Mexico’s summer baseball league will open it’s 100th season aiming to keep an impressive growth in attendance that began after Mexico’s surprise run at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. After finishing third in that tournament, many casual fans, some of them soccer enthusiasts disappointed after Mexico’s national team was eliminated in the first round in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, turned their attention to baseball. In Mexico City, the “baseball experience” happens in the $160 million Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, a venue that opened in March 2019 and seats 20,000. Even though the ballpark is small compared to MLB standards, the carnival-like atmosphere stands out.