2024 Mexican Baseball League All-Star Game

2024 Mexican League All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Zona Norte 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 0
Zona Sur 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 0
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueEstadio Universitario Beto Ávila
CityVeracruz
Attendance7,500

The 2024 Mexican League All-Star Game was the 90th All-Star Game of the Mexican League (LMB). The game was played between the Zona Norte (North Zone) and the Zona Sur (South Zone) on 25 May 2024. The game was hosted by El Águila de Veracruz of the Zona Sur at Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila in Veracruz.

The Zona Norte team, led by manager José Molina, won the game 5–2, defeating the Zona Sur team, led by manager Sergio Omar Gastélum.[1][2]

Background

Host selection

Veracruz was announced as the host of the 2024 Mexican League All-Star Game on 17 June 2023.[3] It marked the fourth time the city hosted the event and the second at the Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila, which previously staged the 75th edition in 2007.[4]

Roster selections

The starting rosters for each team’s position players were determined by fan balloting, which also selected each team’s captains for the first time in history. Pitchers were selected by the team managers: José Molina of the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna (Zona Norte) and Sergio Omar Gastélum of the Pericos de Puebla (Zona Sur), whose clubs were the previous season’s zone champions.[5]

The North Zone roster was presented on 14 May 2025 and the South Zone roster was announced on 15 May 2025.[6][7]

On 24 May 2024, it was announced that, in order to protect participating players, the game would be limited to nine innings and that no extra innings would be played in the event of a tie.[8]

Rosters

Roster notes

  1. ^ Leobaldo Piña was named as the roster replacement for Wilfredo Tovar.[9]
  2. ^ Missael Rivera was named as the roster replacement for Jonathan Schoop due to injury.[10][11]
  3. ^ Zach Mort was named as the roster replacement for Jorge Pérez.[9]
  4. ^ Luke Westphal was named as the roster replacement for R. J. Alaniz.[9]
  5. ^ Miguel Guzmán was named as the roster replacement for Tomo Otosaka due to injury.[9][12]
  6. ^ Nick Struck was named as the roster replacement for Ángel Sánchez.[11]
  7. ^ C. D. Pelham was named as the roster replacement for César Valdez.[11][13]

Game summary

Starting lineup

Line score

25 May 2024 18:18 (CDT)
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila in Veracruz
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Zona Norte 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 12 0
Zona Sur 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Starting pitchers:
Norte: Zach Mort
Sur: Trevor Bauer
WP: Ariel Gracia (1–0)   LP: Ramón Rosso (0–1)   Sv: Thomas McIlraith (1)
Home runs:
Norte: None
Sur: Kyle Martin (1), Ángel Erro (1)
Attendance: 7,500 Time: 2:57
Boxscore

References

  1. ^ Furlong, Irving (25 May 2024). "Juego de Estrellas LMB 2024: En Veracruz el Norte vuelve a dominar a la Zona Sur". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Triunfo para la Zona Norte en el Juego de Estrellas 2024 de la LMB". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). EFE. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ Furlong, Irving (17 June 2023). "LMB anuncia a Veracruz como sede del Juego de Estrellas 2024". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ^ "El Águila: Veracruz y su historia en los Juegos de Estrellas de LMB". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ^ "LMB: Programa general, fechas clave e información de venta de boletos del Juego de Estrellas Veracruz 2024". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ^ "¡Roster de la Zona Norte para el Juego de Estrellas de la LMB!". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  7. ^ "¡Roster de la Zona Sur para el Juego de Estrellas LMB 2024!". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  8. ^ "El Juego de Estrellas LMB 2024 será a 9 entradas". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ajustes en los rosters del Juego de Estrellas y el Home Run Derby 2024". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  10. ^ Escobar, Fernando (21 May 2024). "Jonathan Schoop se perderá el Juego de Estrellas 2024". El Sol de La Laguna (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  11. ^ a b c "Ajustes definitivos a los rosters del Juego de Estrellas". LMB.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  12. ^ Aguilar, Leopoldo (21 May 2024). "Miguel Guzmán es llamado al Juego de Estrellas". La Jornada de Oriente (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  13. ^ "César Valdez no irá a Veracruz". El Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.