Mexico City, Mexico.- The Cuban baseball team would not be invited to the Caribbean series from 2024 to be held in Miami, Florida, according to what ESPN journalist Enrique Rojas published on his Twitter account.
Apparently the Antillean team was left out because the format of only six countries was resumed, and the two guest spots decided to grant them to Curaçao and Nicaragua.
Source: ??Curaçao and ??Nicaragua will be the two countries invited to the Miami 2024 Caribbean Series, together with MEX ??DOM ??VEN ??and PR ??#Marlins will have Caribbean Series Night at Marlins Park next Saturday. The great @andruwjones25 and a notable nica would be part of the party.
— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) April 23, 2023
The reporter specified that the countries that will be represented in the tournament are the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico (the four members of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation and who pay membership), in addition to the other two invited nations. Therefore, in addition to the Greater Antilles, Colombia and Panama would be left out of the event.
The official announcement about the next Caribbean Series is expected to be made at the Marlins stadium next Saturday. The former major leaguer from Curaçao, Andruw Jones, and a Nicaraguan baseball figure yet to be determined will be present at the installation.
In the last edition of the event, held in Venezuela, eight teams participated for the first time. This made it possible for Cuba to attend as a guest. This format will not be repeated on this occasion. In the previous tournament the Cuban farmers they had the worst performance of the event, winning only one of their seven challenges.
Between 1949 and 1960, Cuba won seven La Serie del Caribe championships. Then when Fidel Castro suppressed professional sports, the island was left out of the event for several years. However, the largest of the Antilles is considered one of the most successful participants in the history of the Caribbean Series, with a record of 40 wins and 23 losses in the finals of the event.
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