MIAMI.- With a full agenda, Loan Depot Park, the Miami Marlins’ stadium, opens this Monday for the fifth day of the Caribbean Series after setting an attendance record for a game in the competition over the weekend. Nicaragua, seeking its first victory in the history of the tournament, will face Curacao at 10:30am.
At 3:30pm Venezuela (Tiburones de La Guaira) and Mexico (Naranjeros de Hermosillo) are scheduled to compete.
The day is completed by Puerto Rico (Criollos de Caguas) and Panama (Federales de Chiriquí) from 8:30pm.
The Tigres del Licey, representatives of the Dominican Republic, rest on this day.
Who participates in the Caribbean Series?
For this edition, the Caribbean Baseball Confederation, together with the organizing committee, decided that they would only have seven participants, one less than the previous edition played in Caracas.
The Tigres del Licey, champions of the Dominican Republic and current champions of the regional tournament, top the list.
- Sharks of La Guaira – Venezuela
- Orange trees of Hermosillo – Mexico
- Tigres del Licey – Dominican Republic
- Caguas Creoles – Puerto Rico
- Federals of Chiriquí – Panama
- Rivas Giants – Nicaragua
- Curacao Suns – Curacao
Calendars (game schedules)
From February 1 until Wednesday the 7th, three games will be played each day, starting with play ball at 10:30am. On the 8th of this month the semifinals will be played and on the 9th the champion will be known.
Thursday February 1
- Puerto Rico 5-2 Nicaragua
- Curacao 6-5 Mexico
- Venezuela 3-1 Dominican
Friday February 2
- Panama 7-3 Curacao
- Dominican 5-4 Nicaragua
- Puerto Rico 2-0 Mexico
Saturday February 3
- Venezuela 4-2 Curacao
- Panama 4-3 Mexico
- Dominican 5-2 Puerto Rico
Sunday February 4
- Panama 6-3 Nicaragua
- Puerto Rico 6-2 Venezuela
- Mexico vs Dominican 8:30 PM
Monday February 5
- Nicaragua vs. Curacao 10:30 AM
- Venezuela vs Mexico 3:30 PM
- Puerto Rico vs Panama 8:30 PM
Tuesday February 6
- Mexico vs Nicaragua 10:30 AM
- Curacao vs Dominican 3:30 PM
- Panama vs Venezuela 8:30 PM
Wednesday, February 7
- Curacao vs Puerto Rico 10:30 AM
- Dominican vs Panama 3:30 PM
- Nicaragua vs Venezuela 8:30 PM
Thursday, February 8: semi-finals
- Semifinal 1: 3:00 PM
- Semifinal 2: 8:00 PM
Friday February 9
- Third place 3:00 PM
- Final 8:00 PM
