The Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico held its annual Mexican and Foreign Player Drafts on Wednesday, with 17-year Major League Baseball veteran Justin Turner being selected first overall in the Foreign Player Draft by the Aguilas de Mexicali.
A full list of the players chosen by each team in each draft is below. Each team is required to release a player from its roster to select another player unless the team has an open roster spot. After the first round, the draft order reverses, so the team that selected 10th in the first round selects first in the second round, with each draft continuing until no team selects a player in a round.
Players born in Mexico whose rights are not currently held by any team in the LAMP are eligible to be selected in the Mexican Player Draft, while players born outside of Mexico who are currently playing in Mexico are eligible to be selected in the Foreign Player Draft. A player who is selected in either draft must still negotiate a contract with the team who selected him.
A team can select a player in either draft, but that does not mean that player will play for that team when the LAMP season begins in October.
For example, the Naranjeros de Hermosillo selected Trevor Bauer, who was playing for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico, in the 2024 Foreign Player Draft. That gave them the exclusive right to his services had he decided to play winter ball in the LAMP during the 2024-25 season. Ultimately, Bauer didn’t play winter ball that year — not in LAMP, not anywhere — but the Naranjeros held his rights if he decided he wanted to come back to Mexico for the winter.
Often, the players taken in the LAMP’s Foreign Player Draft are committed to other winter league teams in other countries, and LAMP teams select them just in case they decide they want a change of scenery.
Notably, Bauer is returning to Mexico with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico this weekend, and has expressed interest in pitching this winter, stating in a post on Instagram that he’d like to pitch in the 2027 Caribbean Series, which will be hosted by the LAMP’s Naranjeros de Hermosillo.
2026 Foreign Player Draft Results
Teams Listed In Order of Selection In First Round
Aguilas de Mexicali – Justin Turner, IF; Alejandro Hernandez, P; Alan Trejo, IF; Clayton Andrews, P
Jaguares de Nayarit – Seth Beer, IF; Riley Gilliam, P; Matt McDermott, IF; Gilberto Luna, P
Naranjeros de Hermosillo – Taylor Williams, P; Mark Contreras, OF; Thyago Vieira, P; Troy Viola, OF
Yaquis de Obregon – Kyle Garlick, OF; Brett De Geus, P; Nolan Blackwood, P; Florencio Serrano, P
Charros de Jalisco – Thomas McIlraith, P; Hunter McMahon, P; Dan Kubiuc, P; Joey Riley, P
Venados de Mazatlan – Jacob Nix, P; Thomas Romero, P; Evan Grills, P
Tomateros de Culiacan – Noah Skirrow, P; Roenis Elias, P; Tyler Thomas, P; Darrell Thompson, P
Algodoneros de Guasave – Spencer Turnbull, P; Ross Carver, P; Ryan Hendrix, P; Jake McSteen, P
Caneros de Los Mochis – Brander Guevara, P; Justus Sheffield, P; Stephen Tarpley, P; Caleb Smith, P
Mayos de Navojoa – Zac Lowther, P; Zach Plesac, P; Jared Walsh, OF; Tyler Viza, P
2026 Mexican Player Draft Results
Teams Listed In Order of Selection In First Round
Tomateros de Culiacan – Zayeck Pacheco, P; Jesus Ibarra, P; Abner Guzman, P; Eduardo Reyes Loreto, P; Enrique Zavala, OF; Jose Alonso Almeida, IF; Cesar Uscanga, P; Diego gael Garcia, P
Yaquis de Obregon – Santiago Valdez, P; Eduardo Miranda, P; Francisco Garcia, P; Rodrigo Macias, P; Christian Rivas, C; Eduardo Cantarell, P; Ulises Artea, P
Algodoneros de Guasave – Josue Emmanuel Gomez, P; Luis Angel Serna, P; Cesar Ruiz, IF; Jorge Sanchez, P; Carlos Vazquez, P; Gerardo Bojorquez, P; Mateo Arzaluz, IF; Jose Isaac Valenzuela, OF; Luis Kalet Rosas, IF
Aguilas de Mexicali – Carlos Santiago Alcalde, OF; Miguel Zamudio, C; Victor Gallegos, P; Juan Karol Fabian, P; Kevin Gutierrez, C; Juan Fernando Montia, P
Caneros de Los Mochis – Jose Fernando Soto, P; Christopher Rochin, P; Alejandro Carrillo, P; Luis Angel Medina, IF; Jesus Jauregui, P; Mario Caballero, P
Naranjeros de Hermosillo – Rafael Eduardo Valenzuela, P; Francisco Perez, P; Saul Soto, P; Omar David Munoz, P; Eduardo Osuna, OF; Christopher Lozoya, P; Jose Maximiliano Mendez, P
Venados de Mazatlan – Leonel Becerra, P; Emmanuel Avila, IF; Amilcar Arano, P; Henry Briones, P; Jesus Payan, IF; Angel Rojas, C; Emiliano Vazquez, P; Ruben Reyes, P; Octavio Acosta, P; Victor Penuelas, P
Charros de Jalisco – Edgar Sanchez, IF; Emiliano Garcia Morales, P; Alex de Lira Serna, P; Francisco Cordoba, C
Jaguares de Nayarit – Giovanni Lucero, P; Jose Manuel Soria, P; Randy Acosta, P; Mauricio Ramirez, P; Omar Sainz, P; Salvador Villareal, P; Aram Samuel Castellon, IF; Axel Galvan, P; Johan Lopez, IF; Porfirio Guerrero, P
Mayos de Navojoa – Luis Martinez, P; Jesus Palomares, P; Adrian Garcia, IF; Fernando de Lira, P; Javier Mireles, OF; Carlos Martinez, P
Photo: Justin Turner, shown here with the Toros de Tijuana, was selected first overall in the LAMP’s Foreign Player Draft. (Photo courtesy of the Toros de Tijuana)
