Caribbean Series

Annual baseball tournament

Caribbean Series

Sport| Baseball
Inaugural season| 1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Director| Juan Francisco Puello Herrera
Organising body| Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation
Countries| Colombia
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Panama
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Region| Caribbean and Latin America
Most recent
champion(s)|  Tiburones de la Guaira
(1st title)
Most titles|  Tigres del Licey
(11 titles)
TV partner(s)| United States:
ESPN Deportes
Bally Sports
Related
competitions| LPB
LIDOM
LMP
PROBEIS
LBPRC
LVBP
Official website| seriedelcaribe.net
2024 Caribbean Series

The Caribbean Series (Spanish: Serie del Caribe) is an annual club tournament contested by professional baseball teams in Latin America. The series is normally played in February, after the various winter leagues have ended their national tournaments.

The Dominican Republic has won the most Caribbean Series championships (22), with Tigres del Licey being the most successful team in the tournament's history. The series has been won by 28 teams from seven different countries. Only two teams have won the tournament two years in a row, the most recent being Criollos de Caguas from Puerto Rico in 2017 and 2018.

## History[edit]

The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz,[1] who devised the idea after seeing the success of the now extinct Serie Interamericana in 1946, which featured the clubs Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States, Cervecería Caracas from Venezuela, Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players.

Inspired by the Serie Interamericana and his experience as a former president of the International Baseball Federation, Morales joined Prieto and presented the idea to baseball representatives of Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico during a meeting held in Havana on August 21, 1948.[2] The representatives then agreed to stage a four-country, round-robin tournament 12-game to be known as the Serie del Caribe, to be launched in Cuba from February 20–25 of 1949.

The Series ran annually from 1949 through 1960, with Cuba winning seven times. However, the event was cancelled after Fidel Castro dissolved all professional baseball in Cuba in 1961.[3] It was not until 1970 that the Caribbean Series was revived. Moreover, the 1981 Caribbean Series was not held due to a Venezuelan League player's strike.

The tournament featured the champions of the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela for over 40 years. Cuba returned in 2014. Panama returned to host the 2019 edition. Colombia was added for the 2020 edition, replacing Cuba who could not participate due to visa issues. Curaçao was invited as a guest in 2023.[4]

## Participants[edit]

Key

* Member of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation

Country  | League  | First edition

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Curaçao | Curaçao Professional Baseball League | 2023
Dominican Republic | Dominican Professional Baseball League | 1970
Mexico | Mexican Pacific League | 1971
Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League | 2024
Panama | Panamanian Professional Baseball League[a] | 1949
Puerto Rico | Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente | 1949
Venezuela | Venezuelan Professional Baseball League[b] | 1949

### Previous participants[edit]

Country  | League  | First edition  | Latest edition

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Cuba | Cuban League | 1949  | 1960
Cuban National Series | 2014  | 2019
Cuban Elite League | 2023
Curaçao | Curaçao National Championship AA League | 2023
Colombia | Colombian Professional Baseball League | 2020  | 2023

### Notes[edit]

* a After the 1960 tournament, Panama would not appear in another Caribbean Series until 2019.
* b Venezuela's LVBP was replaced by the Liga Occidental de Béisbol Profesional for the 1960 tournament

