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{{short description|Major League Baseball series in Mexico City}}
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 [[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023 season]].▼
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{{Infobox
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| above = MLB Mexico City Series
| image = [[File:MLB_Mexico_City_Series_2024_logo.png|200px]]
| caption1 = Logo of the 2024 edition
| label1 = <!--Sponsors-->
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| label2 = Played series
| data2 = 2023, 2024
| label3 = Planned series
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| label4 = Site
| data4 = [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]]<br>[[Mexico City]], Mexico
| label5 = US television
| data5 = [[MLB Network]] and [[MLB.TV]]
| label6 = Mexico television
| data6 = [[ESPN Mexico]] and [[Star+]]
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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}} Majorseason. LeagueThe Baseballseries season|2023is seasonpart of the [[MLB World Tour]].
 
==Series==
==Cancelled 2020 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 stadium]] 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> Major League BaseballMLB 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 series===▼
▲MLB scheduled two games at Alfredo Harp Helú stadium to be played on April 18–19, 2020, with the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] hosting the 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> Major League Baseball 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>
The first regular-season games to be played in [[Mexico City]]{{efn|Several regular-season MLB games were previously played in [[Monterrey]].}} took place onduring Aprilthe 28{{mlby|2023}} andseason 29,on 2023April 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 won, the firstdesignated game,home 16–11team, and won theboth secondgames, by scores of 16–11 and 6–4.<ref>{{cite Theweb Padres|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04290SDN2023.htm celebrated|title=San inDiego thePadres clubhouse16, wearingSan Francisco Giants 11 |website=[[lucha libreRetrosheet]] masks|date=April provided29, by2023 professional|accessdate=March wrestler8, [[Rey2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite Mysterio]]web and|url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04300SDN2023.htm [[sombrero]]s|title=San Diego Padres 6, andSan bashingFrancisco Giants 4 |website=[[piñataRetrosheet]]s. |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 estimatedthought most of the Giants team returned from Mexico City with [[Diarrhea|digestive ailmentsailment]]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>
▲==2023 series==
 
===2024===
▲The first regular-season games to be played in Mexico City took place on April 28 and 29, 2023, between the Padres and Giants. The Padres won the first game, 16–11, and won the second, 6–4. The Padres celebrated in the clubhouse, wearing [[lucha libre]] masks provided by professional wrestler [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[sombrero]]s, and bashing [[piñata]]s. 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 estimated most of the Giants team returned from Mexico City with digestive ailments.<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>
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>
 
==2024See seriesalso==
* [[List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada]]▼
 
==Notes==
[[Ken Rosenthal]] reported in May 2023 that the [[Houston Astros]] and [[Colorado Rockies]] would play in the 2024 edition of the Mexico City Series.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Matt |title=MLB planning Mexico City return in 2024 with Astros to face NL opponent, per report |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-planning-mexico-city-return-in-2024-with-astros-to-face-nl-opponent-per-report/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=CBS Sports |date=May 1, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
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==See also==
▲*[[List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada]]
*[[MLB London Series]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official site|https://www.mlb.com/international/events/mexico-series}}
 
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