The 2022 Caribbean Series marked the 64th edition of the Caribbean Series from January 28 through February 3, 2022,[1] played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2022 Caribbean Series
Tournament details
CountryDominican Republic
CitySanto Domingo
Venue(s)Estadio Quisqueya
DatesJanuary 28 – February 3, 2022
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsColombia Caimanes de Barranquilla (1st title)
Runner-upDominican Republic Gigantes del Cibao
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The series brought together the champions of each professional baseball league in the countries that make up the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Mexico), plus the representatives of Panama and Colombia as guests.[2]

Stadium edit

Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo hosted the preliminary rounds, the semifinals, and final matches.

Tournament format edit

A single round-robin format was used; each team faced each other once. The four teams with the best records advanced to the semifinals (1st vs. 4th and 2nd vs. 3rd), and the two winners met in the final to decide the tournament champion.

Participating teams edit

Team Manager Means of qualification
  Caimanes de Barranquilla   José Mosquera Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League
  Charros de Jalisco   Roberto Vizcarra Winners of the 2021–22 Mexican Pacific League
  Astronautas de Los Santos   Raúl Domínguez Winners of the 2021–22 Panamanian Professional Baseball League
  Criollos de Caguas   Ramón Vázquez Winners of the 2021–22 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
  Gigantes del Cibao   Luis Urueta Winners of the 2021–22 Dominican Professional Baseball League
  Navegantes del Magallanes   Willie Romero Winners of the 2021–22 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Preliminary round edit

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Gigantes del Cibao (H) 5 4 1 24 17 +7 .800 Advance to knockout stage
2   Caimanes de Barranquilla 5 3 2 16 14 +2 .600[a] 1
3   Navegantes del Magallanes 5 3 2 19 17 +2 .600[a] 1
4   Charros de Jalisco 5 3 2 9 8 +1 .600[a] 1
5   Astronautas de Los Santos 5 1 4 12 18 −6 .200 3
6   Criollos de Caguas 5 1 4 13 19 −6 .200 3
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head, TQB: Caimanes 1−1, 0.216; Navegantes 1−1, 0.020; Charros 1−1, −0.235
Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
January 28 10:00 Criollos de Caguas   2–3   Astronautas de Los Santos Estadio Quisqueya
January 28 15:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla   6–1   Navegantes del Magallanes Estadio Quisqueya
January 28 20:00 Gigantes del Cibao   3–2   Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 10:00 Astronautas de Los Santos   5–6   Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 15:00 Charros de Jalisco   0–5   Navegantes del Magallanes Estadio Quisqueya
January 29 20:00 Criollos de Caguas   3–5   Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 10:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla   0–1   Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 15:00 Navegantes del Magallanes   4–2   Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
January 30 20:00 Astronautas de Los Santos   3–7   Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 10:30 Navegantes del Magallanes   2–1   Astronautas de Los Santos Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 15:00 Charros de Jalisco   5–0   Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
January 31 20:00 Gigantes del Cibao   1–2   Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 10:30 Caimanes de Barranquilla   2–6   Criollos de Caguas Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 15:00 Astronautas de Los Santos   0–1   Charros de Jalisco Estadio Quisqueya
February 1 20:00 Navegantes del Magallanes   7–8 (10)   Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya

Knockout stage edit

Semi-finals Final
      
5   Gigantes del Cibao 2
4   Charros de Jalisco 1
1   Gigantes del Cibao 1
2   Caimanes de Barranquilla 4
3   Navegantes del Magallanes 1
2   Caimanes de Barranquilla 8

Semi-finals edit

Date Time Away Result Home Stadium
February 2 15:00 Navegantes del Magallanes   1–8   Caimanes de Barranquilla Estadio Quisqueya
February 2 20:00 Charros de Jalisco   1–2   Gigantes del Cibao Estadio Quisqueya

Final edit

February 3, 2022 19:00 at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Caimanes de Barranquilla 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0
  Gigantes del Cibao 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
WP: Elkin Alcalá (1–0)   LP: Raúl Valdés (1–1)

Awards edit