The Estadio Centenario del 27 de Febrero (27 February Centennial Stadium) in Villahermosa, home of the Olmecas de Tabasco, will host the 89th Mexican Baseball League (LMB, a WBSC Associate Member) All-Star Game on Sunday, 18 June. The Home Run Derby will precede the All-Star Game on Saturday, 17 February.
Fans voted on the Northern and Southern Conference rosters through the LMB mobile app from 22 May to 2 June.
The ballpark honours the Battle of San Juan Bautista, fought on February 27, 1864, in the Second French intervention in Mexico. Mexican Republicans were victorious and retook control of the city. It opened in 1964 and was recently renovated.
The Centennial Stadium hosted the 48th All-Star Game on 19 June 1985. For the record, the Southern Conference won 5-0.
The Northern Conference will enter the 89th edition with two consecutive wins and four victories in the last five editions. The Southern Conference won five straight editions from 2011 to 2015.
Five of the six members of the umpiring crew appointed to the All-Star Game are certified WBSC umpires. Vicente Madero worked at the WBSC Americas Olympic Qualifier in 2021. Michael Salazar was appointed to the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021. Mario Villavicencio and Gilberto Mayer called games at the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2022, and Eduardo Gámez worked the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2022. Axl Mayer is the sixth member of the crew.
LMB is an 18-team professional league rated Triple-A by Minor League Baseball (MiLB). The participants are split into two conferences. Algodoneros Union Laguna lead the Northern Conference with a 29-17 record. Olmecas de Tabasco are on top of the Southern Conference with a 33-14 record.
