The MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series is a recurring series of

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(MLB) games played at

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. The first games played were between the

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and

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during the season. The series is part of the

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Series

2020 (canceled)

(MLB) scheduled two games at

to be played on April 18–19, 2020, with the

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hosting the

. MLB canceled this series on March 19, 2020, due to the

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2023

The first regular-season games to be played in

took place during the season on April 29–30, between the Padres and

, as part of

(MLB games played outside of the United States and Canada). The Padres, the designated home team, won both games, by scores of 16–11 and 6–4. The crowd was heavily biased towards the Padres, who are based very close to the Mexican border, and attracted fans from the U.S. and from across Mexico. Due to the high altitude and hitter-friendly dimensions of the stadium, the first game included 11 home runs from 10 different players, tying an MLB record. On the Wednesday after the trip, Giants pitcher

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told reporters that he thought most of the Giants team returned from Mexico City with digestive ailments. Television coverage was provided by

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in the United States and ESPN Mexico in Mexico, with

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via

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and

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2024

For the season, MLB announced two games between the

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and

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, scheduled for April 27–28. Television coverage by

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and

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was planned for both games although only the first was aired for free in Mexico and only the latter was aired nationally in the United States. The Astros won both games, by scores of 12–4 and 8–2.

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