2020 Caribbean Series

2020 baseball tournament

2020 Caribbean SeriesTournament details

Country| Puerto Rico
City| San Juan
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| February 1, 2020 – February 7, 2020
Teams| 6
Final positions
Champions|  Toros del Este (1st title)
Runners-up|  Cardenales de Lara

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The 2020 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 62nd edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2020 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The 2020 edition marked the first-ever appearance of Colombia in the Series, and therefore featured six teams for the second consecutive year.[1] They replaced Cuba in the circuit, who was unable to compete due to an inability to secure travel visas in time for the competition.

The Toros del Este of the Dominican Professional Baseball League won the tournament, which was their first Series championship and the 20th overall for the Dominican Republic.

## Format

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The Preliminary Round consisted of a fifteen-game round robin, after which the top 4 teams advanced to the Semifinal Round (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of the semifinal games then squared off in the Final.

## Participating teams

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Vaqueros de Montería | Winners of the 2019–20 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Tomateros de Culiacán | Winners of the 2019–20 Mexican Pacific League
Astronautas de Chiriquí | Winners of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
Cangrejeros de Santurce | Winners of the 2019–20 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Toros del Este | Winners of the 2019–20 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Cardenales de Lara | Winners of the 2019–20 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

## Preliminary round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification

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1  |  Toros del Este | 5  | 4  | 1  | 17  | 11  | +6  | .800[a] | —  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Cardenales de Lara | 5  | 4  | 1  | 20  | 15  | +5  | .800[a] | —
3  |  Tomateros de Culiacán | 5  | 4  | 1  | 22  | 11  | +11  | .800[a] | —
4  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce (H) | 5  | 2  | 3  | 15  | 17  | −2  | .400  | 2
5  |  Astronautas de Chiriquí | 5  | 1  | 4  | 8  | 16  | −8  | .200  | 3  |
6  |  Vaqueros de Montería | 5  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 18  | −12  | .000  | 4

Source: MLB
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head, TQB: Toros 1−1, 0.013; Cardenales 1−1, 0.000; Tomateros 1−1, −0.026

Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
Date  | Time  | Away  | Result  | Home  | Stadium

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February 1  | 10:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 4–6 |  Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 1  | 14:30  | Tomateros de Culiacán | 1–2 |  Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 1  | 20:00  | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 3–4 (10)  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2  | 11:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 0–1 |  Astronautas de Chiriquí | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2  | 15:30  | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 2–4 |  Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2  | 20:30  | Cardenales de Lara | 3–2 |  Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3  | 10:00  | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 1–6 |  Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3  | 14:30  | Toros del Este | 4–0 |  Vaqueros de Montería | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3  | 20:00  | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 2–3 (10)  |  Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4  | 10:00  | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 3–4 |  Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4  | 14:30  | Tomateros de Culiacán | 7–6 |  Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4  | 20:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 2–3 |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5  | 10:00  | Cardenales de Lara | 2–0 |  Astronautas de Chiriquí | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5  | 14:30  | Vaqueros de Montería | 0–4 |  Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5  | 20:00  | Toros del Este | 5–4 |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 3 |  Tomateros de Culiacán | 0 | |
| 2 |  Cardenales de Lara | 1 |
| | 2 |  Cardenales de Lara | 3 |
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| | | 1 |  Toros del Este | 9 |
| 4 |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | 3 |

| 1 |  Toros del Este | 4 |

### Semi-finals

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Date  | Time  | Away  | Result  | Home  | Stadium

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February 6  | 14:30  | Tomateros de Culiacán | 0–1 |  Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 6  | 20:00  | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 3–4 |  Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium

### Final

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February 7, 2020 20:00 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Cardenales de Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0
Toros del Este | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0

## Awards

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All-Tournament Team  Position | Player

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Starting Pitcher  |  Édgar Torres
Relief Pitcher  |  Ramón Ramírez
Catcher  |  Alí Solís
First Baseman  |  Joey Meneses
Second Baseman  |  Ramiro Peña
Third Baseman  |  Emmanuel Rivera
Shortstop  |  Alí Castillo
Outfielders  |  Rubén Sosa
Rico Noel
Henry Ramos
Designated Hitter  |  Jordany Valdespin

## References

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* Caribbean portal
* Baseball portal

1. ^ "Colombia estará presente en Serie del Caribe San Juan 2020" (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. January 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

## External links

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* Caribbean Series on mlb.com

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Related articles|

* Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
* Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player
* Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
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* Interamerican Series
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* Choque de Gigantes
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* 1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league.
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