Latin American Series
Current season, competition or edition: 2019 Latin American Series | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| First season | 2013 |
| Countries |  Argentina Colombia Curaçao Mexico Nicaragua Panama |
| Most recent champion(s) | Leones de León (1st title) |
| Related competitions | LAB LCBP CBLP LIV LNBP LPBP |
| Official website | www |
The Latin American Series (Spanish: Serie Latinoamericana) was a baseball competition that annually gathers the champions of the professional winter baseball leagues (summer in the case of Curaçao) from the countries that are part of the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP). In the case of Mexico, the representative is the champion of Liga Invernal Veracruzana.[1] 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.[2]
History
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.[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 match those of the World Baseball Classic and the teams wear their respective nation's national team uniform rather than their own for the duration of the series.[5]
Leagues participating
| League | Years |
|---|---|
| Argentine Baseball League
|
2019- |
| Colombian Professional Baseball League
|
2013- |
| Curaçao Baseball League
|
2018- |
| Liga Invernal Veracruzana
|
2013-2016, 2019- |
| Veracruz State League
|
2017-2018 |
| Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
|
2013- |
| Panamanian Professional Baseball League
|
2013- |
Series
| Year | Host City | Champions | Result | Runners Up | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veracruz
|
Brujos de Los Tuxtlas
|
1-0
|
Tigres de Chinandega
|
Pedro Meré
| |
| Montería
|
Tigres de Cartagena
|
9-1
|
Brujos de Los Tuxtlas
|
 Donaldo Méndez
| |
| Panama City
|
Leones de Montería
|
1-0
|
Caballos de Coclé
|
Luis Urueta
| |
| Managua
|
Gigantes de Rivas
|
12-3
|
Caimanes de Lorica
|
 Germán Mesa
| |
| Montería
|
Tigres de Chinandega
|
4-0
|
Leones de Montería
|
Lenin Picota
| |
| Managua
|
Tigres de Chinandega
|
9-1
|
Tobis de Acayucan
|
Lenin Picota
| |
| Veracruz
|
Leones de León
|
3-1
|
Tobis de Acayucan
|
Sandor Guido
| |
| Panama City
|
Cancelled | ||||
Championships by team
| Team | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tigres de Chinandega
|
2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Brujos de Los Tuxtlas
|
1 | 2013 |
| Tigres de Cartagena
|
1 | 2014 |
| Leones de Montería
|
1 | 2015 |
| Gigantes de Rivas
|
1 | 2016 |
| Leones de León
|
1 | 2019 |
Championships by nation
| Team | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua
|
4 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Colombia
|
2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Mexico
|
1 | 2013 |
All-time table
By team
| Pos. | Team | Apps. | P | W | L | % | Last App. | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leones de León |
1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 | Champions (2019) |
| 2. | Tigres de Chinandega |
3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2018 | Champions (2017, 2018) |
| 3. | Leones de Montería |
2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2017 | Champions (2015) |
| 4. | Panamá Metro |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2017 | Group Phase (2017) |
| 5. | Tigres de Cartagena |
1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2014 | Champions (2014) |
| 6. | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas |
3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2015 | Champions (2013) |
| 7. | Gigantes de Rivas |
2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2016 | Champions (2016) |
| 8. | Nacionales de Panamá |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2016 | Third place (2016) |
| 9. | Indios del Bóer |
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2015 | Third place (2015) |
| 10. | Tobis de Acayucan |
3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2019 | Runners-up (2018, 2019) |
| 11. | Caballos de Coclé |
2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2015 | Runners-up (2015) |
| 12. | Falcons de Córdoba |
1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2019 | Group Phase (2019) |
| 13. | Indios de Urracá |
1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2014 | Third place (2014) |
| 14. | Chileros de Xalapa |
2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2019 | Semi-finals (2019) |
| 15. | Toros de Herrera |
1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2019 | Semi-finals (2019) |
| 16. | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 2019 | Runners-up (2016) |
| 17. | Wildcats KJ74 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2018 | Third place (2018) |
| 18. | Bravos de Urracá |
1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2018 | Group Phase (2018) |
By nation
| Pos. | Team | Apps. | P | W | L | % | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nicaragua
|
7 | 30 | 22 | 8 | .733 | Champions (2016, 2017, 2018,2019) |
| 2. | Colombia
|
6 | 27 | 13 | 14 | .481 | Champions (2014, 2015) |
| 3. | Mexico
|
7 | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 | Champions (2013) |
| 4. | Argentina
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Group Phase (2019) |
| 5. | Panama
|
7 | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | Runners-up (2015) |
| 6. | Curaçao
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Third place (2018) |
Television rights
| Year | Network(s) |
| 2013 | RTV
|
| 2014, 2016 | Claro Sports
|
| 2015 | TVMax
|
| 2017 |  YouTube[8]
|
| 2018 | Viva Nicaragua[9]
|
| 2019 | TVMÁS
|
See also
References
- ^ LA LIGA ESTATAL DE BEISBOL, SELECTIVA PARA LA LATIN AMERICAN SERIES.
- ^ Presentan la Latin American Series.
- ^ Serie Internacional de Beisbol México-Colombia.
- ^ "Asociación Latinoamericana se expande para el 2018". Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
- ^ Latin American Series de Béisbol.
- ^ Nuevas sedes para las próximas Series Latinoamericanas de béisbol.
- ^ Confirman a Panamá como sede de Latin American Series de Béisbol 2020.
- ^ Canal Montería transmitirá los juegos de la serie por internet.
- ^ VI Latin American Series Nicaragua 2018.