Initially created to develop young talent for the Tigres de México, owned by Peralta, it later expanded its mission in alliance with the Mexican League authorities, led by Pedro Treto Cisneros.

Its primary goal was to train young players for the Mexican League.

[3] José Ceceña became the first Pastejé graduate to play in the Major League Baseball (MLB), making his debut with the Texas Rangers in 1988.

[4] Other notable graduates include: Matías Carrillo, Daniel Fernández, Isidro Márquez,[5] José Luis Sandoval, Juan Gabriel Castro, Ismael Valdéz, Antonio Osuna, Francisco Campos, Humberto Cota, Noé Muñoz, Ricardo Rincón and Karim García.

In 1996, the Mexican League established a new academy in El Carmen, Nuevo León.