The Caribbean Series comes to the city of Miami for the third time in its history. From February 1 to 9, seven teams will seek regional glory.
In the first edition of the tournament in South Florida, The first contested outside the traditional venues, the Leones del Esgido – representatives of the Dominican Republic – won the title after finishing the series with a balance of five wins and two losses. By then it was played with a different format than the current one, which has semi-final and final games.
This event was held from February 5 to 11 at the Orange Bowl, an American football stadium.
A year later, the Caribbean Series was also played in Miami. This time at the “Bobby Maduro” stadium, which was a genuine park to play baseball.
The Dominicans smiled again in the city of the sun, when the Tigres del Licey won the title undefeated.
In the first round, the Dominican team defeated Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) 8-2, blanked Potros de Tijuana (Mexico) 4-0 and crushed Venezuela 12-1. They then extended their overwhelming dominance over Venezuela – in the final round scores of 13–4 and 13–1.
Will the Dominican team win the crown again in Miami? We will have to wait a few days to find out if in the city of the sun it is synonymous with merengue, mangú and power.
