The Mexican Prospects League (LPM, Liga de Prospectos de México) represents one of the key initiatives that ProBéis implemented to support the development of the sport and top ball players in the country.
ProBéis recently announced that two of the prospects involved with the league have attracted interest from MLB organizations, fulfilling one of the key objectives of the league. Pitcher José Luis Reyes signed for the San Diego Padres and outfielder Alejandro Osuna agreed to terms with the Texas Rangers.
The league opened on 10 July and the All-Star game is scheduled for Sunday, 13 September, at noon Mexico City time (1 pm US Eastern Time, 5 pm CEST) at the Charros Stadium in Jalisco.
The LPM All-Star Game will be streamed live by GameTime.sport, WBSC's OTT platform.
The seven-inning game will be played between The Red Team, made of players selected from the first place and fourth place clubs, and the Golden Team, that will feature players from the second and third place teams. The postseason will open on Tuesday, 15 September.
ProBéis (Oficina para la Promoción y Desarrollo del Beisbol en México) is the government body that coordinates the efforts of further developing baseball in Mexico. Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Edgar Gonzalez, brother of Adrian, is the Director of ProBéis.
The prospects league involves Mexico's 120 top baseball prospects aged 14-17, as per the ProBéis Ranking database that is constantly upgraded.
The four participating teams are named after four Mexican baseball legends: Jorge Cantú, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2011, Juan Gabriel Castro, who played MLB from 1995 to 2011 and is currently coaching for the Philadelphia Phillies, Oliver Pérez, the Mexican with the longest MLB tenure, and Joakim Soria, another active player and a former All-Star.
