The Liga Norte de México (LNM) (English: Northern League of México) is a professional baseball minor league based in northwest Mexico, with seven teams in the states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. Formerly known as Liga Norte de Sonora from 1968 to 1969,[1] it acts as a feeder league for the Mexican League in the summer. It has been suspended since 2023.[2]

Teams

Current Liga Norte de México team locations
TeamCityStadiumCapacityFounded
Algodoneros de San LuisSan Luis Río Colorado, SonoraEstadio Andrés Mena Montijo2,5001945
Bucaneros de Los CabosCabo San Lucas, Baja California SurEstadio Leonardo GastélumTBA2022
Delfines de La PazLa Paz, Baja California SurEstadio Arturo C. Nahl3,8002019
Freseros de San QuintínSan Quintín, Baja CaliforniaEstadio Dr. Miguel Valdez Salazar2,2002013
Industriales de OtayOtay Centenario, Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaEstadio Ángel CamarenaTBD2020
Marineros de EnsenadaEnsenada, Baja CaliforniaDeportivo Antonio Palacios5,0002010
Tiburones de Puerto PeñascoPuerto Peñasco, SonoraEstadio Francisco León García3,5001974

Champions

Season Winner Runner-up Result
2012 Marineros de Ensenada[3] Tiburones de Puerto Peñasco 4–2
2013 Algodoneros de San Luis Toros de Tijuana 4–3
2014 Algodoneros de San Luis Freseros de San Quintín 4–2
2015 Centinelas de Mexicali[4] Toritos de Tijuana 4–3
2016 Freseros de San Quintín Algodoneros de San Luis 4–3
2017 Marineros de Ensenada Algodoneros de San Luis 4–3
2018 Marineros de Ensenada Freseros de San Quintín 4–2
2019 Algodoneros de San Luis Rojos de Caborca 4–1
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Marineros de Ensenada Freseros de San Quintín 4–1

Liga Norte de México Championships by team

RankTeamWinsYears
1 Marineros de Ensenada     4 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022
2 Algodoneros de San Luis     3 2013, 2014, 2019
3 Freseros de San Quintín     1 2016
3 Centinelas de Mexicali     1 2015

Defunct teams

References

  1. ↑ Mexican Northern League (A) Encyclopedia and History. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Serpentineros (2025-10-27). "La Liga Norte de México vuelve a anunciar su regreso ahora para 2026". Serpentineros (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Conoce a la Liga Norte de México". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Centinelas son Campeones de la Liga Norte de México Temporada 2015". Sultanes de Monterrey. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Northern_League