Latin American Series


The Latin American Series is a baseball competition that annually gathers the champions of the professional winter baseball leagues from the countries that are part of the Latin American Professional Baseball Association. In the case of Mexico, the representative is the champion of Liga Invernal Veracruzana. 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.

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.
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 match those of the World Baseball Classic and the teams wear their respective nation's national team uniform rather than their own for the duration of the series.

Leagues participating

LeagueYears
Argentine Baseball League2019-
Colombian Professional Baseball League2013-
Curaçao Baseball League2018-
Curaçao Winter League of BaseballNot yet entered
Veracruz State League2017-2018
Liga Invernal Veracruzana2013-2016, 2019-
Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League2013-
Panamanian Professional Baseball League2013-
Chilean Organized Baseball LeagueNot yet entered

Series

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 León17701.0002019
2. Tigres de Chinandega31192.8182018
3. Leones de Montería2963.6672017
4. Panamá Metro1321.6672017
5. Tigres de Cartagena1532.6002014
6. Brujos de Los Tuxtlas31165.5452015
7. Gigantes de Rivas2844.5002016
8. Nacionales de Panamá1422.5002016
9. Indios del Bóer1422.5002015
10. Tobis de Acayucan31679.4382019
11. Caballos de Coclé2734.4292015
12. Falcons de Córdoba1523.4002019
13. Indios de Urracá1523.4002014
14. Chileros de Xalapa2936.3332019
15. Toros de Herrera1624.3332019
16. Caimanes de Barranquilla31349.3082019
17. Wildcats KJ741413.2502018
18. Bravos de Urracá1303.0002018

By nation

Pos.TeamApps.PWL%Best result
1. Nicaragua730228.733
2. Colombia6271314.481
3. Mexico7361620.444
4. Argentina1523.400
5. Panama7281117.393
6. Curaçao1413.250

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