# 2020 Caribbean Series

The 2020 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 62nd edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2020 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The 2020 edition marked the first-ever appearance of Colombia in the Series, and therefore featured six teams for the second consecutive year. They replaced Cuba in the circuit, who was unable to compete due to an inability to secure travel visas in time for the competition.
The Toros del Este of the Dominican Professional Baseball League won the tournament, which was their first Series championship and the 20th overall for the Dominican Republic.

## Format

The Preliminary Round consisted of a fifteen-game round robin, after which the top 4 teams advanced to the Semifinal Round (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of the semifinal games then squared off in the Final.

## Participating teams

| Team | Means of qualification |
| Vaqueros de Montería | Winners of the 2019–20 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
| Tomateros de Culiacán | Winners of the 2019–20 Mexican Pacific League |
| Astronautas de Chiriquí | Winners of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | Winners of the 2019–20 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
| Toros del Este | Winners of the 2019–20 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
| Cardenales de Lara | Winners of the 2019–20 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |

## Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Toros del Este | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | .800 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cardenales de Lara | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | .800 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | .800 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Cangrejeros de Santurce (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | .400 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | .200 | 3 | |
| 6 | Vaqueros de Montería | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | .000 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head, TQB: Toros 1−1, 0.013; Cardenales 1−1, 0.000; Tomateros 1−1, −0.026
    Time zone: Atlantic Standard Time (UTC–4)
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
| February 1 | 10:00 | Vaqueros de Montería | 4–6 | Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 1 | 14:30 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 1–2 | Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 1 | 20:00 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 3–4 (10) | Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 2 | 11:00 | Vaqueros de Montería | 0–1 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 2 | 15:30 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 2–4 | Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 2 | 20:30 | Cardenales de Lara | 3–2 | Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 3 | 10:00 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 1–6 | Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 3 | 14:30 | Toros del Este | 4–0 | Vaqueros de Montería | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 3 | 20:00 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 2–3 (10) | Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 4 | 10:00 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | 3–4 | Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 4 | 14:30 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 7–6 | Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 4 | 20:00 | Vaqueros de Montería | 2–3 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 5 | 10:00 | Cardenales de Lara | 2–0 | Astronautas de Chiriquí | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 5 | 14:30 | Vaqueros de Montería | 0–4 | Tomateros de Culiacán | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 5 | 20:00 | Toros del Este | 5–4 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Cardenales de Lara | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Cardenales de Lara | 1 | 2 | Cardenales de Lara | 3 |
| | | | 1 | Toros del Este | 9 |
| 4 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 3 | 1 | Toros del Este | 9 |
| 1 | Toros del Este | 4 | | | |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
| February 6 | 14:30 | Tomateros de Culiacán | 0–1 | Cardenales de Lara | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |
| February 6 | 20:00 | Cangrejeros de Santurce | 3–4 | Toros del Este | Hiram Bithorn Stadium |

### Final

February 7, 2020 20:00 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cardenales de Lara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Toros del Este | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |

## Awards

All-Tournament Team :
| Position | Player |
| Starting Pitcher | Édgar Torres |
| Relief Pitcher | Ramón Ramírez |
| Catcher | Alí Solís |
| First Baseman | Joey Meneses |
| Second Baseman | Ramiro Peña |
| Third Baseman | Emmanuel Rivera |
| Shortstop | Alí Castillo |
| Outfielders | Rubén Sosa Rico Noel Henry Ramos |
| Designated Hitter | Jordany Valdespin |