The Yucatán Leones head into the final week of the 2026 season with a 31-56 record, on pace for the franchise’s worst finish since 2014, a steep fall for a team that won Mexican League titles as recently as 2022. The Leones split a Saturday doubleheader against the Pericos de Puebla at Parque Kukulcán, taking…
The Yucatán Leones appear headed for their first playoff miss in 10 years after a dismal 2025 season that has left fans and management questioning the team’s direction. With a record of 38-49 and just five games remaining in the regular season, the Leones de Yucatán sit in eighth place in the Liga Mexicana de…
The Leones de Yucatán, once proud champions of the Mexican League, were swept by the Conspiradores de Querétaro – the worst team in the Liga Mexicana. What should have been a routine series victory against the league’s basement dwellers turned into a nightmare that exposed fundamental flaws in the organization and left the faithful wondering…
The Kukulcán Alamo baseball stadium will get a major-league remodel fit for the Leones de Yucatán.
The Leones allegedly handed in fake birth certificates to México’s immigration service to obtain Mexican citizenship for some players.
The upgrades, which will cost in the ballpark of 500 million pesos, are intended to increase the stadium’s capacity.
Scrapping the 7-inning game, the league is importing the MLB’s dreaded pitch clock.
Baseball fans on Monday crowded the Monumento a la Patria after the Leones de Yucatán won another national championship title. The local team upset the Sultanes de Monterrey in their own stadium with a 6-1 victory. It was the fifth Mexican Baseball League championship for the Leones. Much of the credit went to Venezuelan batter…
The Olmecas de Tabasco was victorious in its series against the Leones de Yucatán at the Kukulkan stadium after a 5-4 win in their second game. In the first inning, the Leones’ Walter Ibarra singled to center field, allowing Yadir Drake’s first run of the night. But in the fourth, “los Cabezones,” led by Edwin…
The Leones de Yucatán opens its 2022 season today, a new adventure for the team that has represented Yucatecan professional baseball since 1954. But it won’t be easy. On Thursday, the Leones were left without their designated third baseman — the second time in less than two weeks — when Taylor Motter suddenly announced his return to…
Plans have been unveiled for the construction of a new sports arena in Mérida’s north with a maximum capacity of 32,000 spectators.
OLY is more than a nominal that the world’s best athletes can affix to their name. It’s Leones center fielder Jonathan Jones calling his shot. I sat down with the Olympic hopeful at a coffee shop in Centro. Talking about everything from how he ended up in Mérida, what he would change about the game…
The Leones remain the only undefeated team in the southern region after defeating the Pirates De Campeche for the second extra-inning game of the series with a 3-2 score on a line drive by Brayan Quintero. The former Detroit Tigers second-round draft pick took the mound making his LMB debut through five innings, allowing three…
Former Major League pitcher Radhames Liz made his Liones debut Wednesday in spectacular fashion, throwing 98-mph strikes — speeds unseen at any LMB game I’ve seen this season — accounting for four strikeouts and allowing a single run through his five innings. The first runs for the Leones came in the bottom of the fourth…
With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Brayan Quintero stepped to the plate with — two outs on the board — before hitting a drive to right field in a game-winning run by Norberto Obeso. The first inning saw a costly error when an infield popup resulted in the ball bouncing out of…
Fans who returned to Kukulcán Alamo Park witnessed a pitching exhibition through nine innings resulting in a scoreless game until the top of the ninth. The Cuban star, Yoanner Negrín, dominated the plate allowing just two hits during his five-inning stretch. Then relievers David Gutiérrez, Arnold León, Enrique Burgos and Josh Lueke each took a…
The Copa Maya series ended Sunday with a disappointing finish for Yucatán. Dalton Rodriguez — the Leones’ starting pitcher — was replaced in the top of the third after allowing six runs. A couple of early errors by the shortstop contributed to the early lead for the Olmecas; the score at the top of the…
The Leones roared back after a game two loss with a win against Los Tigres de Quintana Roo to remain in first place in the Copa Maya series.
Signaling the end of the preseason, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Campeche compete in the Copa Maya.
The Leones de Yucatán are getting ready to return to play in late April, but it is still unknown if any fans will be allowed to cheer them on from the stands. The baseball team has requested that health authorities in Yucatán consider allowing a limited amount of fans to attend the games. Health authorities…
For the first time in its 95 years, the Mexican Baseball League has called off the entire season. Previously, the season was going to proceed with a shortened schedule and possibly with empty seats where fans would have cheered. A 48-game season lasting from Aug. 7 to Oct. 1 was announced, with a 12-team expanded…
The division-winning Yucatan Leones will roar again, but not until at least late summer, and for a shortened season. The Mexican Baseball League announced in a statement Thursday that it will hold a 48-game season lasting from Aug. 7 to Oct. 1, with a 12-team expanded playoff from Oct. 3 through early November. The plan includes allowing…
Merida, Yucatan — After bringing the Serie del Rey, the national baseball finals, home to Parque Kukulcán Alamo, the Leones have lost some ground. Noah Perio hit a two-run single in the fourth inning, leading the Acereros del Norte to a 6-3 win over the Leones de Yucatan, and a 2-1 series lead, on Friday….
Monclova, Coah. — A late rally sent the Leones back home to Kukulcan Stadium with their first post-season defeat. Ricky Rodriguez hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, leading the Acereros del Norte to a 9-3 win Wednesday’s second Serie del Rey duel. Rodriguez capped a five-run inning and gave the Acereros a 9-3 lead…
That’s all for now
That’s all for now