2022 Caribbean Series

2022 Caribbean Series
Tournament details
CountryDominican Republic
CitySanto Domingo
Venue(s)Estadio Quisqueya
DatesJanuary 28 – February 3, 2022
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Caimanes de Barranquilla (1st title)
Runner-upDominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao
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The 2022 Caribbean Series marked the 64th edition of the Caribbean Series from January 28 through February 3, 2022,[1] played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The series brought together the champions of each professional baseball league in the countries that make up the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Mexico), plus the representatives of Panama and Colombia as guests.[2]

Stadium

Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo hosted the preliminary rounds, the semifinals, and final matches.

Tournament format

A single round-robin format was used; each team faced each other once. The four teams with the best records advanced to the semifinals (1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd), and the two winners met in the final to decide the tournament champion.

Participating teams

Team Manager Means of qualification
Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla Colombia José Mosquera Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Mexico Charros de Jalisco Mexico Roberto Vizcarra Winners of the 2021–22 Mexican Pacific League
Panama Astronautas de Los Santos Panama Raúl Domínguez Winners of the 2021–22 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico Ramón Vázquez Winners of the 2021–22 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao Colombia Luis Urueta Winners of the 2021–22 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes Venezuela Willie Romero Winners of the 2021–22 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao (H) 5 4 1 24 17 +7 .800 — Advance to knockout stage
2 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 5 3 2 16 14 +2 .600[a] 1
3 Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 5 3 2 19 17 +2 .600[a] 1
4 Mexico Charros de Jalisco 5 3 2 9 8 +1 .600[a] 1
5 Panama Astronautas de Los Santos 5 1 4 12 18 −6 .200 3
6 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 5 1 4 13 19 −6 .200 3
Source: [1]
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: Caimanes 1−1, 0.216; Navegantes 1−1, 0.020; Charros 1−1, −0.235
Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
January 28 10:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 2–3 Panama Astronautas de Los Santos Estadio Quisqueya
January 28 15:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla Colombia 6–1 Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes Estadio Quisqueya
January 28 20:00 Gigantes del Cibao Dominican Republic 3–2 Mexico Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 10:00 Astronautas de Los Santos Panama 5–6 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 15:00 Charros de Jalisco Mexico 0–5 Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 20:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 3–5 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 10:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla Colombia 0–1 Mexico Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 15:00 Navegantes del Magallanes Venezuela 4–2 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 20:00 Astronautas de Los Santos Panama 3–7 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 10:30 Navegantes del Magallanes Venezuela 2–1 Panama Astronautas de Los Santos Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 15:00 Charros de Jalisco Mexico 5–0 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 20:00 Gigantes del Cibao Dominican Republic 1–2 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 10:30 Caimanes de Barranquilla Colombia 2–6 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 15:00 Astronautas de Los Santos Panama 0–1 Mexico Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 20:00 Navegantes del Magallanes Venezuela 7–8 (10) Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
5 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao 2
4 Mexico Charros de Jalisco 1
1 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao 1
2 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 4
3 Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 1
2 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 8

Semi-finals

Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 2 15:00 Navegantes del Magallanes Venezuela 1–8 Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
February 2 20:00 Charros de Jalisco Mexico 1–2 Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya

Final

February 3, 2022 19:00 at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colombia Caimanes de Barranquilla 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
Dominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
WP: Elkin Alcalá (1–0)   LP: Raúl Valdés (1–1)

Awards

All-Tournament Team
Position Player
Starting Pitcher Dominican Republic Tyler Alexander
Relief Pitcher Dominican Republic Luis Felipe Castillo
Catcher PanamaChristian Bethancourt
First Baseman Colombia Reynaldo Rodríguez
Second Baseman Dominican Republic Robinson Canó
Third Baseman Venezuela Niuman Romero
Shortstop Dominican Republic Hanser Alberto
Outfielders Mexico Félix Pérez
Dominican Republic José Siri
Venezuela Danry Vásquez
Designated Hitter Dominican Republic Juan Francisco
Manager Colombia José Mosquera

References

  1. ^ "Serie del Caribe presenta a Santo Domingo 2022 como la próxima sede". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ Así va la lista de los equipos clasificados a la Serie del Caribe 2022 El pitazo.net. 23 de enero de 2022.