Who will win the 2024 King Series of the Mexican Baseball League? Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey jump onto the ‘diamond of fire’ of the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium to play the grand final of the LMB. Although the teams had everything ready for the first game, it was rescheduled for Wednesday, September 4, due to the Judicial Reform session at Deportivo Mixhuca.
Both teams will play in search of the Zaachila Cup, which is awarded to the team that wins the LMB final, and everything is set for an exciting series that will be decided in favor of the team that manages to win 4 matches.
How do Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey get to the 2024 King Series?
Starring teams of the 2024 King’s Series
There are only two teams left of the 20 that started the 2024 LMB season. After an exciting regular season, in which even historic records were broken, such as the strikeout record achieved by Trevor Bauer, pitcher for Diablos Rojos del México, fans of Mexico and Monterrey are ready for the 2024 King’s Series.
In addition, the MLB champions with the Yankees in 2009, the team of millionaire Hal Steinbrenner, Robinson Canó and Ramiro Peña will now face each other as rivals, since the first is a player for the Diablos Rojos del México while the second is in the ranks of the Sultanes de Monterrey.
The Red Devils of Mexico
Led by pitcher Trevor Bauer, who originally signed an 8-game contract and stayed the entire season, and Canó, the 2024 LMB batting champion, the Diablos boast a roster full of stars who will seek to end the 10-year drought without winning a title.
During the regular season, Diablos Rojos, under the command of its owner Alfredo Harp Helú, obtained a record of 71 wins and 19 losses, to be the leader of the entire LMB.
In the 2024 postseason, Diablos beat Pericos de Puebla 4 games to 1. They then beat Leones de Yucatán 4 games to 0 and finally recovered from a 3-game deficit to eliminate Guerreros de Oaxaca.
The Sultans of Monterrey
The Sultanes de Monterrey, owned by José Maíz and Multimedios, were in first place in the Northern Zone in the regular season, with a record of 53 wins and 37 losses.
In the 2024 LMB playoffs, Monterrey defeated Rieleros de Aguascalientes 4 games to 1. They then beat Acereros de Monclova 4 games to 3 and finally eliminated Tecos de los Dos Laredos in 6 games.
The roster of Sultanes de Monterrey includes figures such as Julio Teherán, Ramiro Peña, Christian Villanueva and Nomar Mazara.
The rivalry between Diablos and Sultanes in finals
Sultanes de Monterrey and Diablos Rojos del México face each other for the sixth time in a Final Series / King Series.
So far, the duels between these two teams in finals have favoured the Sultanes, who have emerged victorious on three occasions in exchange for two defeats against the Red Devils of Mexico.
- Sultanes was crowned champion in the 1991, 1995 and 1996 seasons.
- Diablos Rojos won the finals in 1994 and 2008.
When does the 2024 King Series start?: Calendar and key dates
The kickoff for the 2024 King’s Series will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, at the ‘Devils’ paradise’, the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, where the owner of the Diablos Rojos celebrated his birthday.
DateVenueTimeResultWednesday, September 4Alfredo Har Helú Stadium7:00 p.m.Thursday, September 5Alfredo Har Helú Stadium7:00 p.m.Saturday, September 7Mobil Super Stadium7:35 p.m.Sunday, September 8Mobil Super Stadium5:00 p.m.Fifth game**Mobil Super Stadium**5:00 p.m.Sixth game**Alfredo Har Helú Stadium**7:00 p.m.Seventh game**Alfredo Har Helú Stadium**7:00 p.m.
The asterisks for games 5, 6 and 7 indicate that those matches will only be played if necessary, since Diablos Rojos or Sultanes de Monterrey can be crowned in four games.
Where can I watch the 2024 Serie del Rey matches?
The 2024 King Series could become the most-watched Mexican Baseball League final in history due to the large number of alternatives to watch the games.
According to the LMB, the broadcasts will be on television channels as well as streaming services.
Television channels and digital platforms to follow the matches
If you did not get tickets for the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, the options to watch game 1 of the 2024 King’s Series are:
- Fox Sports 2,
- Fox Sports Premium,
- ESPN 2,
- Disney+,
- Claro Sports,
- TV Azteca,
- TVC Sports,
- AYM Sports,
- Hi Sports,
- Multimedia,
- Channel 22 International,
- Hot TV, and
- Home Run TV.
Match times: What time will each team play?
Games 1 and 2 of the King Series between Diablos Rojos del México and Sultanes de Monterrey will be played in the ‘Devils’ paradise’, so they will start at 7:00 p.m.
Once the series moves to Monterrey for Games 3, 4 and possibly 5 it will have two different schedules.
Game 3 of the 2024 King’s Series will be played this Friday, September 6 at 7:35 p.m., while games 4 and the possible fifth game are scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. at the Super Mobil Stadium.
