2023 Baseball Champions League Americas
{{Short description|International baseball club tournament}}
{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| tourney_name = Baseball Champions League Americas
| year = 2023
| image = 2023 Baseball Champions League Americas logo.svg
| country = {{flag|Mexico}}
| city = Mérida
| venues = Parque Kukulcán Alamo
| dates = 28 September – 1 October
| num_teams = 4
| champion_other = {{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
| num_championships = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla
| third_other = {{flagicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán
| fourth_other = {{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma
| nextseason = 2025
}}
The 2023 Baseball Champions League Americas was the first edition of the Baseball Champions League Americas, an international competition for baseball clubs organized by the WBSC Americas, part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
The first edition was held in the Parque Kukulcán Alamo, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 28 September to 1 October 2023. The competition was sanctioned by WBSC and the Mexican League and featured four teams from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and the United States.{{cite web|title=Baseball Champions League launched; First-ever professional and world-level competition for clubs|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/news/baseball-champions-league-launched-first-ever-professional-and-world-level-competition-for-clubs|publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation|date=10 July 2023|access-date=24 December 2023}}{{cite web|title=Se presentó la Baseball Champions League (América)|url=https://www.milb.com/news/se-presento-la-baseball-champions-league-america|website=MiLB.com|date=10 July 2023|access-date=24 December 2023|language=es}}
A single round-robin format was used, with each team facing each other once. The top two teams advanced to the
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, representing United States, won the tournament after defeating the Caimanes de Barranquilla, from Colombia, in the championship game, 8–0. The Leones de Yucatán (Mexico) placed third and the Alazanes de Granma (Cuba) finished fourth.{{cite web|title=Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shut out Barranquilla, win inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/news/baseball-champions-league-americas-fargo-and-barranquilla-to-compete-for-the-title|publisher= World Baseball Softball Confederation|date=1 October 2023|access-date=24 December 2023}}{{cite web|title=RedHawks win inaugural WBSC Baseball Champions League Americas|url=https://fmredhawks.com/redhawks-win-inaugural-wbsc-baseball-champions-league-americas/|website=fmredhawks.com|date=1 October 2023|access-date=24 December 2023}} Fargo Moorhead RedHawks catcher Roy Morales earned the Most Valuable Player Award of the tournament.{{cite web|title=Roy Morales is the first Baseball Champions League Americas MVP|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/news/roy-morales-is-the-first-baseball-champions-league-americas-mvp|publisher= World Baseball Softball Confederation|date=1 October 2023|access-date=24 December 2023}}
Venue
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{{flagicon|MEX}} Mérida
|rowspan=4|{{Location map+|Mexico|width=200|float=center|caption=|places= {{Location map~|Mexico|lat_deg=20.941211|lon_deg=-89.595983|position=left|label=Mérida}}}} |
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Parque Kukulcán Alamo |
Capacity: 14,917 |
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Participating teams
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! Team ! Means of qualification | ||
{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma | {{flagicon|CUB}} Leonardo Soto | Winners of the 2022 Cuban National Series |
