MLB Mexico City Series

{{short description|Major League Baseball series in Mexico City}}

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| label2 = Played series

| data2 = 2023 - Present

| label3 = Planned series

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| data4 = Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
Mexico City, Mexico

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Disney+ (Streaming)

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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 {{mlby|2023}} season. The series is part of the MLB World Tour.

Series

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=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.{{cite press release |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-to-play-regular-season-baseball-in-mexico-city-in-2020 |title=MLB to play regular-season baseball in Mexico City in 2020 |date=2019-12-10 |website=MLB.com |access-date=2020-02-22}} MLB canceled this series on March 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Steve |title=MLB Cancels Planned Series In Mexico City And Puerto Rico |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/mlb-cancels-planned-series-in-mexico-city-and-puerto-rico.html |website=MLB Trade Rumors |accessdate=March 19, 2020 |date=March 19, 2020}}

=2023=

The first regular-season games to be played in Mexico City{{efn|Several regular-season MLB games were previously played in Monterrey.}} took place during the {{mlby|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.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04290SDN2023.htm |title=San Diego Padres 16, San Francisco Giants 11 |website=Retrosheet |date=April 29, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2023/B04300SDN2023.htm |title=San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4 |website=Retrosheet |date=April 30, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=James |title=Passionate Baseball Fans and (Very) Thin Air Let Mexico City Shine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/sports/baseball/padres-giants-mexico-city.html |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=May 1, 2023}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Dayn |title=Padres and Giants tie MLB record as 10 players homer in opener of Mexico Series |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/padres-and-giants-tie-mlb-record-as-10-players-homer-in-opener-of-mexico-series/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=CBS Sports |date=April 29, 2023 |language=en}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Morik |first1=Ryan |title=Giants pitcher Logan Webb says most of the team 'has the s--ts' after Mexico City series |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/giants-pitcher-logan-webb-says-most-team-has-s-ts-mexico-city-series |access-date=May 3, 2023 |work=Fox News |date=May 3, 2023}}

Television coverage was provided by MLB Network in the United States and ESPN Mexico in Mexico, with streaming via MLB.TV and Star+.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mexico-series-game-times-how-to-watch |title=Giants-Padres clash in Mexico City Series finale |first1=AJ |last1=Cassavell |first2=Maria |last2=Guardado |website=MLB.com |date=April 30, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}}

=2024=

For the {{mlby|2024}} season, MLB announced two games between the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies, scheduled for April 27–28.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/international/events/mexico-series |title=2024 MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series |website=MLB.com |accessdate=March 7, 2024}} Television coverage by Imagen Televisión and ESPN was planned for both games{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies en vivo: dónde ver, horario, transmisión y boletos MLB México 2024 |url=https://www.marca.com/mx/beisbol/mlb/2024/04/27/662cfef046163f8b148b4572.html |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Marca México |language=es-MX}} although only the first was aired for free in Mexico and only the latter was aired nationally in the United States.{{cite press release |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/12/espns-expanded-international-mlb-game-schedule-in-2024-to-include-shohei-ohtanis-los-angeles-dodgers-debut-as-part-of-the-seoul-series/ |title=ESPN's Expanded International MLB Game Schedule in 2024 to Include Shohei Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers Debut as Part of the Seoul Series |first=Alex |last=Feuz |website=espnpressroom.com |date=December 11, 2023 |accessdate=March 8, 2024}} The Astros won both games, by scores of 12–4 and 8–2.{{cite web |last1=McTaggart |first1= Brian |title=Yordan's pair of 461-foot homers help power Mexico City rout |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-mexico-city-series-win-over-rockies |website=MLB.com |access-date=April 27, 2024 |language=en |date=April 27, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1= Thomas |title=Rockies squander Gomber's 'efficient' outing in Mexico City finale |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-gomber-rockies-mexico-city-series-loss |website=MLB.com |access-date=April 28, 2024 |language=en |date=April 28, 2024}}