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Major League Baseball series in Mexico City
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 season. The series is part of the
MLB World Tour .
Series
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
2020 (canceled)
Major League Baseball (MLB) scheduled two games at
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú to be played on April 18–19, 2020, with the
Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the
San Diego Padres .
[1] MLB canceled this series on March 19, 2020, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[2]
2023
The first regular-season games to be played in
Mexico City
[a] took place during the
2023 season on April 29–30, between the Padres and
San Francisco Giants , as part of
MLB World Tour (MLB games played outside of the United States and Canada). The Padres, the designated home team, won both games, by scores of 16–11 and 6–4.
[3]
[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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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
digestive ailments .
[7]
Television coverage was provided by
MLB Network in the United States and
ESPN Mexico in Mexico, with
streaming via
MLB.TV and
Star+ .
[8]
2024
For the
2024 MLB season, the league announced two games between the
Houston Astros and
Colorado Rockies , to be played on April 27–28.
[9]
Television coverage by
ESPN is planned for both games, though only coverage of the April 28 game will air in the United States.
[10]
See also
Notes
^ Several regular-season MLB games were previously played in
Monterrey .
References
^
"MLB to play regular-season baseball in Mexico City in 2020" .
MLB.com (Press release). December 10, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
^ Adams, Steve (March 19, 2020).
"MLB Cancels Planned Series In Mexico City And Puerto Rico" . MLB Trade Rumors . Retrieved March 19, 2020 .
^
"San Diego Padres 16, San Francisco Giants 11" .
Retrosheet . April 29, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^
"San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4" .
Retrosheet . April 30, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^ Wagner, James (May 1, 2023).
"Passionate Baseball Fans and (Very) Thin Air Let Mexico City Shine" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Perry, Dayn (April 29, 2023).
"Padres and Giants tie MLB record as 10 players homer in opener of Mexico Series" . CBS Sports . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Morik, Ryan (May 3, 2023).
"Giants pitcher Logan Webb says most of the team 'has the s--ts' after Mexico City series" . Fox News . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Cassavell, AJ; Guardado, Maria (April 30, 2023).
"Giants-Padres clash in Mexico City Series finale" . MLB.com . Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
^
"2024 MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series" . MLB.com . Retrieved March 7, 2024 .
^ Feuz, Alex (December 11, 2023).
"ESPN's Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers Debut as Part of the Seoul Series" . espnpressroom.com (Press release). Retrieved March 8, 2024 .
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