2023 Caribbean Series Explained

Tourney Name:Caribbean Series
Year:2023
City:La Guaira
Caracas
Country:Venezuela
Dates:February 2 – February 10, 2023
Num Teams:8
Champion Other: Tigres del Licey
Num Championships:11
Second Other: Leones del Caracas
Third Other: Cañeros de Los Mochis
Fourth Other: Vaqueros de Montería
Venues:La Rinconada Baseball Stadium
Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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

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

TeamManagerMeans of qualification
Vaqueros de Montería Ronald RamírezWinners of the 2022–23 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Cañeros de Los Mochis José MorenoWinners of the 2022–23 Mexican Pacific League
Federales de Chiriquí José MayorgaWinners of the 2022–23 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
Indios de Mayagüez Mako OliverasWinners of the 2022–23 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Tigres del Licey José OffermanWinners of the 2022–23 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Leones del Caracas José AlguacilWinners of the 2022–23 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
Agricultores (Las Tunas/Granma) Carlos MartíWinners of the 2022–23 Cuban Elite League
WildCats KJ74 Hainley StatiaWinners of the 2022 Curaçao National Championship AA League

Preliminary round

Time zone: Time in Venezuela (UTC–4)

DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadium
February 210:30Agricultores 3−1 (10) WildCats KJ74Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 212:00Cañeros de Los Mochis 5−4 Tigres del LiceyLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 215:00Vaqueros de Montería 7−1 Indios de MayagüezJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 220:30Leones del Caracas 5−2 Federales de ChiriquíLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 313:00Federales de Chiriquí 6−5 Vaqueros de MonteríaLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 314:30Tigres del Licey 3−1 AgricultoresJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 318:00WildCats KJ74 2−1 Cañeros de Los MochisLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 319:30Indios de Mayagüez 6−1 Leones del CaracasJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 410:30WildCats KJ74 1−0 Federales de ChiriquíLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 414:00Indios de Mayagüez 4−6 Tigres del LiceyJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 415:00Vaqueros de Montería 6−7 Cañeros de Los MochisLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 419:30Agricultores 3−20 Leones del CaracasLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 513:00Vaqueros de Montería 6−5 (13) WildCats KJ74Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 514:30Cañeros de Los Mochis 6−5 AgricultoresLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 518:00Indios de Mayagüez 2−3 Federales de ChiriquíJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 519:30Tigres del Licey 2−3 (12) Leones del CaracasLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 610:30Agricultores 4−5 Vaqueros de MonteríaLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 614:00Tigres del Licey 10−1 Federales de ChiriquíJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 615:001−3 Indios de MayagüezLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 619:30Cañeros de Los Mochis 7−0 Leones del CaracasLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 713:00Agricultores 3−4 Indios de MayagüezLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 714:30Federales de Chiriquí 1−2 Cañeros de Los MochisJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 718:00Vaqueros de Montería 11−1 Tigres del LiceyLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 719:30Leones del Caracas 8−6 WildCats KJ74Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 810:30Federales de Chiriquí 10–4 AgricultoresLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 814:002–6 Tigres del LiceyJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 815:00Indios de Mayagüez 9–3 Cañeros de Los MochisLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium
February 819:30Leones del Caracas 7–4 Vaqueros de MonteríaLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadium
February 915:30Tigres del Licey 8–3 Cañeros de Los MochisJorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium
February 919:30Vaqueros de Montería 5–7 Leones del CaracasLa Rinconada Baseball Stadium

Final

Awards

All-Tournament Team
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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

External links

Notes and References

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