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{{short description|Major League Baseball series in Mexico City}}
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[[File:Estadio Harp Helú.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú]]]]▼
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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 [[2023 Major League Baseball season|2023 season]].▼
{{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-->
| data1 =
| label2 = Played series
| data2 = 2023, 2024
| label3 = Planned series
| data3 = <!--none, as yet; do not add unless/until CONFIRMED by MLB-->
| 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
==Series==
===2020 (canceled)===
[[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) scheduled two games at [[Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
▲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
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==
▲The first regular-season games to be played in Mexico City took place on April 29 and 30, 2023, between the [[San Diego 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 first game, 16–11, and won the second, 6–4. 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>
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>
▲==2024 series==
==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
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==External links==
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