 28 September 2015. 31 May 2021. es.
14. Web site: Manager del Año 2015 de LMB. milb.com. 29 September 2015. 31 May 2021. es.