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Big League World Series (Latin America Region)

{{Infobox Sports league

| title = Latin America Region

| last_season = 2016 Big League World Series

| Formerly =

| sport = Baseball

| founded = 1998

| folded = 2016

| teams = 12

| country =

| champion = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CUR}} Willemstad, Curaçao}}

| most_champs = {{flag|Venezuela}} (6)

| website =

}}

The Big League World Series (BLWS) Latin America Region was one of four International regions that sent teams to the World Series. The region's participation in the BLWS could be dated back to 1970. Little League Baseball and Softball would later terminate the Big League division after the 2016 World Series.

Latin America Region Countries

  • {{flag|Aruba}}
  • {{flag|Colombia}}
  • {{flag|Curaçao}}
  • {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
  • {{flag|El Salvador}}
  • {{flag|Guatemala}}
  • {{flag|Jamaica}}
  • {{flag|Mexico}}
  • {{flag|Panama}}
  • {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
  • {{flag|Venezuela}}
  • {{flag|US Virgin Islands}}

Region Champions

At one point, the tournament featured 11 teams, 3 of which were from Latin America. The champions of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela each received automatic berths. In 1989 the Central America region was created, Mexico and Panama would play a best of 3 series to determine the champion. In 1998 all three regions were combined to form the Latin America Region.

Beginning in 2006, Mexico and Puerto Rico alternated between automatic berths. In years without an auto-bid they entered the Latin America tournament.

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Mexico Region Champions

class="wikitable"

!Year!!City!!BLWS!!Record

1974rowspan=15|Not in Top 40–2
1975Saltillo0–2
19760–2
1977Monterrey0–2
1978Monterrey1–2
19791–2
19800–2
19810–2
19821–2
1983Matamoros0–2
19840–2
1985Saltillo1–2
19860–2
1987Monterrey0–2
19880–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2007

Monterreyrowspan=2|Int'l Final4–1
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2009

Mexicali3–2
2011Monterreyrowspan=3|Not in Top 42–2
2013Tlaquepaque2–2
2015San Nicolás1–2
YearCityBLWSRecord

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Puerto Rico Region Champions

class="wikitable"

!Year!!City!!BLWS!!Record

1970San JuanFourth Place2–2
1973San Juanrowspan=2|Not in Top 41–2
1974San Juan2–2
1975Fourth Place2–2
1976rowspan=5|Not in Top 42–2
19770–2
19780–2
19792–2
19801–2
style="background:silver;"

|1981

Runner–Up5–2
style="background:gold;"

|1982

San JuanChampions5–0
1983rowspan=2|Not in Top 41–2
19840–2
style="background:silver;"

|1985

CarolinaRunner–Up4–2
1986rowspan=11|Not in Top 41–2
1987San Juan2–2
19882–2
1989Carolina1–2
1990Arecibo0–2
1991Mayaguez0–2
19920–2
1993Guayama1–2
19941–2
19951–2
1996Río Piedras1–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1997

Río PiedrasInt'l Final5–2
style="background:silver;"

|2006

San Juanrowspan=2|Runner–Up5–2
style="background:silver;"

|2008

San Juan4–1
style="background:gold;"

|2010

San Juanrowspan=2|Champions6–0
style="background:gold;"

|2012

San Juan6–0
style="background:silver;"

|2014

GuayamaRunner–Up5–1
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2016

GuayamaInt'l Final2–2
YearCityBLWSRecord

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Venezuela Region Champions

class="wikitable"

!Year!!City!!BLWS!!Record

1978rowspan=4|Not in Top 41–2
19790–2
19801–2
19813–2
style="background:silver;"

|1982

Runner–Up4–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1983

MaracaiboThird Place4–2
style="background:silver;"

|1984

MaracaiboRunner–Up6–2
1985MaracaiboFourth Place2–2
style="background:gold;"

|1986

MaracaiboChampions8–1
1987MaracaiboNot in Top 41–2
1988MaracaiboFourth Place3–2
style="background:silver;"

|1989

Maracaiborowspan=4|Runner–Up5–2
style="background:silver;"

|1990

Maracaibo5–2
style="background:silver;"

|1991

Maracaibo3–2
style="background:silver;"

|1992

Maracaibo4–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1993

MaracaiboInt'l Final4–2
1994MaracaiboNot in Top 41–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1995

