Yesterday was the deadline for teams in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol to make roster changes, including the addition of reinforcements, for the remainder of the 2026 regular season.
Rosters will be locked from now until Aug. 3, when a 24-hour window opens for teams to activate a player or make a trade before the final three-game series of the regular season.
The 93-game regular season concludes on Aug. 6, and the first round of the playoffs begin on Aug. in the Zona Sur and Aug. 10 in the Zona Norte.
Below is a full list of transactions made by teams in the LMB on July 17.
Acereros de Monclova – Traded P Carlos José Romero to the Leones de Yucatán in exchange for P Colten Brewer.
Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Added P Ryan Hendrix and P Roenis Elias to the active roster. Deactivated P Ricardo Sánchez.
Bravos de Leon – Added IF Alejandro Mejía and P Matthew Tenuta to the active roster. Activated OF Jimmy Kerrigan from the 15-day injured list. Released OF Leonardo Taveras.
Caliente de Durango – Released P Miguel Ángel Gómez, P Daniel Camarena Padilla, P Hansel Robles, and Alejandro Mejía Abreu. Added OF Daniel Johnson, IF Jonathan Villar, C Christopher Escárrega, and P Baltazar Arredondo to the active roster. Deactivated IF Ricardo Álvarez and C Romel López. Traded IF Leonel Valera to the Guerreros de Oaxaca in exchange for IF Yariel Ricardo González Ramos.
Charros de Jalisco – Added P Isaías Félix and P Hugo Sánchez to the active roster. Activated OF Willie Calhoun and IF Michael Wielansky from the 15-day injured list. Released P Zach Plesac, P John Curtiss, and P Josh Green. Traded P Juan Miguel Robles to the Conspiradores de Querétaro in exchange for OF Dwight Smith Jr.
Conspiradores de Queretaro – Added P Solomon Daveion Bates, C Daniel Sierra to the roster. Activated P Stephen Gonsálvez from its 15-day injured list. Loaned C Christopher Escárrega to Durango with the consent of the Sultanes de Monterrey.
Diablos Rojos del Mexico – Added P Genesis Cabrera to the active roster. Activated P Brooks Hall from the 15-day injured list. Released P Luis Patiño. Transferred P James Kaprielian to the Guerreros de Oaxaca.
Dorados de Chihuahua – Transferred IF Leobaldo Piñato to Caliente de Durango. Transferred P Ángel Perdomo to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna.
El Aguila de Veracruz – Added P José Miranda Palacios to the active roster. Released C/IF Carlos Pérez and OF Jack López.
Guerreros de Oaxaca – Added P Jose Hernandez to the active roster. Released P Tyler Lehman and P Tyler Jandron.
Leones de Yucatan – Traded P Ronnie Williams to the Olmecas de Tabasco in exchange for the rights of P Raúl Carrillo. Transferred P Joe Corbett to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. Added OF Moisés Gómez, P Jonah Dipoto, P Jesus Rios, P raul Carrillo, P Bryant Salgado, and P Wendell Floranus to the active roster. Activated OF Dalton Guthrie from his 15-day injured list. Placed C Jafet Ojeda on their rookie academy roster. Transferred P Ángel Perdomo to the Dorados de Chihuahua.
Olmecas de Tabasco – Added P Daniel Camarena and OF Hector Hernandez to the active roster. Removed P José Hernández from the 15-day injured list.
Pericos de Puebla – Added IF Brayan Quintero to the active roster. Deactivated IF Ciro Norzagaray.
Piratas de Campeche – Added P Tyson Miller to the active roster. Released C Nick Kahle. Transferred P Héctor Sepúlveda to the Charros de Jalisco.
Saraperos de Saltillo – Added IF Thairo Estrada to the active roster. Deactivated IF Kevin Armenta.
Sultanes de Monterrey – Added P Luis Patiño, P Jared Wetherbee, and IF Jacob Higginbotham to the active roster. Released P Gerónimo Franzuá.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – Added P Carlos Contreras and P Jackson Rees to the active roster. Transferred P Joe Corbett to the Caliente de Durango.
Toros de Tijuana – Added P Adbert Alzolay to the active roster. Named Roberto Espinoza pitching coach. Transferred C Matthew Scheffler to El Águila de Veracruz.
Tigres de Quintana Roo – Added P Ulises Joaquín and IF Roberto Gonzalez to the active roster.
The LMB’s Unique Playoff Format – The LMB playoffs start with the top six teams in both the Zona Norte and Zona Sur making the playoffs. The first round is seeded as you would expect, with the regular season division winner facing the sixth-place team, the second-place club facing the fifth-place club, and the third and fourth-place teams each meeting in a best-of-seven series.
That, of course, means that three teams advance by winning the first-round series. It also means that a fourth team is needed for the second round, so the team that loses a first-round series but wins the most games also advances to the second round, where the top remaining seed plays the series loser that advanced. The other two series winners face off, again in a best-of-seven series.
Last season provided a good example of how the system works. The sixth-seeded Charros de Jalisco upset the Zona Norte regular season champion Sultanes de Monterrey twice, beating them four games to three in the first round. The Sultanes advanced because they won three games in the first round and finished ahead of the Acereros de Monclova, who also won three games in the first round but lost their series in the regular season. The Sultanes won their second round series, sweeping the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, then faced the Charros again, falling four games to one as the Charros advanced to the Serie del Rey.
The winners face off in the Serie Campeonato, which determines the division’s representative in the Serie del Rey, the league’s championship series.
Where to Watch – All Liga Mexicana de Beisbol games are streamed live with a subscription on LMB TV, and a season subscription is on sale for MX$799 (about US$46) until April 30. Select games are streamed live on the YouTube page for Latin American network Claro Sports.
WBN Mexico: https://worldbaseball.com/league/mexico/
Photo: Ronnie Williams had a great season with the Leones, and will now head to the Olmecas de Tabasco to finish the season. (Photo courtesy of the Leones de Yucatan)
