2022 Caribbean Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| City | Santo Domingo |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Quisqueya |
| Dates | January 28 – February 3, 2022 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Caimanes de Barranquilla (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Gigantes del Cibao |
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
[edit]Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo hosted the preliminary rounds, the semifinals, and final matches.
Tournament format
[edit]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
[edit]| Team | Manager | Means of qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Caimanes de Barranquilla
|
José Mosquera
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
 Charros de Jalisco
|
Roberto Vizcarra
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Mexican Pacific League |
 Astronautas de Los Santos
|
Raúl Domínguez
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Panamanian Professional Baseball League |
 Criollos de Caguas
|
Ramón Vázquez
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
| Gigantes del Cibao
|
Luis Urueta
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
 Navegantes del Magallanes
|
Willie Romero
|
Winners of the 2021–22 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
Preliminary round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gigantes del Cibao (H)
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 17 | +7 | .800 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | .600[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Navegantes del Magallanes
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | .600[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Charros de Jalisco
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | .600[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Astronautas de Los Santos
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | .200 | 3 | |
| 6 | Criollos de Caguas
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | .200 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 | Gigantes del Cibao
| 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Charros de Jalisco
| 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Gigantes del Cibao
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
| 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Navegantes del Magallanes
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
| 8 | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | 15:00 | Navegantes del Magallanes
|
1–8 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 2 | 20:00 | Charros de Jalisco
|
1–2 | Gigantes del Cibao
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
Final
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caimanes de Barranquilla |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Starting Pitcher | Tyler Alexander
|
| Relief Pitcher | Luis Felipe Castillo
|
| Catcher | Christian Bethancourt
|
| First Baseman | Reynaldo Rodríguez
|
| Second Baseman | Robinson Canó
|
| Third Baseman | Niuman Romero
|
| Shortstop | Hanser Alberto
|
| Outfielders | Félix Pérez José Siri Danry Vásquez
|
| Designated Hitter | Juan Francisco
|
| Manager | José Mosquera
|
References
[edit]- ^ "Serie del Caribe presenta a Santo Domingo 2022 como la próxima sede". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Así va la lista de los equipos clasificados a la Serie del Caribe 2022 El pitazo.net. 23 de enero de 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (Spanish)