# 2017 Caribbean Series

The 2017 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 59th edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Cuban National Series, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2017 at the Nuevo Estadio Tomateros in Culiacán, Mexico.
Criollos de Caguas defeated hosts Águilas de Mexicali for the championship.

## Participating teams

| Team | Means of qualification |
| Alazanes de Granma | Winners of the 2016–17 Cuban National Series |
| Águilas de Mexicali | Winners of the 2016–17 Mexican Pacific League |
| Criollos de Caguas | Winners of the 2016–17 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
| Tigres del Licey | Winners of the 2016–17 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
| Águilas del Zulia | Winners of the 2016–17 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |

## Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Águilas del Zulia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | .750 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Águilas de Mexicali (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | .750 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Alazanes de Granma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | .750 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Criollos de Caguas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .250 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Tigres del Licey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | .000 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 All three teams are tied in head-to-head record with 1–1. Águilas (V) has a team quality balance of +0.059, Águilas (M) has 0 and Alazanes has –0.059.
    Time zone: Mexican Pacific Time (UTC–7)
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
| February 1 | 15:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 4–0 | Tigres del Licey | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 1 | 20:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 2–4 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 2 | 15:00 | Águilas del Zulia | 4–3 | Criollos de Caguas | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 2 | 19:00 | Águilas de Mexicali | 7–2 | Tigres del Licey | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 3 | 15:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 1–6 | Alazanes de Granma | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 3 | 19:00 | Águilas del Zulia | 1–5 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 4 | 13:00 | Tigres del Licey | 2–10 | Criollos de Caguas | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 4 | 17:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 3–8 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 5 | 13:00 | Tigres del Licey | 3–4 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 5 | 17:00 | Águilas de Mexicali | 0–4 | Alazanes de Granma | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Criollos de Caguas | 9 | | | |
| 1 | Águilas del Zulia | 6 | | | |
| 1 | Águilas del Zulia | 6 | Criollos de Caguas | Criollos de Caguas | 1 |
| | | | Águilas de Mexicali | Águilas de Mexicali | 0 |
| 3 | Alazanes de Granma | 0 | Águilas de Mexicali | Águilas de Mexicali | 0 |
| 2 | Águilas de Mexicali | 1 | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
| February 6 | 13:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 9–6 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 6 | 17:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 0–1 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |

### Final

February 7, 2017 19:00 at Nuevo Estadio Tomateros in Culiacán, Mexico :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Criollos de Caguas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Águilas de Mexicali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Miguel Mejía (1–0) LP: Jake Sanchez (0–1) ||||||||||||||