Little League World Series in Mexico explained

Mexican Little League Championship
Last Season:2024 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly:Latin America Region
Sport:Baseball
Country: Mexico
Champion: Matamoros Little League, Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Most Champs: Matamoros Little League, Matamoros (7)

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 teams have won three LLWS championships and have been runner-up three times . The country currently 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

YearHostWinnerResultRunner up
Monterrey Matamoros (Matamoros)3–0 Villahermosa (Ciudad Juárez)
Monterrey Country (Monterrey)6–3 Niños Heroes (Reynosa)
Hermosillo Olmeca (Mexico City)3–2 Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
Monterrey Linda Vista (Guadalupe)4–0 La Mala Torres (Guadalupe)
Reynosa Seguro Social (Mexicali)5–2 Olmeca (Mexico City)
Monterrey Matamoros (Matamoros)10–0 Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
Mexico City Seguro Social (Mexicali)11–0 Beto Ávila (Boca del Río)
Monterrey Matamoros (Matamoros)5–1 Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
Reynosa Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)12–0 Maya (Mexico City)
Monterrey Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)3–1 Satellite (Ciudad Juárez)
Mexicali Seguro Social (Mexicali)4–1 Mitras (Monterrey)
Monterrey Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)10–7 Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
Reynosa Municipal De Tijuana (Tijuana)11–5 Beto Ávila (Boca del Rio)
Monterrey Linda Vista (Guadalupe)12–6 Félix Arce (Mexicali)
Matamoros Seguro Social (Mexicali)13–7 Conno de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
Monterrey San Nicolas (San Nicolas de los Garza)6–5 Norte de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
Sabinas Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)3–1 Matamoros (Matamoros)
Monterrey Matamoros (Matamoros)5–3 Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)
Sabinas Mala Torres (Guadalupe)3–1 Matamoros (Matamoros)
Matamoros Matamoros (Matamoros)3–2 Municipal de Tijuana (Tijuana)
Monterrey Municipal de Tijuana (Tijuana)4–0 Villa del Refugio (Matamoros)
Monterrey Matamoros (Matamoros)5–4 (Chihuahua)

Regions

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:

YearLeagueCityRegionResultRecord
Industrial Monterrey SouthChampions2–0
Industrial MonterreyLatin AmericaChampions3–0
Industrial MonterreyLatin America4th place1–2
Industrial MonterreyLatin America3rd place2–1
Del Norte MonterreyLatin America4th place1-2
Obispado MonterreyLatin America5th place1–2
Obispado MonterreyLatin AmericaRunner up2–1
Cuauhtemoc MonterreyLatin America6th place1–2
Linares LinaresLatin America4th place1–2
Mitras MonterreyLatin America6th place1–2
Unidad Modelo MonterreyLatin America7th place1–2
Mexicali Mexicali WestRunner up2–1
Matamoros MatamorosLatin America5th place1–1
Linda Vista GuadalupeLatin AmericaChampions5–0
Linda Vista GuadalupeLatin AmericaGroup Stage0–3
Matamoros Matamoros MexicoQuarterfinals2–2
Contry de Monterrey Monterrey MexicoGroup Stage1–2
Olmeca Mexico City MexicoQuarterfinals2–2
Linda Vista Guadalupe Mexico4th place3–3
Seguro Social Mexicali MexicoGroup Stage1–2
Matamoros Matamoros Mexico3rd place (Shared)3–2
Seguro Social Mexicali MexicoGroup Stage1–2
Matamoros Matamoros MexicoRunner up5–1
Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Reynosa Mexico3rd place5–1
Oriente Nuevo Laredo MexicoGroup Stage2–2
Seguro Social Mexicali Mexico3rd place (Shared)3–1
Oriente Nuevo Laredo MexicoInt'l Semifinal3–2
Municipal De Tijuana Tijuana Mexico3rd place4–2
Linda Vista Guadalupe MexicoInt'l Semifinal3–2
Seguro Social Mexicali Mexico4th place4–3
San Nicolás San Nicolás de los Garza MexicoInt'l Semifinal3–2
Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Reynosa Mexico3rd place5–2
Matamoros Matamoros MexicoRound 21–2
Epitacio Mala Torres Guadalupe MexicoRound 21–2
Matamoros Matamoros MexicoInt'l Semifinal2–2
Municipal de Tijuana Tijuana MexicoInt'l Semifinal3–2

Summary

As of the 2022 Little League World Series.

StateWS1st2nd3rd4thWinsLoss%W
Baja California601211511
Nuevo León1831143230
Distrito Federal1000022
Tamaulipas1001402917
Total3533757860

Notable players

World champions

1957 Liga Pequeña Industrial

Roster[5]

Manager

Coaches

1958 Liga Pequeña Industrial

See also: 1958 Little League World Series.

1997 Liga Pequeña Linda Vista

Roster

Manager

Coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Regions Realigned for 2014: MEA to Play in Little League Baseball World Series . Little League Baseball . August 29, 2012 . September 17, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923225531/http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/2012/May-Aug/RegionsRealignedfor2013WS.htm . September 23, 2012 .
  2. Web site: South Region Tournament 1957. Unpage.org. August 24, 2010.
  3. Web site: West Region Tournament 1985. Unpage.org. August 24, 2010.
  4. News: Every big leaguer who played in the Little League World Series . Matt . Young . . August 17, 2018 . August 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: Boletín Electrónico #59 Exposición Ligas Pequeñas. Salon de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. May 30, 2007.