The Latin American Series (Spanish: Serie Latinoamericana) was an annual baseball competition contested by the champions of the professional baseball winter leagues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The tournament was organized by the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP) as an alternative to the Caribbean Series.

The first winner of the series was Mexico's Brujos de Los Tuxtlas, who beat the Tigres de Chinandega of Nicaragua in 2013. The last winner was Nicaragua's Leones de León, which defeated Mexico's Tobis de Acayucan in 2019. Tigres de Chinandega were the most successful team, with two titles in three appearances.

History

On February 10, 2012, the then president of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, together with executives of Liga Invernal Veracruzana, organized the Mexico-Colombia International Baseball Series between the champions of both competitions, where the Colombian champions, Toros de Sincelejo and Veracruz champions, Brujos de Los Tuxtlas, met in a 3-game series at Estadio Once de Noviembre in Cartagena, Colombia, with the Colombian outfit winning two games to one.Serie Internacional de Beisbol México-Colombia.

In the case of Mexico, the representative is the champion of Liga Invernal Veracruzana.LA LIGA ESTATAL DE BEISBOL, SELECTIVA PARA LA LATIN AMERICAN SERIES. Often, teams who qualify for this competition receive loan players from other teams in their respective leagues in order to improve their country's chance of winning.Presentan la Latin American Series.

With the creation of the Latin American Professional Baseball Association in late-2012, the idea of creating a series that would integrate Latin American professional baseball teams materialised. As a result, the first Latin American Series was held from February 1 to 4, 2013 in Veracruz, Mexico. The first five editions of the series only contained teams from Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama until the first expansion of the competition in 2018. This expansion included Curaçao, who had just created a professional league, followed by Argentina in 2019, with the intention of inviting Chile once a professional league is set up.

The rules of the competition were based on those of the World Baseball Classic. Teams wore their respective national team uniforms, rather than their own professional uniforms.

The impetus for the Latin American Series eventually faded with the expansion of the Caribbean Series to non-members of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CPBC). Panama, which was scheduled to host the 2020 edition, withdrew from the competition after being invited to the 2019 and 2020 Caribbean Series. On January 12, 2020, the ALBP confirmed the suspension of the 2020 edition. Colombia would also be invited to the 2020 Caribbean Series, as would Curaçao to the 2023 edition, thus making the Latin American Series moot.

Leagues participating Country League First edition Latest editionArgentine Baseball League2019 Colombian Professional Baseball League20132019 Curaçao National Championship AA League2018 Liga Invernal Veracruzana20132019Veracruz State League20172018Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League20132019Panamanian Professional Baseball League20132019

Series Nuevas sedes para las próximas Series Latinoamericanas de béisbol.Confirman a Panamá como sede de Latin American Series de Béisbol 2020. YearHost cityChampionsResultRunners upHead Coach Veracruz Brujos de Los Tuxtlas Tigres de Chinandega Pedro Meré Montería Tigres de Cartagena Brujos de Los Tuxtlas Donaldo Méndez Panama City Leones de Montería Caballos de Coclé Luis Urueta Managua Gigantes de Rivas Caimanes de Lorica Germán Mesa Montería Tigres de Chinandega Leones de Montería Lenin Picota Managua Tigres de Chinandega Tobis de Acayucan Lenin Picota Veracruz Leones de León Tobis de Acayucan Sandor Guido Panama City Cancelled

Championships by team

TeamWinsYears Tigres de Chinandega22017, 2018 Brujos de Los Tuxtlas12013 Tigres de Cartagena12014 Leones de Montería12015 Gigantes de Rivas12016 Leones de León12019

Championships by nation

TeamWinsYears Nicaragua42016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Colombia22014, 2015 Mexico12013

All-time table

By team

Pos.TeamApps.PWL%Last App.Best result 1. Leones de León 1 7 7 0 1.000 2019 (2019) 2. Tigres de Chinandega 3 11 9 2 .818 2018 (2017, 2018) 3. Leones de Montería 2 9 6 3 .667 2017 (2015) 4. Panamá Metro 1 3 2 1 .667 2017 (2017) 5. Tigres de Cartagena 1 5 3 2 .600 2014 (2014) 6. Brujos de Los Tuxtlas 3 11 6 5 .545 2015 (2013) 7. Gigantes de Rivas 2 8 4 4 .500 2016 (2016) 8. Nacionales de Panamá 1 4 2 2 .500 2016 (2016) 9. Indios del Bóer 1 4 2 2 .500 2015 (2015) 10. Tobis de Acayucan 3 16 7 9 .438 2019 (2018, 2019) 11. Caballos de Coclé 2 7 3 4 .429 2015 (2015) 12. Falcons de Córdoba 1 5 2 3 .400 2019 (2019) 13. Indios de Urracá 1 5 2 3 .400 2014 (2014) 14. Chileros de Xalapa 2 9 3 6 .333 2019 (2019) 15. Toros de Herrera 1 6 2 4 .333 2019 (2019) 16. Caimanes de Barranquilla 3 13 4 9 .308 2019 (2016) 17. Wildcats KJ74 1 4 1 3 .250 2018 (2018) 18. Bravos de Urracá 1 3 0 3 .000 2018 (2018)

By nation

Pos.TeamApps.PWL%Best result 1. Nicaragua 7 30 22 8 .733 (2016, 2017, 2018,2019) 2. Colombia 6 27 13 14 .481 (2014, 2015) 3. Mexico 7 36 16 20 .444 (2013) 4. Argentina 1 5 2 3 .400 (2019) 5. Panama 7 28 11 17 .393 (2015) 6. Curaçao 1 4 1 3 .250 (2018)

Television rights Year Network(s)2013 RTV2014, 2016 Claro Sports2015 TVMax2017 YouTubeCanal Montería transmitirá los juegos de la serie por internet.2018 Viva NicaraguaVI Latin American Series Nicaragua 2018.2019 TVMÁS

See also Caribbean Series Serie de las Américas Interamerican Series Latin American Series (1952), a national team tournament held in Caracas Asia Series European Cup Baseball awards#Americas

References

External links Official Site