2023 Caribbean Series
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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host 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 (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Leones del Caracas |
| Third place |  Cañeros de Los Mochis |
| Fourth place |  Vaqueros de Montería |
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
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
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
| Team | Means of qualification |
|---|---|
| Vaqueros de Montería |
Winners of the 2022–23 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
| Cañeros de Los Mochis |
Winners of the 2022–23 Mexican Pacific League |
 Federales de Chiriquí |
Winners of the 2022–23 Panamanian Professional Baseball League |
 Indios de Mayagüez |
Winners of the 2022–23 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
| Tigres del Licey |
Winners of the 2022–23 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
| Leones del Caracas |
Winners of the 2022–23 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
 Agricultores (Las Tunas & Granma) |
Winners of the 2022–23 Cuban Elite League |
 WildCats KJ74 |
Winners of the 2022 Curaçao National Championship AA League |
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañeros de Los Mochis |
7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | .714[lower-alpha 1] | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Leones del Caracas (H) |
7 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 30 | +14 | .714[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Vaqueros de Montería |
7 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 31 | +13 | .571[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
| 4 | Tigres del Licey |
7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 27 | +5 | .571[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | |
| 5 | Indios de Mayagüez |
7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | +5 | .571[lower-alpha 2] | 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 (Las Tunas & Granma) |
7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 49 | −26 | .143 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Head-to-head: Cañeros 1-0; Leones 0-1
- Head-to-head: Vaqueros 2-0; Tigres 1-1; Indios 0-2
- Time zone: Time in Venezuela (UTC–4)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Cañeros de Los Mochis
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Tigres del Licey
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Tigres del Licey
| 3 | |||||||
| 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
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10 | 14:30 | Vaqueros de Montería |
0–1 | Cañeros de Los Mochis |
La Rinconada Baseball Stadium |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
External links
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