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Latin American Series

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Not to be confused with the Caribbean Series.
Latin American Series
SportBaseball
Founded2013
Ceased2019
Countries Argentina
 Colombia
 Curaçao
 Mexico
 Nicaragua
 Panama
Last
champion(s)		Nicaragua Leones de León
(1st title)
Most titlesNicaragua Tigres de Chinandega
(2 titles)
Related
competitions		Intercontinental Series

The Latin American Series (Spanish: Serie Latinoamericana) was an annual baseball competition contested by the champions of the professional baseball winter leagues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The tournament was organized by the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) as an alternative to the Caribbean Series.

The first winner of the series was Mexico's Brujos de Los Tuxtlas, who beat the Tigres de Chinandega of Nicaragua in 2013. The last winner was Nicaragua's Leones de León, which defeated Mexico's Tobis de Acayucan in 2019. Tigres de Chinandega were the most successful team, with two titles in three appearances.

History

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On February 10, 2012, the then president of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, together with executives of Liga Invernal Veracruzana, organized the Mexico-Colombia International Baseball Series between the champions of both competitions, where the Colombian champions, Toros de Sincelejo and Veracruz champions, Brujos de Los Tuxtlas, met in a 3-game series at Estadio Once de Noviembre in Cartagena, Colombia, with the Colombian outfit winning two games to one.[1]

In the case of Mexico, the representative is the champion of Liga Invernal Veracruzana.[2] Often, teams who qualify for this competition receive loan players from other teams in their respective leagues in order to improve their country's chance of winning.[3]

With the creation of the Latin American Professional Baseball Association in late-2012, the idea of creating a series that would integrate Latin American professional baseball teams materialised. As a result, the first Latin American Series was held from February 1 to 4, 2013 in Veracruz, Mexico. The first five editions of the series only contained teams from Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama until the first expansion of the competition in 2018. This expansion included Curaçao, who had just created a professional league, followed by Argentina in 2019, with the intention of inviting Chile once a professional league is set up.[4]

The rules of the competition were based on those of the World Baseball Classic. Teams wore their respective national team uniforms, rather than their own professional uniforms.[5]

The impetus for the Latin American Series eventually faded with the expansion of the Caribbean Series to non-members of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC). Panama, which was scheduled to host the 2020 edition, withdrew from the competition after being invited to the 2019 and 2020 Caribbean Series. On January 12, 2020, the ALBP confirmed the suspension of the 2020 edition. Colombia would also be invited to the 2020 Caribbean Series, as would Curaçao to the 2023 edition, thus making the Latin American Series moot.

Leagues participating

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Country League First edition Latest edition
 Argentina Argentine Baseball League 2019
 Colombia Colombian Professional Baseball League 2013 2019
 Curaçao Curaçao National Championship AA League 2018
 Mexico Liga Invernal Veracruzana 2013 2019
Veracruz State League 2017 2018
 Nicaragua Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League 2013 2019
 Panama Panamanian Professional Baseball League 2013 2019

Series

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Year Host City Champions Result Runners Up Head Coach
2013
 Mexico Veracruz Mexico Brujos de Los Tuxtlas
1-0
 Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega Mexico Pedro Meré
2014
 Colombia Montería Colombia Tigres de Cartagena
9-1
 Mexico Brujos de Los Tuxtlas Venezuela Donaldo Méndez
2015
 Panama Panama City Colombia Leones de Montería
1-0
 Panama Caballos de Coclé Colombia Luis Urueta
2016
 Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua Gigantes de Rivas
12-3
 Colombia Caimanes de Lorica Cuba Germán Mesa
2017
 Colombia Montería Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega
4-0
 Colombia Leones de Montería Panama Lenin Picota
2018
 Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega
9-1
 Mexico Tobis de Acayucan Panama Lenin Picota
2019
 Mexico Veracruz Nicaragua Leones de León
3-1
 Mexico Tobis de Acayucan Nicaragua Sandor Guido
2020
 Panama Panama City Cancelled

