Caribbean World Series
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Caribbean Series
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Inaugural season | 1949 |
| Countries |
 Cuba Dominican Republic Mexico Puerto Rico Venezuela
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Criollos de Caguas (4th title) |
| Most titles |
Tigres del Licey (10 titles) |
| TV partner(s) |
ESPN Deportes ESPN Latin America ESPN3 MLB Network |
| Related competitions |
SNC LIDOM LMP LBPRC LVBP
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| Official website | seriedelcaribeculiacan2017 |
The Caribbean Series (Spanish: Serie del Caribe), also called Caribbean World Series, is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in Latin America, featuring the champions of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. The tournament location is rotated annually among the countries and is normally played in February after all of the leagues have ended their national tournaments.
The 2014 Caribbean Series was held at Estadio Nueva Esparta in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Cuba accepted an invitation to take part as a guest in the tournament. The Series would stay with the same five teams in 2015, which was held at Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico and 2016 in Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz, his business partner since 1936, who devised the idea after seeing the success of the now extinct in 1946, which featured the clubs Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States, Cervecería Caracas from Venezuela, Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players.
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