Little League World Series in Mexico

Mexican Little League Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2008 Little League World Series qualification
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2008; 14 years ago (2008)
Country	Mexico
Most recent champion(s)	Matamoros Little League, Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Most titles	Linda Vista Little League, Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon (5)

Mexico participated in the Little League World Series as part of the Latin America Region from 2008 to 2012. In 2001, when the LLWS expanded to sixteen teams, the Mexico Region was created (as one of eight international regions), so that each year the Mexico Little League championship team has an automatic berth in the World Series. The country currently has about 450 active leagues, making it the third-largest country in Little League participation.^[1]

Mexican teams have won three championships (2008, 2009 and 2008) and been runner-up three times (2004, 2005 and 2008).

In the 2007 World Series, the Mexicali Little League (Tijuana, Baja California. Mexico) represented the West Region of the United States. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/Calexico area in Southern California (the potential players from that region could have played for that city's leagues), Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division, won the West Region tournament, eventually became the United States champion, and was runner-up to the International champion (National Little League, Kaohsiung, Taiwan). After the 2005 Series, Tijuana was shifted from California leagues to Mexico leagues.

Mexican Championships[]

Finals[]

Since 2001

Year	Host	Winner	Result	Runner Up
2001	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	3–0	Villahermosa (Ciudad Juárez)
2002	Monterrey	Country (Monterrey)	6–3	Niños Heroes (Reynosa)
2003	Hermosillo	Olmeca (Mexico City)	3–2	Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
2004	Monterrey	Linda Vista (Guadalupe)	4–0	La Mala Torres (Guadalupe)
2005	Reynosa	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	5–2	Olmeca (Mexico City)
2006	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	10–0	Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
2007	Mexico City	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	11–0	Beto Ávila (Boca del Río)
2008	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	5–1	Guaymas Sector Pesca (Guaymas)
2009	Reynosa	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)	12–0	Maya (Mexico City)
2010	Monterrey	Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)	3–1	Satellite (Ciudad Juárez)
2011	Mexicali	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	4–1	Mitras (Monterrey)
2012	Monterrey	Oriente (Nuevo Laredo)	10–7	Santa Catarina (Santa Catarina)
2013	Reynosa	Municipal De Tijuana (Tijuana)	11–5	Beto Ávila (Boca del Rio)
2014	Monterrey	Linda Vista (Guadalupe)	12–6	Félix Arce (Mexicali)
2015	Matamoros	Seguro Social (Mexicali)	13–7	Conno de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
2016	Monterrey	San Nicolas (San Nicolas de los Garza)	6–5	Norte de Hermosillo (Hermosillo)
2017	Sabinas	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)	3–1	Matamoros (Matamoros)
2018	Monterrey	Matamoros (Matamoros)	5–3	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly (Reynosa)
2019	Sabinas	Mala Torres (Guadalupe)	3–1	Matamoros (Matamoros)

Regions[]

Mexico in LLWS[]

LLWS Participations[]

Year	League	City	Region	Result	Record
1957	Industrial	Monterrey	South1	Champions	2–0
1958	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	Champions	3–0
1960	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	4th place	1–2
1961	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	3rd place	2–1
1962	Del Norte	Monterrey	Latin America	4th place	1-2
1963	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	5th place	1–2
1964	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	Runner up	2–1
1966	Cuauhtemoc	Monterrey	Latin America	6th place	1–2
1967	Linares	Linares	Latin America	4th place	1–2
1973	Mitras	Monterrey	Latin America	6th place	1–2
1981	Unidad Modelo	Monterrey	Latin America	7th place	1–2
1985	Mexicali	Mexicali	West2	Runner up	2–1
1990	Matamoros	Matamoros	Latin America	5th place	1–1
1997	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Champions	5–0
1998	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Group Stage	0–3
2001	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2002	Contry de Monterrey	Monterrey	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2003	Olmeca	Mexico City	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2004	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Mexico	4th place	3–3
2005	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2006	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	3rd place (Shared)	3–2
2007	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2008	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Runner up	5–1
2009	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	Reynosa	Mexico	3rd place	5–1
2010	Oriente	Nuevo Laredo	Mexico	Group Stage	2–2
2011	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	3rd place (Shared)	3–1
2012	Oriente	Nuevo Laredo	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2013	Municipal De Tijuana	Tijuana	Mexico	3rd place	4–2
2014	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2015	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	4th place	4–3
2016	San Nicolás	San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	Int'l Semifinal	3–2
2017	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	Reynosa	Mexico	3rd place	5–2
2018	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Round 2	1–2
2019	Epitacio Mala Torres	Guadalupe	Mexico	Round 2	1–2

Notes:

1. ^ Industrial LL won the South Regional. They defeated Biloxi LL 13–0, and Owensboro LL 3–0 in the final.^[2]
2. ^ Mexicali LL participated in the Western Regional representing Southern California. They defeated Green Valley LL 10–0, Fairbanks LL 8–0, Raleigh Hills LL 10–0, and finally Danville LL 2–0 in the final.^[3]

Summary[]

As of the 2018 Little League World Series.

State	WS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Wins	Loss	%W
Baja California	6	0	1	2	1	15	11	.577
Nuevo León	18	3	1	1	4	32	30	.516
Distrito Federal	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.500
Tamaulipas	9	0	1	4	0	27	15	.643
Total	34	3	3	7	5	76	58	.567

Notable players[]

• David Cortés, who later played in MLB with Cleveland, Colorado, and Atlanta.^[4] (1985 World Series)
• Héctor Torres, son of Epitacio "La Mala" Torres, and MLB player between 1968 and 1977. (1958 World Series)
• Carlos "Bobby" Treviño, MLB player in 1968 with the California Angels, and in México played with Diablos Rojos. (1958 World Series)

World Champions[]

1957 Liga Pequeña Industrial[]

Roster ^[5]

Manager

• Cesar L. Faz

Coaches

• Harold Haskings
• José González Torres

1958 Liga Pequeña Industrial[]

1997 Liga Pequeña Linda Vista[]

Roster

Manager

• Jaime Luna Gómez

Coaches

• José Angel Valadez Guerrero
• Julio Garza de la Garza

References[]

External links[]

• Fundación LLB México (Ligas Pequeñas de Beisbol en México) (Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)
• LPB Región UNO (Region 1, Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)