Qualification for the Little League World Series in Mexico, whereby teams based in Mexico compete to select a champion to participate in the

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(LLWS), has occurred since 2001. In 2001, when the LLWS expanded to 16 teams, the Mexico Region was created as one of eight international regions, resulting in Mexico's Little League champion receiving an automatic berth in the LLWS. Mexico previously competed as part of the Latin America Region, from 1958 to 2001, whereby the champion from Mexico had to compete against teams from other countries in order to secure a berth in the LLWS. Mexican teams have won three LLWS championships (, , ) and have been runner-up three times (, , ). The country currently has about 450 active leagues, making it the third-largest country in terms of Little League participation.

Mexican championships

Finals

''Since 2001, when then Mexico Region was created''

Regions

Mexico in the Little League World Series

The table below lists the records of teams from Mexico that have competed in the LLWS in

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. Participation before 2001 was inconsistent (for example, only one appearance during the 1970s), as teams from Mexico had to qualify via the Latin America Region. Since 2001, Mexico receives an automatic berth in the LLWS, with the exception of 2020 (when no LLWS was held) and 2021 (when the LLWS was restricted to teams based in the United States) due to the

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. Notably, teams from Mexico have twice represented regions of the United States in the LLWS: * In , Industrial Little League of

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represented the South Region of the United States. The team defeated Biloxi LL, 13–0, and Owensboro LL, 3–0, in the regional final. Monterrey then defeated teams from Connecticut and California to win the LLWS. * In , Mexicali Little League of

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represented the West Region of the United States. Because of its proximity to the

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area in

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(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 and won the West Region tournament. They defeated Green Valley LL, 10–0, Fairbanks LL, 8–0, Raleigh Hills LL, 10–0, and finally Danville LL, 2–0, in the regional final. Mexicali went on to become the United States champion, and was LLWS runner-up to the international champion (National Little League, Kaohsiung, Taiwan). After the 1985 Series, Mexicali Little League was shifted from California leagues to Mexico leagues.

Summary

As of the

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Notable players

* David Cortés – later played in

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(MLB) with Atlanta, Cleveland, and Colorado. ( LLWS) *

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– son of Epitacio "La Mala" Torres, and MLB player between 1968 and 1977. ( LLWS) * Carlos "Bobby" Treviño – played in MLB during 1968 with the

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, and played 13 season in the

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. ( LLWS)

World champions

1957 Liga Pequeña Industrial

Roster *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

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

External links

Fundación LLB México (Ligas Pequeñas de Beisbol en México)
(Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website
LPB Región UNO
(Region 1, Little League Baseball in Mexico) official website {{LLWS Little League World Series regions L L L Professional sports leagues in Mexico