BASE-BALL IN MEXICO

By Roy Hamric

WHEN IT WAS STARTED

• 1925

THE CREATER OF THE LEAGUE

• Alejando Aguiler Reyes

Alejando Aguiler Reyes

• A Famous sports writer • Famous base-ball player that pitched with

both hands • His nick name is “Fray Nano”• Started base-ball in Mexico

IN THE BEGINNING

• There was only six teams • There was only one field in Mexico city

NOW

• There is 16 teams in the summer and 8 teams in the winter.

• Each team has there own fields.• Scholarships are being given for Mexican

students and some will play in the Mexican minor league and some will go to play in the majors or MLB

THE STRIKE

• The league went under new management in 1957

• The players where upset and demanded more money.

• The fans where stayed loyal and paid for the high tickets.

• The fans did not let the Mexico's Base-ball die

The Book

• “Pequenos Gigantes” (Sin us Giants)• Stopping the strike• Wrote to show how the fan saved the game.• There was a movie made right after carrying

the same title.

Mexico Base-ball

• All because a pitcher who could pitch with both hands had a dream

• And the fans that saved it.

Citations

• Sanchez, Jesse. "History of baseball in Mexico." MLB (2004): 2. Web. 6 May 2010. <http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040107&content_id=626058&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null>.