2000 Mexican League season explained

The 2000 Mexican League season was the 76th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by sixteen teams divided into three zones: North, Central and South. Tigres Capitalinos won its seventh championship after defeating Diablos Rojos del México in the Serie del Rey 4 games to 1, led by manager Dan Firova.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Pericos de Puebla replaced Rieleros de Aguascalientes when the franchise was bought by a group of businessmen from Puebla ahead of the season.^[4]

Standings

North^[5]

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
1		77	42		—
2		59	63		19.5
3		58	63		20.0
4		56	65		22.0
5		54	66		23.5
6		50	69		27.0

Central

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
1		74	44		—
2		70	47		3.5
3		59	57		14.0
4		53	63		20.0
5		50	68		24.0

South

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
1		69	52		—
2		66	55		3.0
3		61	58		7.0
4		59	60		9.0
5		38	81		30.0

League leaders

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Player	Team	Total
AVG			.386
HR			45
RBI			129
R			113
H			185
SB		Saltillo	45

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Player	Team	Total
ERA			2.04
W	align=left colspan=2	5 tied with	13
K			183
IP			214.2
SV			36

Notes

Milestones

Batters

• Miguel Ojeda (México): On 19 May, Ojeda hit four home runs in a game against the Acereros de Monclova. Ojeda became the third player in the history of the Mexican League to achieve this feat.^{[6] [7]}

Awards

Award	Player	Team	Ref.
Pitcher of the Year			[8]
Rookie of the Year			[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bertha. Servín González. Nulo festejo del campeonato de Tigres. El Universal. 23 September 2000. 7 March 2024. es.
2. Web site: Tomás. Morales. El primer campeón del milenio. MiLB.com. 29 September 2015. 7 March 2024. es.
3. Web site: Primer campeón del nuevo milenio y estrenando casa. MiLB.com. 9 March 2020. 7 March 2024. es.
4. Web site: Regresan los Pericos. El Universal. 15 December 1999. 18 March 2024. es.
5. Web site: 2000 Mexican League. Baseball Reference. 7 March 2024.
6. Web site: A 20 años de la hazaña de Miguel Ojeda: cuatro jonrones en un juego. Séptima Entrada. 19 May 2020. 7 March 2024. es.
7. Web site: Cuando Miguel Ojeda pegó cuatro jonrones en un juego hace dos décadas. Al Bat. 21 May 2020. 7 March 2024. es.
8. Web site: Juan Alonso. Juárez. Gallardo sin decisión; Molina y Acosta. Noroeste. 9 August 2017. 7 March 2024. es.
9. Web site: Pablo Ortega, símbolo 'felino'. Periódico Quequi. 13 April 2016. 7 March 2024. es.