Hiram Bithorn. Source.
This year's Serie del Caribe began February 1st and runs 'til February 7th. The host country is Puerto Rico, and the games take place at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan. That's the home field of Cangregeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican league. Hiram Bithorn (1916-51) was the first Puerto Rican to play in the Major Leagues.
The tournament goes forward despite the Puerto Rican earthquakes of January 6th to 11th, which were centered on the south side of the island.
The teams are:
Cardenales de Lara (Venezuela)
Tomateros de Culiacán (Liga Mexicana del Pacifico)
Toros del Este (Dominican Republic)
Astronautas de Chiriquí (Panama)
Vanqueros de Montería (Colombia)
Cangregeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico)
Leñadores de Las Tunas, 2019 champions of the Cuban league, should have been included, but the Cubans have been left out this year over some kind of visa bullshit.
Cangregeros de Santurce have won the Serie del Caribe five times -- in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1993 and 2000. Tomateros de Culiacán won in 1996 and 2002.
[The final, Feb 7: Cardenales de Lara vs Toros del Este.] [Toros del Este win 9 - 3.]
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