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.
Sport | Baseball |
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First season | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) |
Director | Juan Francisco Puello Herrera |
Organising body | Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation |
Countries | Colombia Dominican Republic Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Venezuela |
Region | Caribbean and Latin America |
Most recent champion(s) | Tiburones de La Guaira (1st title) (2024) |
Most titles | Tigres del Licey (11 titles) |
TV partner(s) | United States: ESPN Deportes Bally Sports |
Related competitions | LPB LIDOM LMP PROBEIS LBPRC LVBP |
Official website | seriedelcaribe.net |
2024 Caribbean Series |
The Dominican Republic has won the most Caribbean Series championships (22), with Tigres del Licey being the most successful team in the tournament's history. The series has been won by 29 teams from seven different countries. Only two teams have won the tournament two years in a row, the most recent being Criollos de Caguas from Puerto Rico in 2017 and 2018.