LMB Playoffs: Guerreros Top Piratas 15-1; Charros, Diablos, Sultanes Each Win Game 1
Guerreros de Oaxaca 15, Piratas de Campeche 1 – Guerreros starter Radhames Liz allowed a solo homer in the first to Campeche’s Cal Mitchell, but that was the only offense the Piratas could muster in game one. The Guerreros walloped Campeche, scoring all 15 runs in the first five innings and cruising to an easy […]
LMB Playoffs: Could Sultanes de Monterrey Go From First Round Losers to the Serie del Rey?
By virtue of having won three games in their first round series, the Sultanes de Monterrey, the regular season champs in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol’s Zona Norte, advanced to the second round despite losing the series to the sixth-place Charros de Jalisco. It’s an odd quirk of the LMB’s playoff format, where six teams […]
LMB: Piratas Finish Off Pericos In Rain-Halted Game Six; Second Round Matchups Set
Game six of the series between Puebla and Campeche, already pushed back a day due to game five being rained out, was suspended in the second inning due to rain Sunday and will be completed Monday, with the Piratas closing out the series with an 8-2 win. Cal Mitchell’s double in the bottom of the […]
LMB: Charros de Jalisco Upset Monterrey In Game 7; Tecos Advance; Pericos and Piratas Suspended
Charros de Jalisco 6, Sultanes de Monterrey 0 – After squandering a three-games-to-none series lead, the Charros shutout the Sultanes, taking the first round series and advancing to the second round with a win in game seven. The Charros scored four runs in the first, getting on the board when Michael Wielansky scored on Willie […]
LMB: Pericos de Puebla Extend Series With Game Four Drubbing Of Piratas de Campeche
Phillip Ervin and Miguel Guzman each hit solo homers in the second, giving the Pericos de Puebla the lead and the game-winning run, but they continued to peck away at the Piratas de Campeche. The Pericos added four more in the fourth and another run in the fifth and glided to a 9-2 win in […]
LMB: Sultanes, Tecos, Algodoneros Each Take Game Five, Extend Series
Sultanes de Monterrey 12, Charros de Jalisco 6 – Behind a seven-run sixth inning, the Sultanes de Monterrey again staved off elimination, taking game five of their first round series against the Charros de Jalisco and sending the series back home. In the sixth, Josh Lester’s two-run double to right field punctuated a lopsided inning […]
LMB: Diablos Rojos, Guerreros Complete Sweep; Toros, Tecolotes Even Series
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 3, Leones de Yucatan 1 – Down 1-0 in the top of the ninth, an RBI single by Julian Ornelas tied the game for the Diablos Rojos and a pinch hit two-run double by Ramon Flores gave the Reds a 3-1 lead which held up. Closer Tomohiro Anraku picked up his […]
LMB: Diablos Rojos Take 3-0 Lead On Yucatan; Charros Push Sultanes to Brink of Elimination
Sometimes, a dramatic playoff win doesn’t come from several big hits. For the Diablos Rojos in game three of their first round series against Yucatan, one ninth-inning hit got the go-ahead run on base, but it was four consecutive two-out walks — three issued by Yucatan reliever Jake Sanchez and one by Michael Feliz — […]
LMB: Five Teams Take 2-0 Series Leads; Algodoneros Even Series With Toros
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 12, Leones de Yucatan 1 – It was a close game, at least until the bottom of the seventh, when the Diablos Rojos put up 10 runs — eight of them coming with two outs — and sent 16 batters to the plate as Mexico gave the Leones’ bullpen hell in […]
LMB: Diablos Win, Sultanes Lose, Acereros Scorch Tecos in Playoff Openers
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 13, Leones de Yucatan 3 – Jose Marmolejos launched a two-run homer and Juan Carlos Gamboa contributed a solo homer and the Diablos Rojos scored eight runs in the eighth to take game one of the seven-game series easily. Brooks Hall allowed two runs on five hits and two walks over […]
Cuban LHP Naykel Cruz, Baltimore Orioles Make Signing Official
Cuban LHP Naykel Cruz, who pitched in the 2023 WBC and posted a 3.24 ERA last season with Matanzas, has officially signed with the Baltimore Orioles.
New York Yankees Sign P Jon Olsen From LMB’s Piratas de Campeche
The New York Yankees signed right-handed pitcher Jon Olsen to a minor league deal on May 4, per Beisbolpuro.com. He had been pitching for the Piratas de Campeche of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol. OLSEN FIRMÓ CON YANQUIS El lanzador derecho Jon Olsen concluyó su participación con los @LosPiratasMx ya que firmó contrato de ligas […]