The 2019 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 61st 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, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 4 to 10, 2019, at Estadio Nacional de Panamá in Panama City, Panama. The series was originally set to be hosted in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, but for the second consecutive year had to be moved to an alternate location. This was due primarily to security concerns stemming from the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis.
The Toros de Herrera won the tournament, becoming the first team from Panama to win since the Carta Vieja Yankees in 1950. It was Panama's first appearance in a Caribbean Series since 1960.
Participating teams TeamMeans of qualification Leñadores de Las TunasWinners of the 2018–19 Cuban National Series Charros de JaliscoWinners of the 2018–19 Mexican Pacific League Toros de HerreraWinners of the 2018–19 Panamanian Professional Baseball League Cangrejeros de SanturceWinners of the 2018–19 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Estrellas OrientalesWinners of the 2018–19 Dominican Professional Baseball League Cardenales de LaraWinners of the 2018–19 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
Format With the addition of a sixth team for the 2019 competition, two groups were formed with each composed of three teams. The groups had their Round-robin, with each team facing the others in their group twice. The teams with the best record from each group advanced to the Final.
Round robin Time zone Eastern Standard Time (UTC–5)
Group A
DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadiumFebruary 420:00Charros de Jalisco 1–5 Cardenales de LaraEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 5 15:00Leñadores de Las Tunas 3–1 Charros de JaliscoEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 615:00Leñadores de Las Tunas 0–1 Cardenales de LaraEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 715:00 Charros de Jalisco 3–2 (11) Leñadores de Las TunasEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 820:00Cardenales de Lara 4–9 Charros de JaliscoEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 913:00Cardenales de Lara 0–3 Leñadores de Las TunasEstadio Rod Carew
Group B
DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadiumFebruary 415:00 Estrellas Orientales 3–1 Cangrejeros de SanturceEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 520:00Estrellas Orientales 2–4 Toros de HerreraEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 620:00Toros de Herrera 8–7 Cangrejeros de SanturceEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 720:00Cangrejeros de Santurce 4–5 Estrellas OrientalesEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 815:00Toros de Herrera 3–5 Estrellas OrientalesEstadio Rod CarewFebruary 919:00Cangrejeros de Santurce 0–1 Toros de HerreraEstadio Rod Carew
Final
DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadiumFebruary 1016:00 Leñadores de Las Tunas 1–3 Toros de HerreraEstadio Rod Carew
References
External links Official Site