The 2016 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) is the 58th 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 February 1–7 at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1] The teams played a ten-game round robin, followed by the semifinals and championship game.
For the first time, the tournament featured a home run derby,[2] however Major League Baseball players were barred from participating due to complaints from Major League Baseball Players Association over injury risks.[3]
Round robin
editSchedule
edit- Time zone Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 14:00 | Cangrejeros de Santurce 
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1–2 |  Tigres de Aragua
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 1 | 20:00 | Venados de Mazatlán 
|
3–2 |  Leones de Escogido
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 2 | 15:30 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila 
|
3–9 | Venados de Mazatlán
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 2 | 19:50 | Leones de Escogido
|
7–8 (10) | Tigres de Aragua
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 3 | 15:30 | Tigres de Aragua
|
4–6 | Venados de Mazatlán
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 3 | 19:50 | Cangrejeros de Santurce
|
12–1 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 4 | 15:30 | Tigres de Aragua
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3–1 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 4 | 19:50 | Leones de Escogido
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1–2 (14) | Cangrejeros de Santurce
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 5 | 15:30 | Venados de Mazatlán
|
8–4 | Cangrejeros de Santurce
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 5 | 19:00 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila
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4–2 (11) | Leones de Escogido
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | G | W | L | PCT | GB | RS | RA | RD | H–H | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venados de Mazatlán |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 26 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Tigres de Aragua |
4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila |
4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 9 | 26 | –17 | ||
| 5 | Leones de Escogido |
4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 12 | 17 | –5 |
Playoff round
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 3 | Cangrejeros de Santurce
| 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Tigres de Aragua
| 13 | |||||||
| Tigres de Aragua
| 4 | ||||||||
| Venados de Mazatlán
| 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila
| 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Venados de Mazatlán
| 7 | |||||||
Semifinals
edit| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | 15:30 | Cangrejeros de Santurce
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3–13 | Tigres de Aragua
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
| February 6 | 19:50 | Tigres de Ciego de Ávila
|
2–7 | Venados de Mazatlán
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
Final
edit| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7 | 16:00 | Tigres de Aragua
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4–5 | Venados de Mazatlán
|
Estadio Quisqueya |
References
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- ^ "Stage set for colorful Caribbean Series". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Vladimir Guerrero headlines a Caribbean Series HR Derby". 3 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/4693460-caribbean-series-home-run-derby-mlbpa-dominican-players-david-ortiz-miguel-cabrera [dead link]