The 2010 Mexican League season was the 86th season in the history of the Mexican League. It was contested by 16 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 16 March with the match between 2009 season champions Saraperos de Saltillo and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 26 August with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where the Saraperos defeated Pericos de Puebla to win their second championship in a row.[1]
| 2010 Mexican League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Mexican League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 16 – August 16 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Serie del Rey | |
| Champions | Saraperos de Saltillo |
| Runners-up | Pericos de Puebla |
| Finals MVP | Héctor Daniel Rodríguez |
The Mexican League joined the celebration of the Bicentennial of the Mexican War of Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution. Both zones were renamed: the North zone to Francisco I. Madero and the South zone to Miguel Hidalgo; the championship series, Serie del Rey, was also renamed to Serie del Bicentenario (Bicentennial Series).[2]
Standings
| Miguel Hidalgo[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK |
| 1 | Pericos de Puebla | 66 | 39 | .629 | — | L1 |
| 2 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 60 | 45 | .571 | 6.0 | W1 |
| 3 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 56 | 47 | .544 | 9.0 | L1 |
| 4 | Leones de Yucatán | 54 | 50 | .519 | 11.5 | L2 |
| 5 | Piratas de Campeche | 52 | 50 | .510 | 12.5 | W1 |
| 6 | Olmecas de Tabasco | 46 | 60 | .434 | 20.5 | L1 |
| 7 | Petroleros de Minatitlán | 44 | 60 | .423 | 21.5 | W4 |
| 8 | Rojos del Águila de Veracruz | 39 | 66 | .371 | 27.0 | W1 |
Postseason
| First stage | Championship Series | Serie del Bicentenario | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Diablos Rojos del México | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Francisco I. Madero | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dorados de Chihuahua | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Sultanes de Monterrey | 4 | ||||||||||||
| N4 | Saraperos de Saltillo | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Pericos de Puebla | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Leones de Yucatán | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Pericos de Puebla | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Hidalgo | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Guerreros de Oaxaca | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 3 | ||||||||||||
League leaders
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earned run average |  Mac Suzuki | Dorados de Chihuahua | 2.89 |
| Wins |  Bobby Cramer | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 13 |
| Saves |  Luis Ramírez | Pericos de Puebla | 30 |
| Innings Pitched |  Lorenzo Barceló | Pericos de Puebla | 135.3 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Cramer | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 123 |
| WHIP | Bobby Cramer | Tigres de Quintana Roo | 1.12 |
Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Willis Otáñez | Pericos de Puebla | [5] |
| Rookie of the Year |  Héctor Velázquez | Piratas de Campeche | [6] |
| Best Pitcher | Bobby Cramer | Tigres de Quintana Roo | [7] |
| Best Relief Pitcher | Luis Ramírez | Pericos de Puebla | [8] |
| Manager of the Year | Alfonso Jiménez | Pericos de Puebla | [9] |