Overview
- Diablos Rojos del México beat Piratas de Campeche 4-2 in Mexico City on Thursday to open the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol's 101st season.
- The opener introduced an automated balls-and-strikes challenge system that uses TrackMan to check the strike zone, and at least one series per club will use a robotic plate umpire later this season.
- League president Horacio De la Vega said 2026 centers on economic order, anchored by a Banorte naming-rights deal that runs from 2026 to 2031.
- New season rules now cap foreign players at 18 per team and set a 93-game regular season, with 20 clubs split into two zones and best-of-seven playoff series.
- Diablos start their bid for a rare third straight title, a feat last achieved by Sultanes de Monterrey from 1947 to 1949, after adding 15 reinforcements including Maikel Franco and Jon Singleton.