Caribbean Series

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The Caribbean Series (Spanish: Serie del Caribe) is an annual club tournament contested by professional baseball teams in Latin America. It is organized by the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation. 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 (23), with Tigres del Licey being the most successful team in the tournament's history. The series has been won by 29 teams from seven countries. Only two teams have won the tournament two consecutive years, the most recent being Criollos de Caguas from Puerto Rico in 2017 and 2018.

History

The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz, who devised the idea after seeing the success of the 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.[1]

File:Pablo Morales and Negro Prieto.jpg
Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto founded the Caribbean Series

Inspired by the Interamerican Series 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 suspended in 1961, as a result of the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro dissolved all professional baseball in Cuba, and MLB Commissioner Ford Frick ruled that American major leaguers were barred from playing in Havana, where the 1961 series had been scheduled.[3][4]

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.[5]

Participants

Permanent members

Key
Country League First edition
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Dominican Professional Baseball League 1970
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexican Pacific League 1971
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente 1949
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Venezuelan Professional Baseball League<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] 1949

Other participants

Country League First edition Latest edition
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Cuban League 1949 1960
Cuban National Series 2014 2019
Cuban Elite League 2023
File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao Curaçao Professional Baseball League 2023 2024
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Colombian Professional Baseball League 2020 2023
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League 2024 2024
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Panamanian Professional Baseball League<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 1949 2024
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Breeze 2025

Notes

Series

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Year Champion Manager Record Finals
Score		 Runners-up Location
1949 Template:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares Fermin Guerra 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Cerveceria Caracas Template:Flagicon Havana
1950 Template:Flagicon Carta Vieja Yankees Wayne Blackburn 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas Template:Flagicon San Juan
1951 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce George Scales 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Leones del Habana Template:Flagicon Caracas
1952 Template:Flagicon Leones del Habana Mike González 5–0 — Template:Flagicon Carta Vieja Yankees Template:Flagicon Panama City
1953 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Buster Clarkson 5–0 — Template:Flagicon Leones del Habana Template:Flagicon Havana
1954 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas Mickey Owen 4–2 — Template:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares Template:Flagicon San Juan
1955 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Herman Franks 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes Template:Flagicon Caracas
1956 Template:Flagicon Elefantes de Cienfuegos Oscar Rodríguez 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Chesterfield Smokers Template:Flagicon Caracas
1957 Template:Flagicon Tigres de Marianao Napoleón Reyes 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Cerveza Balboa Template:Flagicon Havana
1958 Template:Flagicon Tigres de Marianao (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Napoleón Reyes (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–2 — Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas Template:Flagicon San Juan
1959 Template:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Clemente Carreras 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Oriente Template:Flagicon Caracas
1960 Template:Flagicon Elefantes de Cienfuegos (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Castaño 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Marlboro Smokers Template:Flagicon Panama City
Not held from 1961–1969; see Interamerican Series
1970 Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes Carlos Pascual 7–1 — Template:Flagicon Leones de Ponce Template:Flagicon Caracas
1971 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey Manny Mota 6–0 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon San Juan
1972 Template:Flagicon Leones de Ponce Frank Verdi 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
1973 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tommy Lasorda 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Caracas
1974 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bobby Wine 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
1975 Template:Flagicon Vaqueros de Bayamón José Pagán 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon San Juan
1976 Template:Flagicon Naranjeros de Hermosillo Cananea Reyes 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Tigres de Aragua Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo & Santiago
1977 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Buck Rodgers 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes Template:Flagicon Caracas
1978 Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Rene Lachemann 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
1979 Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Willie Horton 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon San Juan
1980 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Del Crandall 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
1981 Not held
1982 Template:Flagicon Leones del Caracas Chico Carrasquel 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Leones de Ponce Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
1983 Template:Flagicon Lobos de Arecibo Ron Clark 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Tiburones de La Guaira Template:Flagicon Caracas
1984 Template:Flagicon Águilas del Zulia Rubén Amaro 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Cañeros de Los Mochis Template:Flagicon San Juan
1985 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Terry Collins 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
1986 Template:Flagicon Águilas de Mexicali (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cananea Reyes 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Maracaibo
1987 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ramón Avilés 5–2 — Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
1988 Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido Phil Regan 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
1989 Template:Flagicon Águilas del Zulia (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pete Mackanin 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
1990 Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Felipe Alou 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Miami
1991 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John Roseboro 5–0 — Template:Flagicon Cardenales de Lara Template:Flagicon Miami
1992 Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pat Kelly 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Águilas del Zulia Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
1993 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mako Oliveras 5–2 — Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
1994 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Casey Parsons 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes Template:Flagicon Puerto la Cruz
1995 Template:Flagicon Senadores de San Juan Luis Meléndez 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Azucareros del Este Template:Flagicon San Juan
1996 Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán Francisco Estrada 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Lobos de Arecibo Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
1997 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Mike Quade 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
1998 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Peña 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon Puerto la Cruz
1999 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dave Jauss 5–2 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon San Juan
2000 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mako Oliveras (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
2001 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Félix Fermín 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Culiacán
2002 Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Francisco Estrada (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Caracas
2003 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Félix Fermín (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6–1 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon Carolina
2004 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (9)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Manny Acta 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
2005 Template:Flagicon Venados de Mazatlán Juan José Pacho 5–1 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
2006 Template:Flagicon Leones del Caracas (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Carlos Subero 6–0 — Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey Template:Flagicon Valencia and Maracay
2007 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Félix Fermín (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Gigantes de Carolina Template:Flagicon Carolina
2008 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Héctor de la Cruz 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Venados de Mazatlán Template:Flagicon Santiago
2009 Template:Flagicon Tigres de Aragua Buddy Bailey 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon Mexicali
2010 Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ken Oberkfell 5–1 — Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon Margarita Island
2011 Template:Flagicon Yaquis de Obregón Eddie Díaz 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Mayagüez
2012 Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ken Oberkfell (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–2 — Tied Template:Refn Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
2013 Template:Flagicon Yaquis de Obregón (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eddie Díaz (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–3 4–3 (F/18)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
2014 Template:Flagicon Naranjeros de Hermosillo (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Matías Carrillo 4–2 7–1 Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez Template:Flagicon Margarita Island
2015 Template:Flagicon Vegueros de Pinar del Río Alfonso Urquiola 3–3 3–2 Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán Template:Flagicon San Juan
2016 Template:Flagicon Venados de Mazatlan (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Juan José Pacho 6–0 5–4 Template:Flagicon Tigres de Aragua Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
2017 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luis Matos 3−3 1–0 (F/10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Águilas de Mexicali Template:Flagicon Culiacán
2018 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Luis Matos (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4−2 9–4 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas Template:Flagicon Guadalajara
2019 Template:Flagicon Toros de Herrera Manuel Rodríguez 4−1 3–1 Template:Flagicon Leñadores de Las Tunas Template:Flagicon Panama City
2020 Template:Flagicon Toros del Este Lino Rivera 6−1 9–3 Template:Flagicon Cardenales de Lara Template:Flagicon San Juan
2021 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Félix Fermín (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7−0 4–1 Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas Template:Flagicon Mazatlán
2022 Template:Flagicon Caimanes de Barranquilla José Mosquera 5−2 4–1 Template:Flagicon Gigantes del Cibao Template:Flagicon Santo Domingo
2023 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey (11)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jose Offerman 6−3 3–0 Template:Flagicon Leones del Caracas Template:Flagicon Caracas and La Guaira
2024 Template:Flagicon Tiburones de La Guaira Ozzie Guillén 7−1 3–0 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey Template:Flagicon Miami
2025 Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Albert Pujols 4–2 1–0 Template:Flagicon Charros de Jalisco Template:Flagicon Mexicali
2026 Template:Flagicon Guadalajara
2027 Template:Flagicon Hermosillo
2028 Template:Flagicon Miami

