2002 Mexican League season | |
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League | Mexican League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | 19 March – 1 September |
Number of games | 868 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Serie del Rey | |
Champions | Diablos Rojos del México |
Runners-up | Tigres de la Angelópolis |
Finals MVP | Ray Martínez |
The 2002 Mexican League season was the 78th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams evenly divided into two zones: North and South. The season began on 20 March and ended on 1 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its 13th championship after defeating Tigres de la Angelópolis in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 3, led by manager Bernie Tatis. [1] [2]
Two changes were made in the competition system for the 2002 season. Starting from this year, teams were divided into two zones (North and South) and the number of games per team was reduced from 122 to 110. [3] The Tigres moved from Mexico City to Puebla and changed their name to Tigres de la Angelópolis. [4]
Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Pts. |
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1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 74 | 36 | .673 | — | 15 |
2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 66 | 43 | .606 | 7.5 | 14.5 |
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 62 | 48 | .564 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
4 | Acereros de Monclova | 56 | 54 | .509 | 18.0 | 12 |
5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 60 | 49 | .550 | 13.5 | 11.5 |
6 | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 44 | 65 | .404 | 29.5 | 9.5 |
7 | Broncos de Reynosa | 43 | 67 | .391 | 31.0 | 9.5 |
8 | Pericos de Puebla | 38 | 70 | .352 | 35.0 | 8.5 |
Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Pts. |
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1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 62 | 45 | .579 | — | 14.5 |
2 | Leones de Yucatán | 60 | 47 | .561 | 2.0 | 14 |
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 57 | 49 | .538 | 4.5 | 12 |
4 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 55 | 53 | .509 | 7.5 | 12 |
5 | Langosteros de Cancún | 53 | 54 | .495 | 9.0 | 12 |
6 | Piratas de Campeche | 52 | 55 | .486 | 10.0 | 10.5 |
7 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 48 | 61 | .440 | 15.0 | 10 |
8 | Cafeteros de Córdoba | 37 | 71 | .343 | 25.5 | 8 |
Quarterfinals | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | ||||||||||||
1 | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Acereros de Monclova | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 4 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 | ||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 |
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Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Pitcher of the Year |
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Veracruz | [10] |
Rookie of the Year |
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Puebla / Tigres | [11] |
2002 Mexican League season | |
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League | Mexican League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | 19 March – 1 September |
Number of games | 868 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Serie del Rey | |
Champions | Diablos Rojos del México |
Runners-up | Tigres de la Angelópolis |
Finals MVP | Ray Martínez |
The 2002 Mexican League season was the 78th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams evenly divided into two zones: North and South. The season began on 20 March and ended on 1 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey. Diablos Rojos del México won its 13th championship after defeating Tigres de la Angelópolis in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 3, led by manager Bernie Tatis. [1] [2]
Two changes were made in the competition system for the 2002 season. Starting from this year, teams were divided into two zones (North and South) and the number of games per team was reduced from 122 to 110. [3] The Tigres moved from Mexico City to Puebla and changed their name to Tigres de la Angelópolis. [4]
Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 74 | 36 | .673 | — | 15 |
2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 66 | 43 | .606 | 7.5 | 14.5 |
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 62 | 48 | .564 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
4 | Acereros de Monclova | 56 | 54 | .509 | 18.0 | 12 |
5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 60 | 49 | .550 | 13.5 | 11.5 |
6 | Algodoneros de Unión Laguna | 44 | 65 | .404 | 29.5 | 9.5 |
7 | Broncos de Reynosa | 43 | 67 | .391 | 31.0 | 9.5 |
8 | Pericos de Puebla | 38 | 70 | .352 | 35.0 | 8.5 |
Pos | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Pts. |
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1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 62 | 45 | .579 | — | 14.5 |
2 | Leones de Yucatán | 60 | 47 | .561 | 2.0 | 14 |
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 57 | 49 | .538 | 4.5 | 12 |
4 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 55 | 53 | .509 | 7.5 | 12 |
5 | Langosteros de Cancún | 53 | 54 | .495 | 9.0 | 12 |
6 | Piratas de Campeche | 52 | 55 | .486 | 10.0 | 10.5 |
7 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 48 | 61 | .440 | 15.0 | 10 |
8 | Cafeteros de Córdoba | 37 | 71 | .343 | 25.5 | 8 |
Quarterfinals | Championship Series | Serie del Rey | ||||||||||||
1 | Diablos Rojos del Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Acereros de Monclova | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo | 4 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 4 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 3 | ||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tigres de la Angelópolis | 4 |
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Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Pitcher of the Year |
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Veracruz | [10] |
Rookie of the Year |
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Puebla / Tigres | [11] |