La Serie del Caribe – the Caribbean Series – begins today and runs through Feburary 8! The series will be held in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, rather than in Venezuela as originally planned. (The series will return to Venezuela in 2019.) The teams completing in the 2018 Series are:
- Tomateros de Culiacan, representing Mexico
- Alazanes de Granma, representing Cuba
- Aguilas de Cibaeñas, representing the Dominican Republic
- Criollos de Caguas, representing Puerto Rico
- Caribes de Anzoategui, representing Venezuela
The first game will be played at 1 pm local time (2 pm Eastern), with Venezuela matched against Cuba. Last year‘s winner, Criollos de Caguas, play tonight against Mexico at 9 pm. The complete schedule is below.
More information can be found at the Wikipedia’s 2018 Caribbean Series page, the Rogers Hornsby Chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research, and MLB.com.
~ baseballrebecca
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