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2025 Liga Mexicana de Beisbol All-Star Game Returns to Mexico City, Adds Futures Game to Showcase Top Prospects

 Matt Tallarini - World Baseball Network  |    Jun 24th, 2025 11:29pm EDT
Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium

The 2025 Liga Mexicana de Beisbol All-Star Game will take place June 27-29 at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City. The event returns to the nation’s capital after Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila in Veracruz, home of El Águila de Veracruz, hosted in 2024.

A press conference was held May 29 in Mexico City with LMB Executive President Horacio de la Vega, Sports Director Gabriel Medina, Diablos Rojos del México Executive President Othón Díaz, and Deputy President Jorge del Valle all in attendance.

“It’s an honor for us to host this game at our home,” Díaz said in a statement on the league’s website. “We’ve witnessed how baseball has grown in popularity among fans. We urge the public to purchase their tickets early if they have the opportunity, due to the high demand we anticipate for this event.”

Ticket information for the 2025 All-Star Game is available in the league’s press release.

For the first time in league history, the All-Star festivities will include an LMB Futures Game. The inaugural edition will be held Thursday, June 26 at 2:00 p.m. MT at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú and will feature two teams named after Mexican baseball legends: Team Nelson Barrera and Team Ramón Arano.

Héctor Hurtado will manage Team Nelson Barrera, while Ángel Chavarín will lead Team Ramón Arano.

Team Ramón Arano features 24 players from the Leones de Yucatán, eight from the Acereros de Monclova, five from the Saraperos de Saltillo, three from the Sultanes de Monterrey, and two from the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.

Team Nelson Barrera includes 25 players from the Diablos Rojos del México, five from the Pericos de Puebla, five from the Toros de Tijuana, four from the Bravos de León, and four from the Tigres de Quintana Roo.

Twenty-seven Major League Baseball scouts are expected to attend the Futures Game and two scouting showcases, scheduled for Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú.

Team Ramón Arano – Official Roster

Catchers
Juan Carlos Castro – Acereros de Monclova
David Martínez – Saraperos de Saltillo
Santiago Retamoza – Leones de Yucatán
Francisco del Campo – Leones de Yucatán
Mauricio Rodríguez – Leones de Yucatán
Carlos Beltrán – Leones de Yucatán

Infielders
Carlos Campos – Sultanes de Monterrey
Edgar Flores – Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
Irvin Alvarado – Algodoneros de Unión Laguna
Hernán Luque – Acereros de Monclova
Alfredo Magaña – Leones de Yucatán
Roberto Delgadillo – Leones de Yucatán
Alex Tolosa – Leones de Yucatán
Francisco Coronado – Leones de Yucatán
Jeovanny Vega – Leones de Yucatán
Armando Rodríguez – Leones de Yucatán
Sebastián Estorga – Leones de Yucatán

Outfielders
Alejandro González – Leones de Yucatán
Ibrahim Favela – Leones de Yucatán
Dereck Ayala – Leones de Yucatán
Sergio Contreras – Leones de Yucatán
Germán Cervantes – Acereros de Monclova

Pitchers
Giovanni Gálvez – Sultanes de Monterrey
Esau Valenzuela – Sultanes de Monterrey
Alejandro Matrecitos – Acereros de Monclova
Francisco García – Acereros de Monclova
Alberto Jáuregui – Acereros de Monclova
David Carreón – Acereros de Monclova
Miguel Montaño – Acereros de Monclova
Elías Maldonado – Saraperos de Saltillo
Jimmy Flores – Saraperos de Saltillo
Luis Ángel Cortés – Saraperos de Saltillo
Axel de Lira – Saraperos de Saltillo
Daniel Melgar – Leones de Yucatán
Ismael Coronado – Leones de Yucatán
Xavier Ambrosio – Leones de Yucatán
Jason Pérez – Leones de Yucatán
Derek López – Leones de Yucatán
Pedro Salas – Leones de Yucatán
Diego Serna – Leones de Yucatán
Oscar Martínez – Leones de Yucatán
Pablo Rodríguez – Leones de Yucatán

