MLB Mexico City Series: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Major League Baseball series in Mexico City}}

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The '''MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series''' is a recurring series of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) games played at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]] in [[Mexico City]]. The first games played were between the [[San Diego Padres]] and [[San Francisco Giants]] during the {{mlby|2023}} season. The series is part of the [[MLB World Tour]].

==Series==

[[File:Estadio Harp Helú.jpg|thumb|[[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]]]]

===2020 (canceled)===

[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) scheduled two games at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]] to be played on April 18–19, 2020, with the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] hosting the [[San Diego Padres]].<ref name="article">{{cite press release |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-to-play-regular-season-baseball-in-mexico-city-in-2020 |title=MLB to play regular-season baseball in Mexico City in 2020 |date=2019-12-10 |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> MLB canceled this series on March 19, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Steve |title=MLB Cancels Planned Series In Mexico City And Puerto Rico |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/mlb-cancels-planned-series-in-mexico-city-and-puerto-rico.html |website=MLB Trade Rumors |accessdate=March 19, 2020 |date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

===2023===

The first regular-season games to be played in [[Mexico City]]{{efn|Several regular-season MLB games were previously played in [[Monterrey]].}} took place during the {{mlby|2023}} season on April 29–30, between the Padres and [[San Francisco Giants]], as part of [[MLB World Tour]] (MLB games played outside of the United States and Canada). The Padres, the designated home team, won both games, by scores of 16–11 and 6–4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04290SDN2023.htm |title=San Diego Padres 16, San Francisco Giants 11 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |date=April 29, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04300SDN2023.htm |title=San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |date=April 30, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref> The crowd was heavily biased towards the Padres, who are based very close to the Mexican border, and attracted fans from the U.S. and from across Mexico.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=James |title=Passionate Baseball Fans and (Very) Thin Air Let Mexico City Shine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/sports/baseball/padres-giants-mexico-city.html |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=May 1, 2023}}</ref> Due to the high altitude and hitter-friendly dimensions of the stadium, the first game included 11 home runs from 10 different players, tying an MLB record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Dayn |title=Padres and Giants tie MLB record as 10 players homer in opener of Mexico Series |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/padres-and-giants-tie-mlb-record-as-10-players-homer-in-opener-of-mexico-series/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=CBS Sports |date=April 29, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On the Wednesday after the trip, Giants pitcher [[Logan Webb]] told reporters that he thought most of the Giants team returned from Mexico City with [[Diarrhea|digestive ailment]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morik |first1=Ryan |title=Giants pitcher Logan Webb says most of the team 'has the s--ts' after Mexico City series |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/giants-pitcher-logan-webb-says-most-team-has-s-ts-mexico-city-series |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=Fox News |date=May 3, 2023}}</ref>

Television coverage was provided by [[MLB Network]] in the United States and [[ESPN Mexico]] in Mexico, with [[Streaming television|streaming]] via [[MLB.TV]] and [[Star+]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mexico-series-game-times-how-to-watch |title=Giants-Padres clash in Mexico City Series finale |first1=AJ |last1=Cassavell |first2=Maria |last2=Guardado |website=MLB.com |date=April 30, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

===2024===

For the {{mlby|2024}} season, MLB announced two games between the [[Houston Astros]] and [[Colorado Rockies]], scheduled for April 27–28.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/international/events/mexico-series |title=2024 MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series |website=MLB.com |accessdate=March 7, 2024}}</ref> Television coverage by [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] was planned for both games, although only the latter was aired nationally in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/12/espns-expanded-international-mlb-game-schedule-in-2024-to-include-shohei-ohtanis-los-angeles-dodgers-debut-as-part-of-the-seoul-series/ |title=ESPN's Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers Debut as Part of the Seoul Series |first=Alex |last=Feuz |website=espnpressroom.com |date=December 11, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref> The Astros won both games, by scores of 12–4 and 8–2.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McTaggart |first1= Brian |title=Yordan's pair of 461-foot homers help power Mexico City rout |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-mexico-city-series-win-over-rockies |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=April 27, 2024 |language=en |date=April 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1= Thomas |title=Rockies squander Gomber's 'efficient' outing in Mexico City finale |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-gomber-rockies-mexico-city-series-loss |website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=April 28, 2024 |language=en |date=April 28, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada]]

==Notes==

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[[Category:Sport in Mexico City]]

[[Category:History of baseball in Mexico]]

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[[Category:April 2023 sports events in Mexico]]

[[Category:April 2024 sports events in Mexico]]