The Mexican Central League was a summer minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 league that operated for 19 seasons with teams based across 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...

. It was formed in 1960 and was recognized as Single-A level, which is three levels below Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. In 1979, the Mexican Central League was absorbed into the expanded Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

The Mexican League is a summer minor league baseball league with teams based across Mexico. Along with the International League and the Pacific Coast League, it is one of three leagues playing at the triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It is the only Minor League...

 (Mexican Baseball League). This expansion elevated the Mexican Central League teams from Single-A to Triple-A. The newly expanded Mexican Baseball League now featured a 20-team circuit with four divisions.

Former Teams

• Aguascalientes Tigres
• Celaya Cajeteros
• Guanajuato Tuzos
• Leon Diablos Rojos
• Salamanca Petroleros
• San Luis Potosi Tuneros

Notable players

• 21   Héctor Espino (All-time Mexican League great Hector Espino
  Héctor Espino
  Hector Espino was a Mexican professional outfielder, first baseman and manager.Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Espino has being considered the greatest player in Mexican League history...
  
   began his career in the Mexican Central League in 1960.)
• 34   Fernando Valenzuela
  Fernando Valenzuela
  Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former left-handed pitcher, most notably with the Los Angeles Dodgers.In 1981, the 20-year-old Valenzuela took Los Angeles by storm, winning his first 8 decisions and leading the Dodgers to the World Championship...
  
  (He began his career with the Guanajuato Tuzos of the Mexican Central League in 1978.)