Mexico in the Little League World Series

Mexico participated in the Little League World Series as part of the Latin America Region from 1957 to 2000. Since 2001, when the LLWS expanded to sixteen teams, a team from Mexico has had an automatic berth in the World Series.

Mexican teams have won three championships (1957, 1958 and 1997) and been runner-up three times (1964, 1985 and 2008).

In the 1985 World Series, the Mexicali Little League (Mexicali, Baja California. Mexico) represented the West Region of the United States. Because of its proximity to the El Centro/Calexico area in Southern California (the potential players from that region could have played for that city's leagues), Mexicali competed in and represented California's District 22 in the Southern California division, won the West Region tournament, eventually became the United States champion, and was runner-up to the International champion (National Little League, Seoul, South Korea). After the 1985 Series, Mexicali was shifted from California leagues to Mexico leagues.

Regions

Region 1: Nuevo León      Region 2: Tamaulipas      Region 3: Coahuila & Jalisco      Region 4: Baja California, Sinaloa & Sonora      Region 5: Chihuahua      Region 6: Distrito Federal

Participations

Year	League	City	Region	Result	Record
1957	Industrial	Monterrey	South1	Champions	2–0
1958	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	Champions	3–0
1960	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	4th Place	1–2
1961	Industrial	Monterrey	Latin America	3rd Place	2–1
1962	Del Norte	Monterrey	Latin America	4th Place	2–1
1963	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	5th Place	1–2
1964	Obispado	Monterrey	Latin America	Runner up	2–1
1966	Cuauhtemoc	Monterrey	Latin America	6th Place	1–2
1967	Linares	Linares	Latin America	4th Place	1–2
1973	Mitras	Monterrey	Latin America	6th Place	1–2
1981	Unidad Modelo	Monterrey	Latin America	7th Place	1–2
1985	Mexicali	Mexicali	West2	Runner up	2–1
1990	Matamoros	Matamoros	Latin America	5th Place	1–1
1997	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Champions	5–0
1998	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Latin America	Group Stage	0–3
2001	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2002	Contry	Monterrey	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2003	Olmeca	Mexico City	Mexico	Quarterfinals	2–2
2004	Linda Vista	Guadalupe	Mexico	4th Place	3–3
2005	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2006	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	3rd Place (Shared)	3–2
2007	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	Group Stage	1–2
2008	Matamoros	Matamoros	Mexico	Runner up	5–1
2009	Guadalupe Treviño Kelly	Reynosa	Mexico	3rd Place	5–1
2010	Oriente	Nuevo Laredo	Mexico	Group Stage	2–2
2011	Seguro Social	Mexicali	Mexico	3rd Place (Shared)	3–1

Notes:

1. ^ Industrial LL won the South Regional. They defeated Biloxi LL 13–0, and Owensboro LL 3–0 in the final.^[1]
2. ^ Mexicali LL participated in the Western Regional representing Southern California. They defeated Green Valley LL 10–0, Fairbanks LL 8–0, Raleigh Hills LL 10–0, and finally Danville LL 2–0 in the final.^[2]

Summary

As of the 2011 Little League World Series.

State	Participations	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Wins	Loss	%W
Baja California	4	0	1	1	0	7	6	.538
Nuevo León	15	3	1	1	4	26	23	.530
Tamaulipas	6	0	1	2	0	18	9	.667
Distrito Federal	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.500
Total	26	3	3	4	4	53	40	.638

Notable players

• José Maiz García chairman of the Sultanes de Monterrey, elected in 2002 into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.^[3] (1957 World Series)
• Angel Macías threw a perfect game in the final of 1957. (1957 World Series)
• Héctor Torres son of Epitacio "La Mala" Torres, and MLB player between 1968 and 1977. (1958 World Series)
• Carlos "Bobby" Treviño MLB player in 1968 with California Angels. In México play with Diablos Rojos. (1958 World Series)
• Daniel Baca Pitcher of the LMB, with Diablos Rojos and Oaxaca. (1997 World Series)

World Champions

1957 Liga Pequeña Industrial

Roster ^[4]

Angel Macías Enrique Suárez Norberto Villarreal Ricardo Treviño Baltasar Charles

Rafael Estrello Gerardo González José Maiz García Jesús Contreras Mario Ontiveros

Alfonso Cortez Roberto Mendiola Fidel Ruiz Francisco Aguilar

Manager

• Cesar L. Faz

Coaches

• Harold Haskings
• José González Torres

1958 Liga Pequeña Industrial

See: 1958 Little League World Series

1997 Liga Pequeña Linda Vista

Roster

Rafael Hinojosa Coronado Everardo Ordoñez Garza Javier de Isla Villarreal Adrian Luna Soto Juan de Dios Garza Zambrano

Ricardo García Alejandro Alejandro Robles Treviño Pablo Torres Reyes René Hinojosa Garza Alejandro Guajardo Peña

Omar Rios Pérez Luis Robles Obregón Daniel Baca Marcos Gabriel Alvarez Sevilla

Manager

• Jaime Luna Gómez

Coaches

• José Angel Valadez Guerrero
• Julio Garza de la Garza

References

1. ^ "South Region Tournament 1957". Unpage.org. http://www.unpage.org/south/sr-1957.htm. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
2. ^ "West Region Tournament 1985". Unpage.org. http://www.unpage.org/west/wr-1985.htm. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
3. ^ "José Maiz García". Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/trono/alfasf.asp?x=147. Retrieved August 25, 2010. 
4. ^ "Boletín Electrónico #59 Exposición Ligas Pequeñas". Salon de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano. May 30, 2007. http://www.salondelafama.com.mx/salondelafama/boletin/boletid.asp?i=61&tit=Bolet%EDn+Electr%F3nico+%2359. 

External links

• Fundación LLB México (Ligas Pequeñas de Beisbol en México) (Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)
• LPB Región UNO (Region 1, Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website (in Spanish)