2022 Caribbean Series

The 2022 Caribbean Series marked the 64th edition of the Caribbean Series from January 28 through February 3, 2022,^[1] played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2022 Caribbean Series

Tournament details
Country	Dominican Republic
City	Santo Domingo
Venue(s)	Estadio Quisqueya
Dates	January 28 – February 3, 2022
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Caimanes de Barranquilla (1st title)
Runner-up	Gigantes del Cibao
← 2021 2023 →

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.^[2]

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^[a]	1
3	Navegantes del Magallanes	5	3	2	19	17	+2	.600^[a]	1
4	Charros de Jalisco	5	3	2	9	8	+1	.600^[a]	1
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

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. 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					Final
	5	Gigantes del Cibao	2
	4	Charros de Jalisco	1
						1	Gigantes del Cibao	1
						2	Caimanes de Barranquilla	4
	3	Navegantes del Magallanes	1
	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 References "Serie del Caribe presenta a Santo Domingo 2022 como la próxima sede". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022. Así va la lista de los equipos clasificados a la Serie del Caribe 2022 El pitazo.net. 23 de enero de 2022. External links Official website (Spanish)