2017 Caribbean Series

The 2017 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) is the 55th 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, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2017 at the Nuevo Estadio Tomateros in Culiacán, Mexico.

Criollos de Caguas defeated hosts Águilas de Mexicali for the championship.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Means of qualification
Cuba Alazanes de Granma Winners of the 2016–17 Cuban National Series
Mexico Águilas de Mexicali Winners of the 2016–17 Mexican Pacific League
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Winners of the 2016–17 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey Winners of the 2016–17 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Venezuela Águilas del Zulia Winners of the 2016–17 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1 Venezuela Águilas del Zulia 4 3 1 17 14 +3 .750[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to knockout stage
2 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali (H) 4 3 1 16 9 +7 .750[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Cuba Alazanes de Granma 4 3 1 17 9 +8 .750[lower-alpha 1] —
4 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 4 1 3 16 16 0 .250 2
5 Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey 4 0 4 7 25 −18 .000 3
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Run differential; 5) Runs scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 All three teams are tied in head-to-head record with 1–1. Águilas (V) has a team quality balance of +0.059, Águilas (M) has 0 and Alazanes has –0.059.
Time zone: Mexican Pacific Time (UTC–7)
Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 1 15:00 Alazanes de Granma Cuba 4–0 Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 1 20:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 2–4 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 2 15:00 Águilas del Zulia Venezuela 4–3 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 2 19:00 Águilas de Mexicali Mexico 7–2 Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 3 15:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 1–6 Cuba Alazanes de Granma Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 3 19:00 Águilas del Zulia Venezuela 1–5 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 4 13:00 Tigres del Licey Dominican Republic 2–10 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 4 17:00 Alazanes de Granma Cuba 3–8 Venezuela Águilas del Zulia Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 5 13:00 Tigres del Licey Dominican Republic 3–4 Venezuela Águilas del Zulia Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 5 17:00 Águilas de Mexicali Mexico 0–4 Cuba Alazanes de Granma Nuevo Estadio Tomateros

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
      
4 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 9
1 Venezuela Águilas del Zulia 6
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 1
Mexico Águilas de Mexicali 0
3 Cuba Alazanes de Granma 0
2 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali 1

Semi-finals

Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 6 13:00 Criollos de Caguas Puerto Rico 9–6 Venezuela Águilas del Zulia Nuevo Estadio Tomateros
February 6 17:00 Alazanes de Granma Cuba 0–1 Mexico Águilas de Mexicali Nuevo Estadio Tomateros

Final

February 7, 2017 19:00 at Nuevo Estadio Tomateros in Culiacán, Mexico
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Mexico Águilas de Mexicali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
WP: Miguel Mejía (1–0)   LP: Jake Sanchez (0–1)

References

  1. ↑ "Mexico and Puerto Rico to play for Caribbean Series title". Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Puerto Rico tops Mexico 1-0 in 10 for Caribbean Series title". Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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