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For the fourth straight season in the Mexican League, Monterrey and Mexico City were the division champions. They did it dominantly in 1937 as the Matadors rolled to the North Division title at 106-56, while the Aztecs claimed the South at 101-61.

Mexico City RF Kiko Velazquez made it seven straight MVPs and eight overall in 1937. Still only age 30, Velazquez had his third Triple Crown season, posting a career best 51 home runs along with 118 RBI and a .365 average. He also led Mexico in runs (117), hits (198), slugging (.729), wRC+ (248), and WAR (12.4). In his third season with Monterrey, Ernesto Urbina won his second Pitcher of the Year. He previously own the 1932 title with Panama. This year, he had the most strikeouts (304), wins (21), and best WHIP (0.86).



The Caribbean League Island Division saw Haiti take the division at 101-61, their first playoff berth since 1922. Every team in the division was above .500, although Jamaica at 96-66 was the only close competition for the Herons. Meanwhile, every team in the Continental Division had a losing record with defending league champ Costa Rica a disappointing fifth place at 71 wins. The pile of stank was a competitive one with Honduras and Nicaragua tying at 80-82, while both Guatemala and Salvador were one game behind. The Horsemen took the one-game playoff to win the title over the Navigators, giving Honduras its first playoff berth since 1929.

Haiti had the MVP in a unique newcomer in 22-year old Korean Myeong-Won Lee. In his second full season, Lee led the Caribbean in WAR (9.7), earning the Gold Glove while adding 31 homers with a .889 OPS. The Herons also had the Pitcher of the Year in 28-year old Felipe Morales. He had 27/35 quality starts with 5.9 WAR, 252 strikeouts, and a 2.59 ERA.

Round four in the Mexican League Championship Series was the least competitive yet as Monterrey swept Mexico City, evening the playoff rivals at 2-2. Haiti defeated Honduras in six games for the Caribbean title. In the CABA championship, the Matadors topped the Herons in six for Monterrey's first CABA title.





Other notes: two perfect games occurred in 1937 in CABA. On April 17, Honduras's Rahim Bradshaw did it with 14 strikeouts against Havana. On August 2, Puerto Rico's Jaivin Hidalgo had 11 Ks versus Costa Rica. Santiago's Noah Nieveld became the sixth CABA pitcher to reach 3500 career strikeouts. Ecatepec's Yusdel Ximenez became the 10th pitcher to 2000 career wins.