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Mexican Baseball League
Professional baseball league in Mexico
Mexican Baseball League
The Mexican Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, or LMB, lit. 'Mexican Baseball League'), officially known as the Mexican Baseball League Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a professional baseball league in Mexico. It is the oldest running professional sports league in the country. The league has 20 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five teams in each division advance to a four-round postseason tournament that culminates in the Serie del Rey, a best-of-seven championship series between the two division champions. The Mexican League has two affiliated developmental leagues, the Liga Norte de México and Mexican Academy League. Founded in 1925, LMB grew substantially in the immediate post-World War II era thanks to the efforts of Jorge Pasquel, who greatly increased the quality and visibility of the league by luring players from Major League Baseball (MLB). The conflict between the Mexican League and "organized baseball" was...
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