2023 Caribbean Series

Baseball tournament held in Venezuela

2023 Caribbean SeriesTournament details

Country| Venezuela
City| La Guaira
Caracas
Venue(s)| La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
Dates| February 2 – February 10, 2023
Teams| 8
Final positions
Champions|  Tigres del Licey (11th title)
Runners-up|  Leones del Caracas
Third place|  Cañeros de Los Mochis
Fourth place|  Vaqueros de Montería
Tournament statistics
Games played| 32
Attendance| 247,317 (7,729 per game)

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The 2023 Caribbean Series was the 65th edition of the Caribbean Series, played at La Rinconada Baseball Stadium in Caracas and Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium in La Guaira, Venezuela from February 2 to February 10, 2023.[1]

The series brought together the champions of each professional baseball league in the countries that make up the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama and Colombia), plus the representatives of Curaçao and Cuba as guests.[2]

## Stadium

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La Rinconada Baseball Stadium and Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium in Caracas were the hosts of the round robin matches and the semi-finals and La Rinconada hosted the finals and third place game.[3] La Rinconada stadium was opened for the first time and it is the largest baseball stadium in South America with a capacity of 40,000.

## Tournament format

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A single round-robin format was used; each team faced each other once. The four teams with the best records advanced to the semifinals (1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd). The two losers met in the 3rd place match and the two winners met in the final to decide the tournament champion.

## Participating teams

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Vaqueros de Montería |  Ronald Ramírez | Winners of the 2022–23 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Cañeros de Los Mochis |  José Moreno | Winners of the 2022–23 Mexican Pacific League
Federales de Chiriquí |  José Mayorga | Winners of the 2022–23 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
Indios de Mayagüez |  Mako Oliveras | Winners of the 2022–23 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Tigres del Licey |  José Offerman | Winners of the 2022–23 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Leones del Caracas |  José Alguacil | Winners of the 2022–23 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
Agricultores (Las Tunas/Granma) |  Carlos Martí | Winners of the 2022–23 Cuban Elite League
WildCats KJ74 |  Hainley Statia | Winners of the 2022 Curaçao National Championship AA League

## Preliminary round

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

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1  |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | 7  | 5  | 2  | 31  | 27  | +4  | .714[a] | —  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Leones del Caracas (H) | 7  | 5  | 2  | 44  | 30  | +14  | .714[a] | —
3  |  Vaqueros de Montería | 7  | 4  | 3  | 44  | 31  | +13  | .571[b] | 1
4  |  Tigres del Licey | 7  | 4  | 3  | 32  | 27  | +5  | .571[b] | 1
5  |  Indios de Mayagüez | 7  | 4  | 3  | 29  | 24  | +5  | .571[b] | 1  |
6  |  Federales de Chiriquí | 7  | 3  | 4  | 23  | 29  | −6  | .429  | 2
7  |  WildCats KJ74 | 7  | 2  | 5  | 18  | 27  | −9  | .286  | 3
8  |  Agricultores | 7  | 1  | 6  | 23  | 49  | −26  | .143  | 4

Source: [1]
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 Head-to-head: Cañeros 1-0; Leones 0-1
2. ^ a b c Head-to-head: Vaqueros 2-0; Tigres 1-1; Indios 0-2

Time zone: Time in Venezuela (UTC–4)
Date  | Time  | Away  | Result  | Home  | Stadium