## Series[edit]

Year | Venue | Champion | Manager | Record

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1949 |  Havana |  Alacranes del Almendares |  Fermin Guerra | 6–0
1950 |  San Juan |  Carta Vieja Yankees |  Wayne Blackburn | 5–1
1951 |  Caracas |  Cangrejeros de Santurce |  George Scales | 5–1
1952 |  Panama City |  Leones del Habana |  Mike González | 5–0
1953 |  Havana |  Cangrejeros de Santurce (2) |  Buster Clarkson | 5–0
1954 |  San Juan |  Criollos de Caguas |  Mickey Owen | 4–2
1955 |  Caracas |  Cangrejeros de Santurce (3) |  Herman Franks | 5–1
1956 |  Panama City |  Elefantes de Cienfuegos |  Oscar Rodríguez | 5–1
1957 |  Havana |  Tigres de Marianao |  Napoleón Reyes | 5–1
1958 |  San Juan |  Tigres de Marianao (2) |  Napoleón Reyes (2) | 4–2
1959 |  Caracas |  Alacranes del Almendares (2) |  Clemente Carreras | 5–1
1960 |  Panama City |  Elefantes de Cienfuegos (2) |  Tony Castaño | 6–0
1961–1969 | None held
1970 |  Caracas |  Navegantes del Magallanes |  Carlos Pascual | 7–1
1971 |  San Juan |  Tigres del Licey |  Manny Mota | 6–0
1972 |  Santo Domingo |  Leones de Ponce |  Frank Verdi | 5–1
1973 |  Caracas |  Tigres del Licey (2) |  Tommy Lasorda | 5–1
1974 |  Hermosillo |  Criollos de Caguas (2) |  Bobby Wine | 4–2
1975 |  San Juan |  Vaqueros de Bayamón |  José Pagán | 5–1
1976 |  Santo Domingo & Santiago |  Naranjeros de Hermosillo |  Cananea Reyes | 5–1
1977 |  Caracas |  Tigres del Licey (3) |  Buck Rodgers | 6–0
1978 |  Mazatlán |  Indios de Mayagüez |  Rene Lachemann | 5–1
1979 |  San Juan |  Navegantes del Magallanes (2) |  Willie Horton | 5–1
1980 |  Santo Domingo |  Tigres del Licey (4) |  Del Crandall | 4–2
1981 | None held
1982 |  Hermosillo |  Leones del Caracas |  Chico Carrasquel | 5–1
1983 |  Caracas |  Lobos de Arecibo |  Ron Clark | 5–1
1984 |  San Juan |  Águilas del Zulia |  Rubén Amaro | 5–1
1985 |  Mazatlán |  Tigres del Licey (5) |  Terry Collins | 5–1
1986 |  Maracaibo |  Águilas de Mexicali |  Cananea Reyes (2) | 4–2
1987 |  Hermosillo |  Criollos de Caguas (3) |  Ramón Avilés | 5–2
1988 |  Santo Domingo |  Leones del Escogido |  Phil Regan | 4–2
1989 |  Mazatlán |  Águilas del Zulia (2) |  Pete Mackanin | 5–1
1990 |  Miami |  Leones del Escogido (2) |  Felipe Alou | 5–1
1991 |  Miami |  Tigres del Licey (6) |  John Roseboro | 5–0
1992 |  Hermosillo |  Indios de Mayagüez (2) |  Pat Kelly | 5–1
1993 |  Mazatlán |  Cangrejeros de Santurce (4) |  Mako Oliveras | 5–2
1994 |  Puerto la Cruz |  Tigres del Licey (7) |  Casey Parsons | 5–1
1995 |  San Juan |  Senadores de San Juan |  Luis Meléndez | 6–0
1996 |  Santo Domingo |  Tomateros de Culiacán |  Francisco Estrada | 5–1
1997 |  Hermosillo |  Águilas Cibaeñas |  Mike Quade | 4–2
1998 |  Puerto la Cruz |  Águilas Cibaeñas (2) |  Tony Peña | 6–0
1999 |  San Juan |  Tigres del Licey (8) |  Dave Jauss | 5–2
2000 |  Santo Domingo |  Cangrejeros de Santurce (5) |  Mako Oliveras (2) | 6–0
2001 |  Culiacán |  Águilas Cibaeñas (3) |  Félix Fermín | 4–2
2002 |  Caracas |  Tomateros de Culiacán (2) |  Francisco Estrada (2)  | 5–1
2003 |  Carolina |  Águilas Cibaeñas (4) |  Félix Fermín (2) | 6–1
2004 |  Santo Domingo |  Tigres del Licey (9) |  Manny Acta | 5–1
2005 |  Mazatlán |  Venados de Mazatlán |  Juan José Pacho | 5–1
2006 |  Valencia and Maracay |  Leones del Caracas  (2) |  Carlos Subero  | 6–0
2007 |  Carolina |  Águilas Cibaeñas (5) |  Félix Fermín (3) | 5–1
2008 |  Santiago |  Tigres del Licey (10) |  Héctor de la Cruz | 5–1
2009 |  Mexicali |  Tigres de Aragua |  Buddy Bailey | 5–1
2010 |  Margarita Island |  Leones del Escogido (3) |  Ken Oberkfell | 5–1
2011 |  Mayagüez |  Yaquis de Obregón |  Eddie Díaz | 4–2
2012 |  Santo Domingo |  Leones del Escogido (4) |  Ken Oberkfell (2) | 4–2
2013 |  Hermosillo |  Yaquis de Obregón (2) |  Eddy Díaz (2) | 4–3
2014 |  Margarita Island |  Naranjeros de Hermosillo (2) |  Matías Carrillo | 4–2
2015 |  San Juan |  Vegueros de Pinar del Río |  Alfonso Urquiola | 3–3
2016 |  Santo Domingo |  Venados de Mazatlan (2) |  Juan José Pacho | 6–0
2017 |  Culiacán |  Criollos de Caguas (4) |  Luis Matos | 3−3
2018 |  Guadalajara |  Criollos de Caguas (5) |  Luis Matos (2) | 4−2
2019 |  Panama City |  Toros de Herrera |  Manuel Rodríguez | 4−1
2020 |  San Juan |  Toros del Este |  Lino Rivera | 6−1
2021 |  Mazatlán |  Águilas Cibaeñas (6) |  Félix Fermín (4) | 7−0
2022 |  Santo Domingo |  Caimanes de Barranquilla |  José Mosquera | 5−1
2023 |  Caracas and La Guaira |  Tigres del Licey (11) |  Jose Offerman | 6−3
2024 |  Miami |  Tiburones de La Guaira |  Ozzie Guillén | 7−1

## Championship games[edit]

Starting with the 2013 Caribbean Series, a championship game was introduced where the two teams with the best win–loss record from the round-robin first stage would meet to determine the champion. In 2013 the first round consisted of 12 games and each team faced the other teams twice, one as home club and the other as an away team; from 2014 on, with the return of Cuban teams to the tournament, the first stage was changed to a round robin of 10 games where each team faced the other teams once.