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.

Notes

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Championships by team

Rank Team Wins Years
1 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey 11 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2023
2 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas 6 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2021
4 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce 5 1951, 1953, 1955, 1993, 2000
Template:Flagicon Criollos de Caguas 1954, 1974, 1987, 2017, 2018
Template:Flagicon Leones del Escogido 1988, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2025
5 Template:Flagicon Tigres de Marianao 2 1957, 1958
Template:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares 1949, 1959
Template:Flagicon Elefantes de Cienfuegos 1956, 1960
Template:Flagicon Navegantes del Magallanes 1970, 1979
Template:Flagicon Águilas del Zulia 1984, 1989
Template:Flagicon Indios de Mayagüez 1978, 1992
Template:Flagicon Tomateros de Culiacán 1996, 2002
Template:Flagicon Leones del Caracas 1982, 2006
Template:Flagicon Yaquis de Obregón 2011, 2013
Template:Flagicon Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1976, 2014
Template:Flagicon Venados de Mazatlán 2005, 2016
6 Template:Flagicon Carta Vieja Yankees 1 1950
Template:Flagicon Leones del Habana 1952
Template:Flagicon Leones de Ponce 1972
Template:Flagicon Vaqueros de Bayamón 1975
Template:Flagicon Lobos de Arecibo 1983
Template:Flagicon Águilas de Mexicali 1986
Template:Flagicon Senadores de San Juan 1995
Template:Flagicon Tigres de Aragua 2009
Template:Flagicon Vegueros de Pinar del Río 2015
Template:Flagicon Toros de Herrera 2019
Template:Flagicon Toros del Este 2020
Template:Flagicon Caimanes de Barranquilla 2022
Template:Flagicon Tiburones de La Guaira 2024

Championships by country

Rank Country Wins Years
1 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 23 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025
2 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 16 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2017, 2018
3 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 9 1976, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
4 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 8 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 2015
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 1970, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2006, 2009, 2024
6 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2 1950, 2019
7 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1 2022

Undefeated teams

No. Team Record Years
3 Template:Flagicon Tigres del Licey 6–0
6–0
5–0 		1971
1977
1991
2 Template:Flagicon Cangrejeros de Santurce 6–0
6–0 		1953
2000
2 Template:Flagicon Águilas Cibaeñas 6–0
7–0 		1998
2021
1 Template:Flagicon Alacranes del Almendares   6–0 1949
1 Template:Flagicon Leones del Habana 5–0 1952
1 Template:Flagicon Elefantes de Cienfuegos 6–0 1960
1 Template:Flagicon Senadores de San Juan 6–0 1995
1 Template:Flagicon Leones del Caracas 6–0 2006
1 Template:Flagicon Venados de Mazatlán 6–0 2016

See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol de Venezuela Exaltados 2008 – Oscar Prieto Ortiz Template:Webarchive (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Bjarkman, Peter (1994). Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game. McFarland & Company. Template:ISBN.
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Sources

  • 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.

External links

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