Liga Norte de Mexico
Encyclopedia
Liga Norte de Mexico is a professional baseball
league located in the Northwest of Mexico
in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California
. Formerly known as Liga Norte de Sonora it acts as a feeder league for the Mexican League in the summer.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
league located in the Northwest of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. Formerly known as Liga Norte de Sonora it acts as a feeder league for the Mexican League in the summer.
Former teams
- Agua Prieta Vaqueros (Cowboys) Agua Prieta, Sonora
- Altar Estrellas (Stars) Altar, SonoraAltar, SonoraAltar is small city in Altar Municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the northwest region of the state at . Surrounding municipalities are Sáric, Tubutama, Atil, Trincheras, Pitiquito, Caborca and Oquitoa. The northern boundary is with Pima County in the U.S...
- Caborca Rojos (Reds) Caborca, Sonora
- Cananea Mineros (Miners) Cananea, Sonora
- Ciudad Juárez Indios Rojos (Red Indians) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
- Empalme Rieleros (Rails) Empalme, Sonora
- Ensenada Marineros (Mariners) Ensenada, Baja CaliforniaEnsenada, Baja CaliforniaEnsenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
- Guaymas Ostioneros (Oystermen) Guaymas, Sonora
- Madgalena Membrilleros (QuinceQuinceThe quince , or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region...
pickers) Magdalena de Kino, Sonora - Mexicali Azules (Blues) MexicaliMexicaliMexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...
, Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North... - Nogales Internacionals Nogales, SonoraNogales, SonoraHeroica Nogales , more commonly known as Nogales, is a city and its surrounding municipality on the northern border of the Mexican State of Sonora. The municipality covers an area of 1,675 km², and borders to the north the city of Nogales, Arizona, United States, across the U.S.-Mexico border...
- Puerto Peñasco Tiburones (Sharks) Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
- Santa Ana Santos (Saints) Santa Ana, SonoraSanta Ana, SonoraSanta Ana is a small city and municipal seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located 270 kilometers north of state capital Hermosillo and 100 kilometers south of Nogales on the United States border. The area of the municipality is 1,620.65 kms2 and the...
- San Luis Algodoneros (Cottonmen) San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora
- Sonoyta Misioneros (Missionaries) Sonoyta, Sonora
- Tecate Cerveceros (Brewers) Tecate, Baja California
Current Teams
- Ostioneros de Guaymas (Oystermen) Guaymas, Sonora
- Truenos de Tijuana (Thunders) Tijuana, Baja California
- Vaqueros de Agua Prieta (Cowboys) Agua Prieta, Sonora
- Rojos de Caborca (Reds) Caborca, Sonora
- Algodoneros de San Luis (Cottonmen) San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora
- Tiburones de Puerto Penasco (Sharks)
- Rieleros de Empalme (Rails) Empalme, Sonora
- Marineros de Ensenada (Mariners) Ensenada, Baja CaliforniaEnsenada, Baja CaliforniaEnsenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...