U.S. baseball fans will have the opportunity to watch top Mexican teams in action following the announcement that the Mexican Pacific League’s Mayos franchise in Navojoa will be relocating to Tucson, Arizona.

For several years, the Mayos management had been seeking solutions to declining fan attendance and infrastructure issues, which in turn fractured relationships with sponsors.

“I did everything I could to stay in Navojoa, but these are challenges we couldn’t overcome,” explained club president Víctor Cuevas.

The move will require the team to adopt a new identity. Cuevas acknowledged this, saying, “We’ll be playing under the temporary Tucson name, until we involve the local community in choosing a permanent name. We’re not abandoning Navojoa, and will continue promoting the development of young players here. That door remains open.”

The decision to relocate to Tucson was based on the its strong Hispanic heritage, Cuevas said. The team will play at the city’s Kino Sports Complex.

In addition to the move, the LMP has announced the addition of a new franchise: the Nayarit Jaguars, based in Tepic. The Jaguars will take the place of the Sultanes de Monterrey, who are leaving the league. Their departure leaves the Charros de Jalisco as the only team playing in both of Mexico’s top professional baseball leagues: the LMP and the summer Liga Mexicana del Beisbol (LMB).

The Jaguars will play at the impressive “Coloso del Pacífico” stadium in Tepic, a venue built several years ago with the encouragement of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, an avid baseball fan.

Both the Tucson team and the Jaguars will make their official debuts in the upcoming 2025-2026 season, which is set to begin in October.