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2018 baseball tournament

The 2018 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 60th edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Cuban National Series, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 2 to 8, 2018 at the Estadio Panamericano in Guadalajara, Mexico. Criollos de Caguas of Puerto Rico won the tournament.

The series was originally set to be hosted in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, but due to the socioeconomic crisis at the time it had to be moved to Mexico for a second consecutive year.

Stadium

The Estadio Panamericano is located in Zapopan, within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. It is currently home to the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican Pacific League, who have played there since their entry to the league for the 2014-15 season.

Format

The Preliminary Round consisted of a ten-game round robin, after which the top 4 teams advanced to the Semifinal Round (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of the semifinal games then squared off in the Final.

Participating teams

Team Means of qualification
Cuba Alazanes de Granma Winners of the 2017–18 Cuban National Series
Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Winners of the 2017–18 Mexican Pacific League
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Winners of the 2017–18 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas Winners of the 2017–18 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui Winners of the 2017–18 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Cuba Alazanes de Granma 4 3 1 18 18 0 .750 — Advance to knockout stage
2 Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui 4 2 2 32 26 +6 .500 1
3 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 4 2 2 25 23 +2 .500 1
4 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 4 2 2 18 27 −9 .500 1
5 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán (H) 4 1 3 20 19 +1 .250 2 Eliminated
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Time zone: Mexican Central Time (UTC–6)
Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 2 13:00 Caribes de Anzoátegui Venezuela 4–6 Cuba Alazanes de Granma Estadio Panamericano
February 2 20:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 7–4 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Estadio Panamericano
February 3 14:00 Águilas Cibaeñas Dominican Republic 4–15 Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui Estadio Panamericano
February 3 20:00 Tomateros de Culiacán Mexico 4–5 Cuba Alazanes de Granma Estadio Panamericano
February 4 14:00 Águilas Cibaeñas Dominican Republic 6–3 Puerto RicoCriollos de Caguas Estadio Panamericano
February 4 20:00 Caribes de Anzoátegui Venezuela 6–4 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Estadio Panamericano
February 5 14:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 12–7 Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui Estadio Panamericano
February 5 20:00 Alazanes de Granma Cuba 1–7 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas Estadio Panamericano
February 6 14:00 Alazanes de Granma Cuba 6–3 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Estadio Panamericano
February 6 20:00 Tomateros de Culiacán Mexico 8–1 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas Estadio Panamericano

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
4 Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 7
1 Cuba Alazanes de Granma 4
Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 4
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 9
3 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 6
2 Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui 5

Semi-finals

Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 7 14:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 6–5 Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui Estadio Panamericano
February 7 20:00 Águilas Cibaeñas Dominican Republic 7–4 Cuba Alazanes de Granma Estadio Panamericano

Final

February 8, 2018 20:00 at Estadio Panamericano in Guadalajara, Mexico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 X 9 9 2

References

  1. "La Serie del Caribe 2018 ya no se jugará en Venezuela" (in Spanish). El Nacional. June 14, 2017.

External links

Caribbean Series
Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC)
Editions
Participants
Full CPBC members
Invited members (2025)
Former participants
Related articles
  • 1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league.
  • 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.
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