Technical Staff – Team Ramón Arano
Ángel Chavarín – Manager
Martín Cortez – Coach
José Juan Núñez – Pitching Coach
Omar Espino – Coach
Abdiel Grado – Coach
Domingo Castro – Coach
Carlos Domínguez – Coach
Héctor Sánchez – Coach
Ramón Paniagua – Trainer

Team Nelson Barrera – Official Roster

Catchers
Yael Orea – Pericos de Puebla
Mikel Nieblas – Diablos Rojos del México
Leonardo Ortiz – Diablos Rojos del México
Abraham Maldonado – Bravos de León
César Moreno – Tigres de Quintana Roo
Arath Garza – Toros de Tijuana

Infielders
Diego Morales – Pericos de Puebla
Diego Clemente – Pericos de Puebla
Brandon Herrera – Diablos Rojos del México
Daniel Rodríguez – Diablos Rojos del México
Jesús Villalobos – Diablos Rojos del México
Emmanuel Longoria – Diablos Rojos del México
Samuel Castellón – Diablos Rojos del México
Jeremy Lozano – Diablos Rojos del México
Alejandro Arvizu – Diablos Rojos del México
Robinson Canó – Diablos Rojos del México
Giovanni Aguilar – Bravos de León
Jordi Serna – Toros de Tijuana

Outfielders
Manuel Said – Pericos de Puebla
Miguel Delgado – Diablos Rojos del México
Edwin Rivera – Diablos Rojos del México
Leonel Villa – Diablos Rojos del México
Sebastián Enríquez – Diablos Rojos del México
Alejandro Mireles – Diablos Rojos del México
Irving García – Toros de Tijuana

Pitchers
Abraham Favela – Toros de Tijuana
Ramón González – Toros de Tijuana
José Miguel Vega – Diablos Rojos del México
Reynold Villarreal – Diablos Rojos del México
Aaron Granados – Diablos Rojos del México
Emmanuel Zárate – Diablos Rojos del México
Braulio Leal – Diablos Rojos del México
César Uscanga – Diablos Rojos del México
José Cruz Sánchez – Diablos Rojos del México
Joseph Uzeta – Diablos Rojos del México
Felipe Hernández – Diablos Rojos del México
Alejandro Rubio – Diablos Rojos del México
Jesús García – Bravos de León
Valentino Gasperín – Bravos de León
Francisco Bernal – Tigres de Quintana Roo
Manuel Torres – Tigres de Quintana Roo
Markos Escalante – Tigres de Quintana Roo
César Vivanco – Pericos de Puebla

Coaching Staff – Team Nelson Barrera
Héctor Hurtado – Manager
Manuel Bernal – Pitching Coach
Daniel Fernández – Coach
Alejandro Pacheco – Coach
David Domínguez – Coach
Javier Vásquez – Coach
Alfredo Peralta – Coach
Rafael Arroyo – Coach
José Luis Valdez – Coach
David Alarcón – Trainer

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu is home to the 2024 Serie del Rey champion, Diablos Rojos del Mexico, and seats 20,062.

The Diablos Rojos del México have 17 Serie del Rey championships, the most for any franchise in the LMB.

The 2025 LMB Home Run Derby participants were also announced on June 24 with Sandber Pimental of Bravos de Leon, Alejandro Mejia of Dorados de Chihuahua, David Hensley of Caliente de Durango, Leonardo Reginatto of Tigres de Quintana Roo, Aderlin Rodriguez of Toros de Tijuana, Robinson Cano of Diablos Rojos del México, and Art Charles of Leones de Yucatan.

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu opened its doors on March 23, 2019.

The 2025 LMB All-Star Game will have a unique format: The LMB All-Stars will face the Mexico national team in a 10-inning game, with each inning honoring a decade of the LMB’s history.

The 2025 LMB All-Star Game official rosters were announced on June 18 for the LMB All-Stars and the Mexico national team.

Diablos Rojos del Mexico manager Lorenzo Bundy will manage the LMB All-Stars, and Major League Baseball Mexican-Born Legend Vinny Castilla will manage the Mexico national team at the 2025 LMB All-Star Game.

