On January 21, 1955 the six club Mexican League was admitted into the National Association as a Class "AA" baseball league. Although the league had functioned since 1925 and had been a professional baseball league since 1937, it had not been recognized as such nor had until then did the league behave as a welcomed member of the baseball establishment.
In the early part of its history the league was frequently used by Negro players as alternate places of employment. Many of these players starred in the league.
After the end of World War 2 the league was taken over by the Pascual Brothers, who ran the league as an outlaw league. The league would offer contacts to any Major Leaguer or high minor leaguer that would listen to their offers. Several players jumped to the league. After being disappointed with conditions in Mexico, they returned to find that the had been banned for five years.
The reached its current "AAA" level in 1967. The league and its 14 clubs currently have a close relationship with Major League Baseball and its 30 clubs. Its most recent champions are the Quintana Roo Tigers, who last summer beat the Mexico City Red Devils in a four game sweep. The Tigers are based in Cancun.
The answer to yesterdays trivia question is the Sacramento Club that began play in 1909 are currently based in Round Rock, Texas, which is located just outside of Austin.
Todays trivia question is how many teams played in the Eastern Football League in 1938? The answer in tomorrows blog on a big game by Kobe Bryant.
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