# 2022 Caribbean Series

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

## Stadium

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

## Tournament format

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

| 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

| 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 | 1 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Navegantes del Magallanes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | .600 | 1 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Charros de Jalisco | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | .600 | 1 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 3 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

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

### Semi-finals

| 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

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

All-Tournament Team :
| Position | Player |
| Starting Pitcher | Tyler Alexander |
| Relief Pitcher | Luis Felipe Castillo |
| Catcher | Christian Bethancourt |
| First Baseman | Reynaldo Rodríguez |
| Second Baseman | Robinson Canó |
| Third Baseman | Niuman Romero |
| Shortstop | Hanser Alberto |
| Outfielders | Félix Pérez José Siri Danry Vásquez |
| Designated Hitter | Juan Francisco |
| Manager | José Mosquera |