2018 Latin American Series Explained

2018 Latin American Series
League:	Latin American Series
Sport:	Baseball
Duration:	January 26  - January 31, 2018
No Of Games:	8
No Of Teams:	4
League Champs:	Tigres de Chinandega
Second Place:	Tobis de Acayucan
Seasonslistnames:	Latin American Series
Prevseason Link:	2017 Latin American Series
Prevseason Year:	2017
Nextseason Link:	2019 Latin American Series
Nextseason Year:	2019

The 2018 Latin American Series was the sixth edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) and the first series containing representatives from outside the ALBP's founding nations.^{[1] [2]}

The competition took place at the Dennis Martínez National Stadium in Managua, Nicaragua from January 26 to January 31, 2018.

Qualified teams

League	Team
Veracruz State League	Tobis de Acayucan
Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League	Tigres de Chinandega
Panamanian Professional Baseball League	Caballos de Coclé
	Bravos de Urracá

• Teams highlighted in red withdrew from the competition. Due to economic issues surrounding their respective leagues, both the Argentinian and Chilean representatives decided not to participate in this edition.^[3] Leones de Montería and Caballos de Coclé boycotted the competition, with Leones withdrawing due to a dispute over missing prize money from their Latin American Series win in 2015, and Caballos after failing to come to an agreement with ALBP over salaries.^{[4] [5]} Bravos de Urracá (highlighted in green), who came second in the Panamanian Professional Baseball League, were called in as the replacement representative for Panama.^[6]

Group Phase

Pos.	Team	P	W	L	%	Dif
1.	Tigres de Chinandega	3	3	0	1.000	—
2.	Tobis de Acayucan	3	2	1	.667	1.0
3.	WildCats KJ74	3	1	2	.333	2.0
4.	Bravos de Urracá	3	0	3	.000	3.0

	Qualified for the final
	Qualified for the semi-final
	Eliminated

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Statistics leaders

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Batting Statistic Player Total/Avg Average Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats) RBIs Leonardo Ortiz (Tigres) Home Runs Leonardo Ortiz (Tigres) Jamar Walton (Tigres) Runs Juan Díaz (Bravos) Hits Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats) Doubles Rojean Cleofa (Wildcats) Eliseo Aldazaba (Tobis) Edgard Montiel (Tigres) Yurendell de Caster (Wildcats) Triples Jamar Walton (Tigres) Elmer Reyes (Tigres) Stolen bases Enrique Osorio (Tobis) Yadil Mujica (Tobis) SLG Jamar Walton (Tigres)

Pitching Statistic Player Total/Avg ERA Alberto Leyva (Tobis) Sammy Taveras (Bravos) Wilber Bucardo (Tigres) Fidencio Flores (Tigres) Complete Games Diegomar Markwell (Wildcats) Marcos Frías (Tigres) Alberto Leyva (Tobis) Raúl Ruiz (Tigres) Gilberto Méndez (Tobis) Nelson León (Tigres) Strikeouts Raúl Ruiz (Tigres) Wilton López (Tigres) Gilberto Méndez (Tobis) Saves Shairon Martis (Wildcats) Wilber Bucardo (Tigres)

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018. . 2019-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100514/http://www.lcbp.com.co/2016/articulos/337-asociacion-latinoamericana-se-expande-para-el-2018 . 2017-09-26 . dead .
2. Web site: ALBP se expande. . 2019-01-27 . 2018-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052455/https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/430018-albp-se-expande/ . dead .
3. https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/450953-dos-bajas-serie-latinoamericana/ Cinco países fijos para Serie Latinoamericana.
4. https://www.tvmax-9.com/beisbol/probeis/Caballos-participaran-Serie-Latinoamericana-Beisbol_0_4942005848.html Caballos no participarán en la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol.
5. Web site: Leones de Montería no irá por Colombia a la Serie Latinoamericana de Béisbol. . 2019-01-27 . 2020-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804105206/http://lacontra.co/leones-de-monteria-no-ira-por-colombia-a-la-serie-latinoamericana-de-beisbol/ . dead .
6. http://elsiglo.com.pa/deportes/bravos-urraca-iran-serie-latinoamericana/24043631 Los Bravos de Urracá irán a la Serie Latinoamericana.
7. Web site: CLEOFA, CAMPEÓN BATE… VALLE, EL MEJOR NICA EN PROMEDIO. . 2019-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829122659/http://lbpn.com.ni/?p=55152 . 2018-08-29 . dead .
8. Web site: Estadísticas Finales Etapa Clasificatoria al 28 de enero 2018. . 2019-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204410/http://lbpn.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Bateadores-y-Lanzadores-14.pdf . 2018-01-30 . dead .