Year | Venue | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Manager

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2013 |  Hermosillo |  Yaquis de Obregón | 4–3 (18)  |  Leones del Escogido |  Eddie Díaz
2014 |  Isla de Margarita |  Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 7–1  |  Indios de Mayagüez |  Matías Carrillo
2015 |  San Juan |  Vegueros de Pinar del Río | 3–2  |  Tomateros de Culiacán |  Alfonso Urquiola
2016 |  Santo Domingo |  Venados de Mazatlán | 5–4  |  Tigres de Aragua |  Juan José Pacho
2017 |  Culiacán |  Criollos de Caguas | 1–0 (10)  |  Águilas de Mexicali |  Luis Matos
2018 |  Guadalajara |  Criollos de Caguas | 9–4  |  Águilas Cibaeñas |  Luis Matos
2019 |  Panama City |  Toros de Herrera | 3–1  |  Leñadores de Las Tunas |  Manuel Rodríguez
2020 |  San Juan |  Toros del Este | 9–3  |  Cardenales de Lara |  Lino Rivera
2021 |  Mazatlán |  Águilas Cibaeñas | 4–1  |  Criollos de Caguas |  Félix Fermín
2022 |  Santo Domingo |  Caimanes de Barranquilla | 4-1  |  Gigantes del Cibao |  José Mosquera
2023 |  Caracas and La Guaira |  Tigres del Licey | 3−0  |  Leones del Caracas |  José Offerman
2024 |  Miami |  Tiburones de La Guaira | 3−0  |  Tigres del Licey |  Ozzie Guillén

## Championships by team[edit]

Rank | Team | Wins | Years

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1  |  Tigres del Licey | 11  | 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2023
2  |  Águilas Cibaeñas | 6  | 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2021
3  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | 5  | 1951, 1953, 1955, 1993, 2000
Criollos de Caguas | 1954, 1974, 1987, 2017, 2018
5  |  Leones del Escogido | 4  | 1988, 1990, 2010, 2012
6  |  Tigres de Marianao | 2  | 1957, 1958
Alacranes del Almendares | 1949, 1959
Elefantes de Cienfuegos | 1956, 1960
Navegantes del Magallanes | 1970, 1979
Águilas del Zulia | 1984, 1989
Indios de Mayagüez | 1978, 1992
Tomateros de Culiacán | 1996, 2002
Leones del Caracas | 1982, 2006
Yaquis de Obregón | 2011, 2013
Naranjeros de Hermosillo | 1976, 2014
Venados de Mazatlán | 2005, 2016
17  |  Carta Vieja Yankees | 1  | 1950
Leones del Habana | 1952
Leones de Ponce | 1972
Vaqueros de Bayamón | 1975
Lobos de Arecibo | 1983
Águilas de Mexicali | 1986
Senadores de San Juan | 1995
Tigres de Aragua | 2009
Vegueros de Pinar del Río | 2015
Toros de Herrera | 2019
Toros del Este | 2020
Caimanes de Barranquilla | 2022
Tiburones de La Guaira | 2024

## Championships by country[edit]

Rank | Country | Wins | Years

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1  |  Dominican Republic | 22  | 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2023
2  |  Puerto Rico | 16  | 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2017, 2018
3  |  Mexico | 9  | 1976, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
4  |  Cuba | 8  | 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 2015
Venezuela | 1970, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2006, 2009, 2024
6  |  Panama | 2  | 1950, 2019
7  |  Colombia | 1  | 2022

## Undefeated teams[edit]

No. | Team | Record | Years

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|
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3  |  Tigres del Licey | 6–0
6–0
5–0  | 1971
1977
1991
2  |  Cangrejeros de Santurce | 6–0
6–0  | 1953
2000
2  |  Águilas Cibaeñas | 6–0
7–0  | 1998
2021
1  |  Alacranes del Almendares | 6–0  | 1949
1  |  Leones del Habana | 5–0  | 1952
1  |  Elefantes de Cienfuegos | 6–0  | 1960
1  |  Senadores de San Juan | 6–0  | 1995
1  |  Leones del Caracas | 6–0  | 2006
1  |  Venados de Mazatlán | 6–0  | 2016

## See also[edit]

* List of baseball players who have played in the Caribbean Series
* Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
* Caribbean Series MVPs
* Latin American Series
* Asia Series
* European Cup
* Caribbean Series Awards

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol de Venezuela Exaltados 2008 – Oscar Prieto Ortiz Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish).
2. ^ Bjarkman, Peter (1994). Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-89950-973-0.
3. ^ "Historia Serie del Caribe". LVBP.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
4. ^ Rojas, Enrique (13 May 2022). "Oficial: Cuba y Curazao jugarán en próxima Serie del Caribe en Caracas 2023". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2023.

## Sources[edit]

* Antero Núñez, José. Series del Caribe. Jefferson, Caracas, Venezuela: Impresos Urbina, C.A., 1987.
* Gutiérrez, Daniel. Enciclopedia del Béisbol en Venezuela – 1895–2006. Caracas, Venezuela: Impresión Arte, C.A., 2007.

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