Championships by team

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Team Wins Years
Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega 2 2017, 2018
Mexico Brujos de Los Tuxtlas 1 2013
Colombia Tigres de Cartagena 1 2014
Colombia Leones de Montería 1 2015
Nicaragua Gigantes de Rivas 1 2016
Nicaragua Leones de León 1 2019

Championships by nation

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Team Wins Years
Nicaragua Nicaragua 4 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Colombia Colombia 2 2014, 2015
Mexico Mexico 1 2013

All-time table

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By team

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Pos. Team Apps. P W L % Last App. Best result
1. Nicaragua Leones de León 1 7 7 0 1.000 2019 Champions (2019)
2. Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega 3 11 9 2 .818 2018 Champions (2017, 2018)
3. Colombia Leones de Montería 2 9 6 3 .667 2017 Champions (2015)
4. Panama Panamá Metro 1 3 2 1 .667 2017 Group Phase (2017)
5. Colombia Tigres de Cartagena 1 5 3 2 .600 2014 Champions (2014)
6. Mexico Brujos de Los Tuxtlas 3 11 6 5 .545 2015 Champions (2013)
7. Nicaragua Gigantes de Rivas 2 8 4 4 .500 2016 Champions (2016)
8. Panama Nacionales de Panamá 1 4 2 2 .500 2016 Third place (2016)
9. Nicaragua Indios del Bóer 1 4 2 2 .500 2015 Third place (2015)
10. Mexico Tobis de Acayucan 3 16 7 9 .438 2019 Runners-up (2018, 2019)
11. Panama Caballos de Coclé 2 7 3 4 .429 2015 Runners-up (2015)
12. Argentina Falcons de Córdoba 1 5 2 3 .400 2019 Group Phase (2019)
13. Panama Indios de Urracá 1 5 2 3 .400 2014 Third place (2014)
14. Mexico Chileros de Xalapa 2 9 3 6 .333 2019 Semi-finals (2019)
15. Panama Toros de Herrera 1 6 2 4 .333 2019 Semi-finals (2019)
16. Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 3 13 4 9 .308 2019 Runners-up (2016)
17. Curaçao Wildcats KJ74 1 4 1 3 .250 2018 Third place (2018)
18. Panama Bravos de Urracá 1 3 0 3 .000 2018 Group Phase (2018)

By nation

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Pos. Team Apps. P W L % Best result
1. Nicaragua Nicaragua 7 30 22 8 .733 Champions (2016, 2017, 2018,2019)
2. Colombia Colombia 6 27 13 14 .481 Champions (2014, 2015)
3. Mexico Mexico 7 36 16 20 .444 Champions (2013)
4. Argentina Argentina 1 5 2 3 .400 Group Phase (2019)
5. Panama Panama 7 28 11 17 .393 Runners-up (2015)
6. Curaçao Curaçao 1 4 1 3 .250 Third place (2018)

Television rights

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Year Network(s)
2013 Mexico RTV
2014, 2016 Mexico Claro Sports
2015 Panama TVMax
2017 United States YouTube[8]
2018 Nicaragua Viva Nicaragua[9]
2019 Mexico TVMÁS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Serie Internacional de Beisbol México-Colombia.
  2. ^ LA LIGA ESTATAL DE BEISBOL, SELECTIVA PARA LA LATIN AMERICAN SERIES.
  3. ^ Presentan la Latin American Series.
  4. ^ "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  5. ^ Latin American Series de Béisbol.
  6. ^ Nuevas sedes para las próximas Series Latinoamericanas de béisbol.
  7. ^ Confirman a Panamá como sede de Latin American Series de Béisbol 2020.
  8. ^ Canal Montería transmitirá los juegos de la serie por internet.
  9. ^ VI Latin American Series Nicaragua 2018.
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