2020 Caribbean Series

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2020 Caribbean Series
Tournament details
CountryPuerto Rico
CitySan Juan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesFebruary 1, 2020 – February 7, 2020
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsDominican Republic Toros del Este (1st title)
Runner-upVenezuela Cardenales de Lara
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The 2020 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 62nd edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2020 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The 2020 edition marked the first-ever appearance of Colombia in the Series, and therefore featured six teams for the second consecutive year.[1] They replaced Cuba in the circuit, who was unable to compete due to an inability to secure travel visas in time for the competition.

The Toros del Este of the Dominican Professional Baseball League won the tournament, which was their first Series championship and the 20th overall for the Dominican Republic.

Format

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The Preliminary Round consisted of a fifteen-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
Colombia Vaqueros de Montería Winners of the 2019–20 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Winners of the 2019–20 Mexican Pacific League
Panama Astronautas de Chiriquí Winners of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce Winners of the 2019–20 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Dominican Republic Toros del Este Winners of the 2019–20 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Venezuela Cardenales de Lara Winners of the 2019–20 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Dominican Republic Toros del Este 5 4 1 17 11 +6 .800[a] — Advance to knockout stage
2 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 5 4 1 20 15 +5 .800[a] —
3 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 5 4 1 22 11 +11 .800[a] —
4 Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce (H) 5 2 3 15 17 −2 .400 2
5 Panama Astronautas de Chiriquí 5 1 4 8 16 −8 .200 3
6 Colombia Vaqueros de Montería 5 0 5 6 18 −12 .000 4
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head, TQB: Toros 1−1, 0.013; Cardenales 1−1, 0.000; Tomateros 1−1, −0.026
Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 1 10:00 Vaqueros de Montería Colombia 4–6 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 1 14:30 Tomateros de Culiacán Mexico 1–2 Dominican Republic Toros del Este Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 1 20:00 Astronautas de Chiriquí Panama 3–4 (10) Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2 11:00 Vaqueros de Montería Colombia 0–1 Panama Astronautas de Chiriquí Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2 15:30 Cangrejeros de Santurce Puerto Rico 2–4 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 2 20:30 Cardenales de Lara Venezuela 3–2 Dominican Republic Toros del Este Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3 10:00 Astronautas de Chiriquí Panama 1–6 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3 14:30 Toros del Este Dominican Republic 4–0 Colombia Vaqueros de Montería Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 3 20:00 Cangrejeros de Santurce Puerto Rico 2–3 (10) Venezuela Cardenales de Lara Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4 10:00 Astronautas de Chiriquí Panama 3–4 Dominican Republic Toros del Este Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4 14:30 Tomateros de Culiacán Mexico 7–6 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 4 20:00 Vaqueros de Montería Colombia 2–3 Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5 10:00 Cardenales de Lara Venezuela 2–0 Panama Astronautas de Chiriquí Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5 14:30 Vaqueros de Montería Colombia 0–4 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 5 20:00 Toros del Este Dominican Republic 5–4 Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
3 Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 0
2 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 1
2 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 3
1 Dominican Republic Toros del Este 9
4 Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce 3
1 Dominican Republic Toros del Este 4

Semi-finals

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Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 6 14:30 Tomateros de Culiacán Mexico 0–1 Venezuela Cardenales de Lara Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 6 20:00 Cangrejeros de Santurce Puerto Rico 3–4 Dominican Republic Toros del Este Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Final

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February 7, 2020 20:00 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 0
Dominican Republic Toros del Este 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 0 9 12 0

Awards

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All-Tournament Team
Position Player
Starting Pitcher Mexico Édgar Torres
Relief Pitcher Dominican Republic Ramón Ramírez
Catcher Mexico Alí Solís
First Baseman Mexico Joey Meneses
Second Baseman Mexico Ramiro Peña
Third Baseman Puerto Rico Emmanuel Rivera
Shortstop Venezuela Alí Castillo
Outfielders Dominican Republic Rubén Sosa
United States Rico Noel
Puerto Rico Henry Ramos
Designated Hitter Dominican Republic Jordany Valdespin

References

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  1. ^ "Colombia estará presente en Serie del Caribe San Juan 2020" (in Spanish). Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe. January 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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