Little League World Series in Latin America explained

Latin America Little League Championship
Last Season:2024 Little League World Series qualification
Sport:Baseball
Champion: Cardenales Little League, Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Most Champs: Coquivacoa Little League, Maracaibo, Venezuela (10)

The Latin America Region has competed in the Little League World Series since its creation in 1958.[1] Until 2001, the Latin America Region included Mexico and the Caribbean. In 2001 – when the Little League World Series expanded to sixteen teams – Mexico and the Caribbean were given their own regions. The region is open to all countries on the Latin American mainland, but is typically contested by the teams from Panama and Venezuela. Since the 2001 split, the region has been represented by either Venezuela (11 appearances) or Panama (seven appearances) at the Little League World Series, as of 2019.

Following the 2021 LLWS, Panama and the Caribbean Region countries of Cuba and Puerto Rico will take up two berths in the LLWS. Two of the three will send champions to the LLWS each year, while the third will compete in its normal region; the automatic berths will rotate annually. This scheme is part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams that was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to COVID-19.[2]

Teams from Latin America have won the LLWS title five times, but only four were as the Latin America Region champion. The Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, won back-to-back titles in 1957 and 1958, but the first title was as the champion of the South Region.[1] The other three LLWS championships were won by Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, in 1997, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1994 and 2000.

Latin America Region countries

Region champions

YearHostChampionCityResult
Industrial MonterreyChampions
Industrial MonterreyChampions
San Juan San JuanQuarterfinals
Industrial Monterrey4th Place
Industrial Monterrey3rd Place
Del Norte Monterrey4th Place
Obispado Monterrey5th Place
Obispado MonterreyRunners-up
Zulia Maracaibo7th Place
Cuauhtémoc Monterrey6th Place
Linares Linares4th Place
Chinandega Chinandega7th Place
Jorge Rosas Mayagüez6th Place
Chinandega Chinandega3rd Place
Caguas Gillette Caguas5th Place
Admiral Gallery San Juan4th Place
Mitras Monterrey6th Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo4th Place
International teams were banned by Little League
Puerto Nuevo San Juan3rd Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo4th Place
La Javilla Santo Domingo4th Place
Luis Llorens Torres Santurce5th Place
Pabao Willemstad5th Place
Unidad Modelo Monterrey7th Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo5th Place
Liquito Hernández BarahonaRunners-up
Willys R. Cook Bethania5th Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo5th Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo4th Place
Rolando Paulino Moca3rd Place
Curundú Curundú7th Place
Coquivacoa Maracaibo3rd Place
Matamoros Matamoros5th Place
Luis Montas San Cristobal3rd Place
Epy Guerrero Santo DomingoT-3rd Place
David Doleguita DavidRunner Up
Coquivacoa MaracaiboChampions
Eduardo Sosa Santo DomingoT-3rd Place
Matías Ramón Mella San Isidro Air BaseT-3rd Place
Linda Vista GuadalupeChampions
BayamónLinda Vista GuadalupeGroup Stage
MonterreyJuan A. Bibiloni YabucoaT-3rd Place
Sierra Maestra MaracaiboChampions
Panama CitySantiago de Veraguas Santiago de VeraguasGroup Stage
ManaguaLos Leones ValenciaQuarterfinals
Altagracia Los PuertosQuarterfinals
Panama CityCurundú Panama CityQuarterfinals
MaracaiboLos Leones ValenciaGroup Stage
Guatemala CityCardenales BarquisimetoQuarterfinals
La Victoria MaracaiboQuarterfinals
Coquivacoa MaracaiboQuarterfinals
BarranquillaCoquivacoa MaracaiboGroup Stage
Guatemala CityChitré ChitréGroup Stage
San JoséGran Maracay MaracayInt'l Semifinal
AguadulceAguadulce Aguadulce4th Place
GuayaquilAguadulce AguadulceInt'l Semifinal
ManaguaCoquivacoa MaracaiboRound 3
BarranquillaCardenales BarquisimetoInt'l Semifinal
Panama CityAguadulce Aguadulce3rd place
BarranquillaLuz Maracaibo MaracaiboRound 3
Panama CityVacamonte ArraijánRound 2
AguadulceCacique Mara MaracaiboRound 2
Managua14 de Septiembre ManaguaRound 4
MaracaiboSan Francisco MaracaiboRound 3

Summary

As of the 2023 Little League World Series

CountryChampionshipsBest Result in LLWS
Venezuela22Champions (1994, 2000)
Mexico14Champions (1957, 1958, 1997) 
Panama10Runners-up
Puerto Rico73rd Place
Dominican Republic7Runner up
Nicaragua33rd Place
Curaçao15th Place
Italics indicates team no longer competes in Latin America Region. Mexico now has its own region, while Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Curaçao compete in the Caribbean region.

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Notes and References

  1. In 1957, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, was the first team from outside the U.S. and Canada to compete in the LLWS. It competed in an area tournament in McAllen, Texas, won the South Region tournament, and defeated the West Region in the championship game. (The only other two regions in the LLWS were the East and North regions.) As a result, the next year (1958), three new regions were created: Latin America, Canada, and Pacific. Two years later, in 1960, a fourth international region was created: Europe. Two years after that, in 1962, the Pacific Region was replaced by the newly created Far East Region.
  2. Web site: Little League Baseball and Little League Softball World Series to Expand in 2021 . August 24, 2019 . Little League Baseball . Little League International . August 24, 2019.

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