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February 2  | 10:30  | Agricultores | 3−1 (10) |  WildCats KJ74 | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 2  | 12:00  | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 5−4 |  Tigres del Licey | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 2  | 15:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 7−1 |  Indios de Mayagüez | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 2  | 20:30  | Leones del Caracas | 5−2 |  Federales de Chiriquí | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 3  | 13:00  | Federales de Chiriquí | 6−5 |  Vaqueros de Montería | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 3  | 14:30  | Tigres del Licey | 3−1 |  Agricultores | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 3  | 18:00  | WildCats KJ74 | 2−1 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 3  | 19:30  | Indios de Mayagüez | 6−1 |  Leones del Caracas | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 4  | 10:30  | WildCats KJ74 | 1−0 |  Federales de Chiriquí | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 4  | 14:00  | Indios de Mayagüez | 4−6 |  Tigres del Licey | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 4  | 15:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 6−7 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 4  | 19:30  | Agricultores | 3−20 |  Leones del Caracas | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 5  | 13:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 6−5 (13) |  WildCats KJ74 | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 5  | 14:30  | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 6−5 |  Agricultores | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 5  | 18:00  | Indios de Mayagüez | 2−3 |  Federales de Chiriquí | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 5  | 19:30  | Tigres del Licey | 2−3 (12) |  Leones del Caracas | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 6  | 10:30  | Agricultores | 4−5 |  Vaqueros de Montería | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 6  | 14:00  | Tigres del Licey | 10−1 |  Federales de Chiriquí | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 6  | 15:00  | WildCats KJ74 | 1−3 |  Indios de Mayagüez | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 6  | 19:30  | Cañeros de Los Mochis | 7−0 |  Leones del Caracas | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 7  | 13:00  | Agricultores | 3−4 |  Indios de Mayagüez | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 7  | 14:30  | Federales de Chiriquí | 1−2 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 7  | 18:00  | Vaqueros de Montería | 11−1 |  Tigres del Licey | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 7  | 19:30  | Leones del Caracas | 8−6 |  WildCats KJ74 | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 8  | 10:30  | Federales de Chiriquí | 10–4 |  Agricultores | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 8  | 14:00  | WildCats KJ74 | 2–6 |  Tigres del Licey | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 8  | 15:00  | Indios de Mayagüez | 9–3 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 8  | 19:30  | Leones del Caracas | 7–4 |  Vaqueros de Montería | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tigres del Licey | 8 |
| | 4 |  Tigres del Licey | 3 |
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| | | 2 |  Leones del Caracas | 0 |
| 2 |  Leones del Caracas | 7 |
| 3 |  Vaqueros de Montería | 5 | | | Third place play-off
| | 1 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | 1
| | 3 |  Vaqueros de Montería | 0

### Semi-finals

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Date  | Time  | Away  | Result  | Home  | Stadium

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February 9  | 15:30  | Tigres del Licey | 8–3 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 9  | 19:30  | Vaqueros de Montería | 5–7 |  Leones del Caracas | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium

### Third place play-off

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Date  | Time  | Away  | Result  | Home  | Stadium

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February 10  | 14:30  | Vaqueros de Montería | 0–1 |  Cañeros de Los Mochis | La Rinconada Baseball Stadium

### Final

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February 10, 2023 19:30 at La Rinconada Baseball Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Tigres del Licey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0
Leones del Caracas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2
WP: Cesar Valdez (1–0)   LP: Erick Alejandro Leal (0–1)

## Awards

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All-Tournament Team  Position | Player

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Starting Pitcher  |  Eduar López
Relief Pitcher  |  Anthony Vizcaya
Catcher  |  José Félix
First Baseman  |  Reynaldo Rodríguez
Second Baseman  |  Francisco Acuña
Third Baseman  |  Emmanuel Rivera
Shortstop  |  Dayan Frías
Outfielders  |  Emilio Bonifácio
Gustavo Campero
Danry Vásquez
Designated Hitter  |  Jordan Díaz
Manager  |  José Moreno

## References

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1. ^ Sanchez, Ruben (2022-05-19). "Estadios de la Serie del Caribe de Venezuela serán evaluados en junio". Meridiano. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
2. ^ Acevedo, Manuel (2022-05-13). "Serie del Caribe 2023 en Venezuela tendrá a clubes de Cuba y Curazao". Meridiano. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
3. ^ "Calendario Serie del Caribe". Series Del Caribe. 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-11.

## External links

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* Official website (Spanish)

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* Dominican Republic
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* Japan

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* Colombia
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* Cuban League
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Related articles|

* Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
* Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player
* Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
* Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame
* Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame
* Interamerican Series
* Serie de las Américas
* Choque de Gigantes
* List of baseball players who have played in the Caribbean Series

* 1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league.
* 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.

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* Baseball
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Competitions|

* Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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Honors|

* Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame
* Héroes del '41
* Luis Aparicio Award
* Carrao Bracho Trophy

Hosted events|

* Baseball World Cup
* 1944
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* Caribbean Series
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* 1946 Serie Monumental
* 1952 Latin American Series

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* Venezuelan Summer League
* Bolivarian League
* Liga Occidental
* Inter-American League
* Big League World Series

* LVBP champions

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