{{flagicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla | {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Vidal | Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
{{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Coste | Winners of the 2022 American Association of Professional Baseball |
{{flagicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán | {{flagicon|MEX}} Roberto Vizcarra | Winners of the 2022 Mexican League season |
=Rosters=
{{Hidden begin
| title = Alazanes de Granma
}}
{{Baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Alazanes de Granma
| BC1 = #00007e
| BC2 = #D40F00
| FC1 = white
| FC2 = white
| ActiveAlt = Players
| CoachesAlt = Coaches
| Pitchers =
{{player|62|CUB|Erly Casanova}}
{{player|89|CUB|Yunier Castillo}}
{{player|23|CUB|Alberto Civil}}
{{player|27|CUB|Yanielquis Duardo}}
{{player|82|CUB|Keniel Ferraz}}
{{player|48|CUB|Raymond Figueredo}}
{{player|71|CUB|Leandro Martínez}}
{{player|14|CUB|Miguel Paradelo}}
{{player|90|CUB|Juan Peñalver}}
{{player|20|CUB|Wilber Rodríguez}}
{{player|16|CUB|Kelbis Rodríguez}}
{{player|74|CUB|Carlos Santana}}
| Catchers =
{{player|11|CUB|Yosvany Alarcón}}
{{player|26|CUB|Nelson Batista}}
| Infielders =
{{player|52|CUB|Osvaldo Abreu}}
{{player|10|CUB|Yordany Alarcón}}
{{player|21|CUB|Guillermo Avilés}}
{{player|12|CUB|Andrés de la Cruz}}
{{player| 2|CUB|Aníbal Medina}}
{{player| 4|CUB|Yulian Milán}}
{{player|13|CUB|Yobanys Millán}}
{{player| 8|CUB|Yordanis Samón}}
| Outfielders =
{{player|53|CUB|Pedro Almeida}}
{{player|38|CUB|Héctor Castillo}}
{{player|25|CUB|Yoan Moreno}}
{{player| 6|CUB|Darián Palma}}
{{player|22|CUB|Alexquemer Sánchez}}
{{player|18|CUB|Raico Santos}}
| Manager =
{{player|43|CUB|Leonardo Soto}}
| Coaches =
{{player|97|CUB|Mario Sánchez}} (pitching)
{{player|77|CUB|Ramón Rodríguez}} (third base)
{{player|60|CUB|Luis Ferrales}} (first base)
{{player|75|CUB|Luis Ernesto González}} (pitching)
{{player|45|CUB|Carlos Martí}} (bench)
[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/teams/27682 Roster]
}}
{{Hidden end}}
{{Hidden begin
| title = Caimanes de Barranquilla
}}
{{Baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Caimanes de Barranquilla
| BC1=#004C9B
| FC1=white
| BC2=#D0112B
| FC2=white
| ActiveAlt = Players
| CoachesAlt = Coaches
| Pitchers =
{{player|28|COL|Elkin Alcalá}}
{{player|10|MEX|Fabián Cota}}
{{player|41|VEN|Jesús Fandiño}}
{{player|62|COL|Santiago Florez}}
{{player| 4|COL|Rubén Galindo}}
{{player|88|USA|Jalen Miller}}
{{player|32|COL|Luis Moreno}}
{{player|17|DOM|Oddy Núñez}}
{{player| 7|COL|Carlos Ocampo}}
{{player|40|DOM|Fernando Pérez}}
{{player|25|DOM|José Piña}}
{{player|45|VEN|Pedro Rodríguez}}
{{player|31|DOM|Yasel Santana}}
| Catchers =
{{player| 1|VEN|Pabel Manzanero}}
| Infielders =
{{player|38|COL|Carlos Arroyo}}
{{player| 9|VEN|Edwin García}}
{{player| 6|VEN|Osman Marval}}
{{player| 5|COL|Derwin Pomare}}
{{player|18|MEX|Edgar Robles}}
{{player|29|COL|Brayan Saki}}
{{player|21|USA|Demetrius Sims}}
| Outfielders =
{{player|23|COL|Gustavo Campero}}
{{player| 3|COL|Dilson Herrera}}
{{player|52|COL|Jesús Marriaga}}
{{player|44|DOM|Jesús Valdez}}
| Manager =
{{player| 8|COL|Carlos Vidal}}
| Coaches =
{{player|--|COL|Jhadiel Ancona}} {{small|(bench)}}
{{player|77|COL|Jair Morelos}} {{small|(first base)}}
{{player|71|COL|Carlos Ramón Pérez}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player|12|COL|Ronald Ramírez}} {{small|(pitching)}}
{{player|--|COL|Hamilton Sarabia}} {{small|(coach)}}
[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/teams/27680 Roster]
}}
{{Hidden end}}
{{Hidden begin
| title = Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
}}
{{Baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
| BC1=black
| FC1=white
| BC2=#D0112B
| FC2=white
| ActiveAlt = Players
| CoachesAlt = Coaches
| Pitchers =
{{player|31|USA|Garrett Alexander}}
{{player|18|USA|Colten Davis}}
{{player|17|USA|Alex DuBord}}
{{player|29|USA|Grant Gavin}}
