The Mexican Baseball League (Spanish: Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, or LMB, lit.

As part of a broader reorganization of MiLB, the Mexican League returned to its previous independent status in 2021.

Some sources claim that baseball reached Mexican soil because of the US military forces that participated in the US-Mexico War between 1846 and 1848.

The last decades of the nineteenth century were beneficial to the baseball boom, while American companies were investing in various sectors of the Mexican economy and their employees were broadcasting the game.

[7] The origin of baseball in Mexico City, the capital, dates back to 1887 with the birth of the "Mexican Club", which is undoubtedly the oldest team of the republic.

They had to overcome many difficult obstacles, especially when, on May 26, the rival Mexican Association prepared a "coup" against them, but managed to rebuff it.

Cuban ballplayers Martín Di higo, Lázaro Salazar, Brujo Rossell, Agustín Bejerano all played in Mexico at some point.

In the late 30s, when the first wave of Cuban players arrived, teams from the Gulf coast started dominating the league; they were more attractive to Cuban players given their proximity to their home island, with the Cafeteros de Cordoba and the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz winning titles.

[9] Because of the late foundation of the league, there never was a "dead-ball" era, which helped enhance the sport's popularity quickly.

In 1946, twenty-two Major Leaguers, including eight members of the New York Giants, moved to the Mexican League.

These moves were also motivated by the anticipation of increased competition from former Major Leaguers who had been serving in World War II and were now returning home.

On the other hand, Gardella's side claimed he had been fired by Giants player-manager Mel Ott during 1946 spring training because of frequent arguments, primarily about his salary.

Gardella charged that they were engaged in interstate commerce because the defendants had made contracts with radio broadcasting and television companies that sent narratives or moving pictures of the games across state lines.

It wasn't until the 1940s that the League first reached the northern part of the country with the introduction of the Sultanes de Monterrey.

This achievement should be attributed mainly to Anuar Canavati, who is considered one of the greatest Mexican baseball executives along Peralta and Harp.

[12][13] Southern Mexico has also been a bastion of baseball, with both the Tabasco and Campeche teams enjoying consistent attendance due to the sport's popularity.

For the 1970 season teams were divided into geographic zones to lower travel costs, however it was not until three years later that the league introduced a playoff system for the first time.

[16] In 2023, the league announced that it would introduce a salary cap starting in the 2024 season, in an effort to ensure competitive balance.

The current LMB regular season, consisting of 120 games per team, typically begins in late March or early April.

In mid-to-late July, just after the midway point of the season, the LMB All-Star Game is held during a four-day break from the regular-season schedule.

[20] Even so, the league has been accused of "softening" its anti-doping policy to create a safe space for foreign ballplayers to continue their careers there.

[21] Allegedly, the league allows players to pay a fine equivalent to US$5,000, without suspension to make the positive test "disappear".

This has caused controversy among the fans and media who have called for the firing of league president Javier Salinas.

La Liga Mexicana de Béisbol has an agreement with Cadena RASA, through which the radio network has the exclusive national radio broadcast rights, including the All-Star Game and the Serie del Rey, as well as any other baseball event of national relevance that is presented.