The 2016 Mexican League season was the 92nd 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 1 April with the series between Tigres de Quintana Roo and Leones de Yucatán and ended on 14 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Pericos de Puebla defeated Toros de Tijuana to win the championship.
Standings
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Sultanes de Monterrey 77 33 .700 — W1 2 Acereros de Monclova 69 43 .616 3.5 W3 3 Toros de Tijuana 64 48 .571 8.5 W1 4 Vaqueros de la Laguna 63 50 .558 10.0 L1 5 Diablos Rojos del México 57 54 .514 15.0 L1 6 Rieleros de Aguascalientes 53 58 .477 19.0 W2 7 Saraperos de Saltillo 50 61 .450 22.0 L2 8 Broncos de Reynosa 24 88 .214 48.5 L12
Rank Team W L Pct. GB STK 1 Leones de Yucatán 77 33 .700 — W1 2 Pericos de Puebla 74 38 .661 4.0 W3 3 Tigres de Quintana Roo 68 45 .602 10.5 L1 4 Piratas de Campeche 57 51 .528 19.0 L3 5 Olmecas de Tabasco 44 67 .396 33.5 W2 6 Rojos del Águila de Veracruz 43 67 .391 34.0 L2 7 Guerreros de Oaxaca 42 70 .375 36.0 L3 8 Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 31 76 .290 44.5 W1
Postseason
First round
Championship Series
Serie del Rey
League leaders
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total AVG César Tapia Pericos de Puebla .383 HR Alex Valdez Sultanes de Monterrey 30 RBI Diory Hernández Rieleros de Aguascalientes 97 R Chris Roberson Sultanes de Monterrey 80 H Justin Greene Saraperos de Saltillo 145 SB Justin Greene Saraperos de Saltillo 39 Christian Zazueta Saraperos de Saltillo SLG César Tapia Pericos de Puebla .662
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total ERA Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova 1.65 W Yoanner Negrín Leones de Yucatán 18 SV Arcenio León Acereros de Monclova 36 IP Yoanner Negrín Leones de Yucatán 141.4 K Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova 131 WHIP Josh Lowey Acereros de Monclova 0.93
Awards + LMB Awards Award Player Team Ref. Most Valuable Player César Tapia Pericos de Puebla Rookie of the Year Isaac Rodríguez Toros de Tijuana Best Pitcher Yoanner Negrín Leones de Yucatán Best Relief Pitcher Arcenio León Acereros de Monclova Manager of the Year Willie Romero Leones de Yucatán
+ Golden Glove Award Position Player Team Pitcher Mauricio Lara Pericos de Puebla Catcher Luis Flores Sultanes de Monterrey 1st Base Daric Barton Pericos de Puebla 2nd Base Luis Borges Saraperos de Saltillo 3rd Base Ricardo Serrano Leones de Yucatán Shortstop Kevin Flores Leones de Yucatán Left fielder Yancarlo Angulo Guerreros de Oaxaca Center fielder Justin Greene Saraperos de Saltillo Right fielder José Juan Aguilar Leones de Yucatán
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