Gabriel Cancel of the Bravos de Leon, who led the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol with 31 homers and 95 RBIs in 2026, was voted the league's Most Valuable Player for the 2026 season.
In addition to homers and RBIs, Cancel, a native of Manatí, Puerto Rico, led the LMB in 2026 in total bases (240) and slugging (.658). He finished with a batting line of .326/.413/.658, 119 hits, 85 runs scored and 28 stolen bases in 365 at-bats across 90 games, and was the first player in Bravos de León history to have a 20-20 season, clubbing 31 home runs and stealing 28 bases.
Cancel is the fifth batter in Bravos history to lead the LMB in home runs, joining Luis Alcaraz in 1979, Iván Murrell in 1979 and 1980, Jack Pierce in 1986 and Aderlín Rodríguez in 2025.
Also receiving votes were Julián Ornelas, Juan Carlos Gamboa, Franklin Barreto, and Jon Singleton of the Diablos Rojos del Mexico, Juan Santana of the Guerreros de Oaxaca, Yangervis Solarte of the Conspiradores de Queretaro, Harold Ramírez of the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos and Sultanes de Monterrey, Ramón Hernández of the Acereros de Monclova, Adonis Medina, Junior Lake, Daniel Martínez, and Justin Turner of the Toros de Tijuana, and Zoilo Almonte of the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos.
The Manati, Puerto Rico native, is playing for the Venados de Mazatlan in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico in the 2026-27 winter ball season.