2022 Mexican League season explained

2022 Mexican League season
League:	Mexican League
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	21 April  - 19 September
No Of Games:	810^[1]
No Of Teams:	18
Finals:	Serie del Rey
Finals Link:	Serie del Rey
Finals Champ:	Leones de Yucatán
Finals Runner-Up:	Sultanes de Monterrey
Finals Mvp:	Henderson Álvarez
Seasonslist:	List of Mexican League seasons
Seasonslistnames:	LMB
Prevseason Link:	2021 Mexican League season
Prevseason Year:	2021
Nextseason Link:	2023 Mexican League season
Nextseason Year:	2023

The 2022 Mexican League season was the 97th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 21 April with the series between the defending champions Toros de Tijuana and Diablos Rojos del México and ended on 19 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Leones de Yucatán defeated Sultanes de Monterrey to win the championship.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Standings

^[4]
Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1		62	28	.689	–	W2
2		59	27	.686	1.0	W2
3		54	31	.635	5.5	W9
4		51	39	.567	11.0	L1
5		48	40	.545	13.0	L2
6		42	46	.477	19.0	L2
7		38	52	.422	24.0	L9
8		37	53	.411	25.0	W1
9		33	57	.367	29.0	W1

Rank	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	STK
1		50	34	.595	—	W6
2		47	37	.560	3.0	W6
3		48	39	.552	3.5	L3
4		46	43	.517	6.5	W5
5		44	46	.489	9.0	W2
6		41	48	.461	11.5	L2
7		34	53	.391	17.5	L4
8		29	58	.333	22.5	L7
9		29	61	.322	24.0	L1

Postseason

Serie del Rey

Game summaries

Game 7

League leaders

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Player	Team	Total
AVG			.420
HR			38
	Saltillo
RBI	Rainel Rosario	Saltillo	116
R	Rainel Rosario	Saltillo	103
H			143
SB			35

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Player	Team	Total
ERA			2.78
W			9
	Monclova
L			9
K			103
IP		Veracruz	96.2
SV		Monterrey	24

Milestones

Batters

• Tito Polo (TIG): On 22 April, Polo hit for the cycle against the Piratas de Campeche.^[5]
• Addison Russell (MVA): On 29 April, Russell hit for the cycle against the Saraperos de Saltillo.^[6]

Pitchers

No-hitters

• Yoennis Yera (TAB): On 6 July, Yera threw a no-hitter, the second in the team's history, by defeating the Generales de Durango 2–0.^[7]

Awards

LMB Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Most Valuable Player			^[8]
Manager of the Year			^[9]
Pitcher of the Year			^[10]
Reliever of the Year		Monterrey	^[11]
Defensive Player of the Year			^[12]
Rookie of the Year			^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: LMB: Se presenta el Calendario de la Temporada 2022. MiLB.com. 14 December 2021. 20 May 2022. es.
2. Web site: Diablos Rojos debutan con triunfo en la temporada 2022 de la LMB tras vencer a Toros de Tijuana. Mediotiempo.com. 22 April 2022. 20 May 2022. es.
3. Web site: Leones de Yucatán, campeones de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol al doblegar a los Sultanes de Monterrey. ESPN.com.mx. 19 September 2022. 19 September 2022. es.
4. Web site: Standings. MiLB.com. 20 May 2022.
5. Web site: LMB revierte decisión y refuerzo de Tigres batea el ciclo. Séptima Entrada. 26 April 2022. 5 September 2022. es.
6. Web site: LMB: Addison Russell batea el ciclo con los Acereros de Monclova. Séptima Entrada. 30 April 2022. 5 September 2022. es.
7. Web site: ¡Historia en LMB! Yoennis Yera lanza juego sin hit ni carrera con Olmecas. Séptima Entrada. 6 July 2022. 5 September 2022. es.
8. Web site: LMB: Félix Pérez es el Jugador Más Valioso de la Temporada 2022 de la LMB. MiLB.com. 19 November 2022. 15 November 2023. es.
9. Web site: LMB: Chapo Vizcarra es el Manager del Año . MiLB.com. 18 November 2022. 15 November 2023. es.
10. Web site: LMB: Yohander Méndez es electo el Pitcher del Año 2022 de la LMB. MiLB.com. 16 November 2022. 15 November 2023. es.
11. Web site: Neftalí Feliz es electo el Relevista del Año 2022 de la LMB. MiLB.com. 17 November 2022. 15 November 2023. es.
12. Web site: LMB: El Conejo de la Suerte es el Defensivo del Año. MiLB.com. 13 November 2022. 5 March 2024. es.
13. Web site: LMB: Zurdito Márquez es el Novato del Año 2022. MiLB.com. 14 November 2022. 15 November 2023. es.