According to the league website, “The 2025 LMB All-Star Game will be the first time that the Mexican Baseball Team faces a combined LMB Stars. Of the 90 previous editions of the mid-season classic, the formats used were North Zone vs South Zone (44 times), Mexicans vs Foreigners (30 times), LMB vs Texas League (10 times), Mexico vs Cuba (3 times), Carmona vs Oliveros (1 time) and Combinado LMB vs Tigres (1 time).”

The Mexico national team will have players represented with teams from both leagues in the Zona del Norte and Zona del Sur, with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico having six players, followed by Acereros de Monclova with four players. The Sultanes de Monterrey, the Guerreros de Oaxaca, the Olmecas de Tabasco, the Leones de Yucatan, the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna, and the Caliente de Durango all have two players, along with the Saraperos de Saltillo, the Piratas de Campeche, the Charros de Jalisco, and the Toros de Tijuana all having reinforcement callups.

The 26 players from the LMB All-Stars are all international-born players from seven countries: the United States (9), the Dominican Republic (7), Venezuela (5), Cuba (2), the Netherlands (1), Japan (1), and Panama (1).

The club with the most representatives for LMB All-Stars are the Diablos Rojos del Mexico with four, followed by the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos with three, and the Charros de Jalisco, the Sultanes de Monterrey, and the Guerreros de Oaxaca. All other teams each have one player: the Piratas de Campeche, the Caliente de Durango, Algodoneros de Unión Laguna, the Toros de Tijuana, the Conspiradores de Querétaro, the Bravos de Leon, the Leones de Yucatan, the Rieleros de Aguascalientes, the El Águila de Veracruz, the Olmecas de Tabasco, the Pericos de Puebla, the Dorados de Chihuahua, and Tigres de Quintana Roo.

LMB All-Star Game Mexico National Team Roster

Catchers
Ricardo Valenzuela (Guerreros de Oaxaca)
Santiago Chávez (Acereros de Monclova)

Infielders
Carlos Sepúlveda (Diablos Rojos del México)
Juan Carlos Gamboa (Diablos Rojos del México)
Víctor Mendoza (Sultanes de Monterrey)
Esteban Quiroz (Sultanes de Monterrey)
Jasson Atondo (Olmecas de Tabasco)
Rodolfo Amador (Acereros de Monclova)
Art Charles (Leones de Yucatán)

Outfielders
Julián Ornelas (Diablos Rojos del México)
Nick Torres (Algodoneros del Unión Laguna)
Alonso Gaitán (Caliente de Durango)
Brandon Villarreal (Saraperos de Saltillo)
Jesús Fabela (Piratas de Campeche)

Pitchers
Aldo Montes (Algodoneros del Unión Laguna)
Wilmer Ríos (Acereros de Monclova)
Alemao Hernández (Guerreros de Oaxaca)
Eduardo Vera (Charros de Jalisco)
Yoanner Negrín (Leones de Yucatán)
Fernando Salas (Olmecas de Tabasco)
Gerardo Reyes (Diablos Rojos del México)
Efraín Contreras (Diablos Rojos del México)
Edwin Fierro (Diablos Rojos del México)
Daniel Zamora (Toros de Tijuana)
Manuel Chávez (Caliente de Durango)
R.J. Alaniz (Acereros de Monclova)

2025 LMB All-Star Game Mexico National Team Coaching Staff
Vinicio Castilla – Manager
Erick Rodríguez – Bench Coach
Eddie Castro – Hitting Coach
Remigio Díaz – Coach
Wilfrido Córdoba – Pitching Coach
Alberto Manrique – Bullpen Coach

2025 LMB All-Star Team Roster

Catchers
Donny Sands (Charros de Jalisco)
Francisco Mejía (Diablos Rojos del México)

Infielders
Connor Hollis (Piratas de Campeche)
César Izturis Jr. (Caliente de Durango)
Alexi Amarista (Guerreros de Oaxaca)
Didi Gregorius (Algodoneros del Unión Laguna)
Robinson Cano (Diablos Rojos del México)
Aderlín Rodríguez (Toros de Tijuana)
Kelvin Gutierrez (Conspiradores de Querétaro)
Sandber Pimentel (Bravos de León)

