General News

Opening day of the 2015-16 Liga Mexicana del Pacifico was just perfect for baseball  aficionados in Guadalajara.

Rugby is the sporting flavor of the moment with the 2015 World Cup taking place in England set to enthrall fans of American  football’s “older sibling” over the next six weeks.

The Charros de Jalisco bounced back from an opening day defeat to tie the two-game series against the Tomateros de Culiacan with a 6-4 victory Saturday evening at the Pan American Baseball Stadium in Zapopan.

The follow up to a very successful debut season for the Charros de Jalisco baseball team begins on the road Friday, October 9 against a familiar foe – the Tomateros de Culiacan.

Let’s play ball! The Charros de Jalisco begin their quest to emulate their successful debut season in the Mexican Pacific League (MLB) this weekend with an opener on the road against the Tomateros de Culiacan Friday followed immediately by a return home to take on the same opposition at the Telmex Baseball Stadium in Zapopan Saturday, October 10, 5 p.m. (All but the cheapest seats for this game were sold out at press time.)

Guadalajara’s hometown soccer hero, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, has signed a three-year deal for his third European club – Bayer Leverkusen from Germany’s Bundesliga – for a reported fee of US$11 million. 

Twenty-five years ago, Saturday’s soccer clash between the Mexican and U.S. national teams would have been somewhat of a foregone conclusion. 

Mexico is launching its very first professional football league (the American variety, that is).