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2018 Caribbean Series

{{Short description|2018 baseball tournament}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}

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.{{cite news|title=La Serie del Caribe 2018 ya no se jugará en Venezuela|url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/beisbol/serie-del-caribe-2018-jugara-venezuela_187704|publisher=El Nacional|date=June 14, 2017|language=es}}

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

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!Team

!Means of qualification

{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma

|Winners of the 2017–18 Cuban National Series

{{flagicon|MEX}} Tomateros de Culiacán

|Winners of the 2017–18 Mexican Pacific League

{{flagicon|PRI}} Criollos de Caguas

|Winners of the 2017–18 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League

{{flagicon|DOM}} Águilas Cibaeñas

|Winners of the 2017–18 Dominican Professional Baseball League

{{flagicon|VEN}} Caribes de Anzoátegui

|Winners of the 2017–18 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round

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:Time zone: Mexican Central Time (UTC–6)

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width="90"|Date

!width="40"|Time

!width="170"|Away

!width="110"|Result

!width="170"|Home

!width="100"|Stadium

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|February 2

|13:00

|align=right| Caribes de Anzoátegui {{flagicon|VEN}}

|4–6

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma

|Estadio Panamericano

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|February 2

|20:00

|align=right| Criollos de Caguas {{flagicon|PUR}}

|7–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Tomateros de Culiacán

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 3

|14:00

|align=right| Águilas Cibaeñas {{flagicon|DOM}}

|4–15

|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Caribes de Anzoátegui

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 3

|20:00

|align=right| Tomateros de Culiacán {{flagicon|MEX}}

|4–5

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 4

|14:00

|align=right| Águilas Cibaeñas {{flagicon|DOM}}

|6–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|PUR}}Criollos de Caguas

|Estadio Panamericano

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|February 4

|20:00

|align=right| Caribes de Anzoátegui {{flagicon|VEN}}

|6–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Tomateros de Culiacán

|Estadio Panamericano

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|February 5

|14:00

|align=right|Criollos de Caguas {{flagicon|PUR}}

|12–7

|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Caribes de Anzoátegui

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 5

|20:00

|align=right| Alazanes de Granma {{flagicon|CUB}}

|1–7

|align=left|{{flagicon|DOM}} Águilas Cibaeñas

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 6

|14:00

|align=right| Alazanes de Granma {{flagicon|CUB}}

|6–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|PUR}} Criollos de Caguas

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 6

|20:00

|align=right| Tomateros de Culiacán {{flagicon|MEX}}

|8–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|DOM}} Águilas Cibaeñas

|Estadio Panamericano

Knockout stage

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|RD1-score4=5

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|DOM}} Águilas Cibaeñas

|RD2-score1=4

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|PRI}} Criollos de Caguas

|RD2-score2=9

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=Semi-finals=

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!width="40"|Time

!width="170"|Away

!width="110"|Result

!width="170"|Home

!width="100"|Stadium

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|February 7

|14:00

|align=right|Criollos de Caguas {{flagicon|PRI}}

|6–5

|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Caribes de Anzoátegui

|Estadio Panamericano

align=center

|February 7

|20:00

|align=right|Águilas Cibaeñas {{flagicon|DOM}}

|7–4

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma

|Estadio Panamericano

=Final=

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|Time=20:00

|Location=Estadio Panamericano in Guadalajara, Mexico

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References

{{Portal|Caribbean|Baseball}}

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External links

  • [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/winterleagues/league.jsp?league=cs Caribbean Series on mlb.com]

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