{{player|14|USA|Ashton Goudeau}}
{{player|43|USA|Tyler Grauer}}
{{player|34|USA|Charlie Hasty}}
{{player|32|CAN|Christian Young}}
{{player|16|USA|Correlle Prime}}
{{player|38|USA|D. J. Snelten}}
{{player|16|USA|Mitchell Verburg}}
| Catchers =
{{player| 6|USA|Chris Herrmann}}
{{player|25|PUR|Roy Morales}}
| Infielders =
{{player|13|VEN|Manny Boscan}}
{{player|12|ARU|Dayson Croes}}
{{player| 2|USA|Sam Dexter}}
{{player| 4|VEN|Leobaldo Piña}}
{{player|24|USA|Drew Ward}}
{{player| 3|USA|Justin Wylie}}
| Outfielders =
{{player|11|USA|Evan Alexander}}
{{player|23|USA|Max Murphy}}
{{player| 1|USA|Alec Olund}}
{{player|27|CAN|Connor Panas}}
{{player|22|USA|Dillon Thomas}}
| Manager =
{{player|10|USA|Chris Coste}}
| Coaches =
{{player|15|USA|Anthony Barone}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player|28|USA|Robbie Lopez}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player| 9|USA|Joe Dominiak}} {{small|(coach)}}
[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/teams/27679 Roster]
}}
{{Hidden end}}
{{Hidden begin
| title = Leones de Yucatán
}}
{{Baseball tournament roster
| TeamName = Leones de Yucatán
| BC1=#0A4027
| FC1=white
| BC2=#F06723
| FC2=white
| ActiveAlt = Players
| CoachesAlt = Coaches
| Pitchers =
{{player|60|MEX|Miguel Aguilar}}
{{player|37|VEN|Henderson Álvarez}}
{{player|58|PAN|Enrique Burgos}}
{{player|27|MEX|Faustino Carrera}}
{{player|78|MEX|Yamil Castillo}}
{{player|43|MEX|Jesús Chávez}}
{{player|49|MEX|Jesús Cruz}}
{{player|12|MEX|Francisco Haro}}
{{player|10|MEX|Isaac Jiménez}}
{{player|72|DOM|Williams Ramírez}}
{{player|20|MEX|Wilmer Ríos}}
{{player|99|USA|Alexandro Tovalin}}
{{player|51|DOM|César Valdez}}
{{player|14|MEX|Samuel Zazueta}}
| Catchers =
{{player|35|MEX|Jafet Ojeda}}
{{player|52|MEX|Sebastián Valle}}
{{player|73|MEX|Gilberto Vizcarra}}
| Infielders =
{{player| 5|MEX|Ángel Camacho}}
{{player|46|USA|J. C. Escarra}}
{{player|12|USA|Joshua Fuentes}}
{{player| 7|USA|Marco Jaime}}
{{player|32|MEX|Diego Madero}}
{{player|25|DOM|Jonathan Villar}}
| Outfielders =
{{player|33|CUB|Yadir Drake}}
{{player|11|PUR|Anthony García}}
{{player|50|MEX|Edson García}}
{{player| 9|MEX|Norberto Obeso}}
| DH =
{{player|90|MEX|Luis Juárez}}
| Manager =
{{player| 8|MEX|Roberto Vizcarra}}
| Coaches =
{{player|31|MEX|Octavio Álvarez}} {{small|(pitching)}}
{{player|22|MEX|José Ángel Chávez}} {{small|(third base)}}
{{player|92|MEX|Sergio Contreras}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player|44|MEX|Rogelio del Campo}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player|76|MEX|Salvador Garibay}} {{small|(coach)}}
{{player|91|MEX|Gerardo Sánchez}} {{small|(first base)}}
[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/teams/27681 Roster]
}}
{{Hidden end}}
Round robin
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|for_against_style=runs|ranking_style=perc|show_GB=true|update=complete
|team_order=FAR, BAR, YUC, GRA
|result1=F|result2=F
|win_BAR=2|loss_BAR=1|gf_BAR=18|ga_BAR=16
|win_FAR=2|loss_FAR=1|gf_FAR=13|ga_FAR=10
|win_GRA=1|loss_GRA=2|gf_GRA=10|ga_GRA=17
|win_YUC=1|loss_YUC=2|gf_YUC=13|ga_YUC=11|status_YUC=H
|name_BAR={{flagicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla
|name_FAR={{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
|name_GRA={{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma
|name_YUC={{flagicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán
|res_col_header=Q
|col_F=green1|text_F=Advance to Final game
|source=[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/standings WBSC]
}}
{{bb res start}}
