Minors Add New League in Mexico
Published on April 3, 2003 under Tabasco League (TabL) News Release
ST. PETERSBURG, FL--Minor League Baseball has expanded and will have 21 leagues in operation during the 2003 season. The new Tabasco League will be a short-season-A circuit in Mexico with teams in eight cities in the state of Tabasco.
The new league will be affiliated with teams in the Mexican League and provide an intermediate stop for young players between that Triple-A league and the Rookie level Mexican Academy League.
Teams in the Tabasco League will play an 84-game schedule running from March to July. Each team will have a roster limit of 26 players, two of whom may be from other countries. Each team will be stocked by two Mexican League teams. Member cities are Balancan; Cardenas; Comalcalco; Frontera; Jalapa; Macuspana; Teapa; and Tenosique.
Tabasco League Stories from April 3, 2003
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