Outfielders
Yadiel Hernández (Tecos de los Dos Laredos)
Yadir Drake (Leones de Yucatan)
Allen Córdoba (Charros de Jalisco)
Ángel Reyes (Rieleros de Aguascalientes)

Pitchers
Junior Guerra (Tecos de los Dos Laredos)
Daniel Mengden (Tecos de los Dos Laredos)
Esmil Rogers (El Águila de Veracruz)
Tyler Danish (Olmecas de Tabasco)
Justin Courtney (Diablos Rojos del México)
Blake Whitney (Guerreros de Oaxaca)
Liarvis Breto (Pericos de Puebla)
Gerónimo Franzua (Sultanes de Monterrey)
Paul Fry (Sultanes de Monterrey)
Caleb Smith (Dorados de Chihuahua)
Tomohiro Anraku (Diablos Rojos del México)
Clayton Andrews (Tigres de Quintana Roo)

2025 LMB All-Star Team Coaching Staff
Lorenzo Bundy – Manager
Víctor Bojórquez – Bench Coach
Carlos Sievers – Hitting Coach
Roberto Espinoza – Pitching Coach
Jesús Arredondo – Third Base Coach
Alfredo Amézaga – First Base Coach
Nathanael Reyes – Bullpen Coach

According to the league’s website, “the LMB All-Star team will take place through the LMB’s digital platforms from Monday, June 2, to Friday, June 13. Fans will choose which stars they want to see on the diamond facing the Mexican National Team, made up of LMB players.”

The LMB Centennial All-Star Game will be on Sunday, June 29 at 9 p.m. EDT, and the pregame festivities will consist of a tribute to the LMB 100th Year Anniversary All-Star Team, as well as a Fan Fest with leagues’ sponsors that will include autograph signings, meet-and-greets, and many other surprises.

According to the leagues’ website, “The Centennial Gala will be a special event honoring the best LMB players of the century. The event will take place on Friday, June 27, at 7:00 PM MT in the Santa Fe Garden. The Celebrity Game will take place on Saturday, June 28th, starting at 7 p.m. EDT at the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu. The best on- and off-field performers of the 2024 season will also be honored at the same venue followed by the Home Run Derby that will begin at 9 p.m. EDT.”

On Thursday, June 26th and Friday, June 27th, there will be a showcase of the LMB’s top prospect showcase, where scouts from Major League Baseball and the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan, the Korean Baseball Organization, and Nippon Professional Baseball will be able to attend, and there will be a Futures Game also on June 26 at Estadio Harp Helu.

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu has hosted the All-Star Game, having previously been the site of the midseason classic in 2019.

It will be the 33rd All-Star Game played in Mexico City and the 91st in the league’s history.

Parque Delta, the home of the Diablos Rojos from 1940-56, hosted the LMB All-Star Game 11 times, in 1939, 1942, 1944, and from 1946-54. Parque de Seguro Social, which was home to both the Diablos Rojos and Tigres Capitalinos, hosted the LMB All-Star Game 18 times, in 1955, 1956, from 1957-60, twice in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1989, and 1996. Foro Sol hosted the 2001 LMB All-Star Game.

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu hosted the 2025 Baseball Champions League Americas event this past April, which is operated by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The 2024 LMB champion, Diablos Rojos del Mexico, won 6-1 over the 2024 Cuban Serie Nacional Champion, Lenadores de Las Tunas, in the second event of the BCL.

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu has also hosted two Major League Baseball Mexico City Series events, when the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres played from April 29-30, 2023, and the Houston Astros faced off against the Colorado Rockies from April 27-28, 2024.

The New York Yankees also played the Diablos Rojos del Mexico organization for two exhibition games at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu prior to the start of the 2024 season in LMB and MLB.

LMB is in its 100th year of operation since the league started in 1925.

Leif Skodnick of World Baseball Network also labeled the LMB All Century Team prior to the start of the league’s 100th season.

Every LMB game is also streamed with a paid subscription on LMB.tv. You can also follow the teams’ YouTube pages for live game updates and to receive a notification on your smart device prior to first pitch.

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