MaracaiboInt'l Final3–2
1996MaracaiboNot in Top 42–2
style="background:silver;"

|1997

MaracaiboRunner–Up4–2
YearCityBLWSRecord

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Central America Region Champions

class="wikitable"

!Year!!City!!BLWS!!Record

style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1989

{{flagicon|PAN}} Panama City, PanamaThird Place3–2
1990{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexicorowspan=4|Not in Top 41–2
1991{{flagicon|PAN}} Panama2–2
1992{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico0–2
1993{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico1–2
1994{{flagicon|MEX}} MexicoFourth Place2–2
1995{{flagicon|MEX}} Zapopan, Mexicorowspan=3|Not in Top 40–2
1996{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City, Mexico1–2
1997{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara, Mexico0–2
YearCityBLWSRecord

Latin America Region Champions

class="wikitable"

!Year!!City!!BLWS!!Record

style="background:silver;"

|1998

{{flagicon|VEN|1954}} Maracaibo, VenezuelaRunner–Up3–1
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|1999

{{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto RicoInt'l Final2–2
2000{{flagicon|PRI}} Yabucoa, Puerto RicoNot in Top 42–1
style="background:silver;"

|2001

{{flagicon|VEN|1954}} Valencia, VenezuelaRunner–Up4–1
style="background:gold;"

|2002

{{flagicon|PRI}} San Juan, Puerto RicoChampions5–1
2003{{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalupe, Mexicorowspan=2|Not in Top 42–2
2004{{flagicon|MEX}} Nogales, Mexico1–3
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2005

{{flagicon|VEN|1954}} Maracaibo, VenezuelaSemifinals4–1
2006{{flagicon|PAN}} Coclé, PanamaNot in Top 42–2
style="background:silver;"

|2007

{{flagicon|PRI}} San Juan, Puerto RicoRunner–Up4–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2008

{{flagicon|DOM}} Santiago, Dominican RepublicSemifinals3–1
style="background:gold;"

|2009

{{flagicon|DOM}} Santiago, Dominican RepublicChampions6–0
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2010

{{flagicon|PAN}} Coclé, PanamaInt'l Final3–2
style="background:silver;"

|2011

{{flagicon|PRI}} San Juan, Puerto Rico (Host)Runner–Up5–1
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2012

{{flagicon|VEN}} Maracaibo, VenezuelaInt'l Final3–2
style="background:silver;"

|2013

{{flagicon|VEN}} Maracaibo, VenezuelaRunner–Up4–2
style="background:#cd7f32;"

|2014

{{flagicon|VEN}} Maracaibo, VenezuelaInt'l Final3–2
style="background:gold;"

|2015

{{flagicon|PRI}} Guayama, Puerto Rico (Host)Champions5–1
2016{{flagicon|CUR}} Willemstad, CuraçaoNot in Top 42–2
YearCityBLWSRecord

=Results by Country=

class="wikitable"

!Country!!Region
Championships!!BLWS
Championships

{{flagicon|VEN}} Venezuelaalign=center|6align=center|1
{{flagicon|PRI}} Puerto Ricoalign=center|4align=center |5
{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexicoalign=center rowspan=4|2align=center |0
{{flagicon|DOM}} Dominican Republicalign=center rowspan=2|1
{{flagicon
} Host Team(s)

|-

|{{flagicon|PAN}} Panama||align=center|0

|-

|{{flagicon|CUR}} Curaçao||align=center|1||align=center|0

|}

See also

Latin America Region in other Little League divisions

References

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{{Big League World Series}}

{{Little League}}

Category:Big League World Series

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Category:Latin American baseball leagues