{{bb res|28 Sep 2023|13:00|Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks {{flagicon|USA}}|1–3|{{flagicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|2:11|400|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124951 Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|28 Sep 2023|20:30|Caimanes de Barranquilla {{flagicon|COL}}|5–3|{{flagicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|3:04|3,915|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124952 Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|29 Sep 2023|13:00|Alazanes de Granma {{flagicon|CUB}}|3–7|{{flagicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|2:37|95|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124953 Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|29 Sep 2023|20:00|Leones de Yucatán {{flagicon|MEX}}|1–2|{{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|2:37|3,393|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124954 Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|30 Sep 2023|13:00|Caimanes de Barranquilla {{flagicon|COL}}|6–10|{{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|3:23|87|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124955 Boxscore]}}
{{bb res|30 Sep 2023|20:00|Alazanes de Granma {{flagicon|CUB}}|4–9|{{flagicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán||Parque Kukulcán Alamo|2:43|2,422|[https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/schedule-and-results/box-score/124956 Boxscore]}}
|}
Final game
{{linescore|
|Date=1 October 2023
|Time=18:00 (UTC–6)
|Location=Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, México
|Road={{flagicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=0|RH=5|RE=0
|Home={{flagicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
|H1=0|H2=4|H3=0|H4=0|H5=2|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=8|HH=11|HE=0
|WP=Tyler Grauer (1–0)|LP=Jalen Miller (0–1)}}
Statistical leaders
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Batting=
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scope="col" | Stat{{cite web|title=Stats|url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/stats/general/all|publisher= World Baseball Softball Confederation|access-date=25 December 2023}}
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Total |
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scope="row" | AVG
| {{bbicon|PUR}} Roy Morales || {{bbicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks || align=center | .600 |
scope="row" | H
| {{bbicon|PUR}} Roy Morales || {{bbicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks || align=center | 9 |
scope="row" | R
| colspan=2 align=center| 3 tied with || align=center | 4 |
scope="row" | HR
| {{bbicon|CUB}} Yadir Drake || {{bbicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán || align=center | 2 |
scope="row" | RBI
| {{bbicon|VEN}} Pabel Manzanero || {{bbicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla || align=center | 7 |
scope="row" | SLG
| {{bbicon|CUB}} Yadir Drake || {{bbicon|MEX}} Leones de Yucatán || align=center | 1.000 |
{{col-2}}
=Pitching=
class=wikitable | |
scope="col" | Stat
!scope="col" | Name !scope="col" | Team !scope="col" | Total | |
---|---|
scope="row" | W
| colspan=2 align=center| 7 tied with || align=center | 1 | |
scope="row" | L
| colspan=2 align=center| 7 tied with || align=center | 1 | |
scope="row" rowspan=2 | SV
| {{bbicon|COL}} Elkin Alcalá || {{bbicon|COL}} Caimanes de Barranquilla || align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | |
{{bbicon|CUB}} Alberto Civil | {{bbicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma |
scope="row" | IP
| {{bbicon|CUB}} Erly Casanova || {{bbicon|CUB}} Alazanes de Granma || align=center | 7.0 | |
scope="row"| ERA
| align=center|5 tied with || align=center | 0.00 | |
scope="row" | SO
| {{bbicon|USA}} Tyler Grauer || {{bbicon|USA}} Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks || align=center | 7 |
{{col-end}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-baseball-champions-league-americas/home World Baseball Softball Confederation - Baseball Champions League Americas 2023]
{{Baseball in Mexico}}
Baseball Champions League Americas
Category:Baseball Champions League Americas
Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Mexico