Big League World Series (Latin America Region)

The Big League World Series (BLWS) Latin America Region was one of four International regions that sent teams to the World Series. The region's participation in the BLWS had dated back to 1970. Little League Baseball and Softball terminated the Big League division after the 2016 World Series.

Latin America Region

Most recent season or competition: 2016 Big League World Series
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1998
Ceased	2016
No. of teams	12
Last champion(s)	Willemstad, Curaçao
Most titles	Venezuela (6)

Latin America Region Countries

•   Aruba
•   Colombia
•   Curaçao
•   Dominican Republic
•   El Salvador
•   Guatemala
•   Jamaica
•   Mexico
•   Panama
•   Puerto Rico
•   Venezuela
•   US Virgin Islands

Region Champions

At one point, the tournament featured 11 teams, 3 of which were from Latin America. The champions of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela each received automatic berths. In 1989 the Central America region was created, Mexico and Panama would play a best of 3 series to determine the champion. In 1998 all three regions were combined to form the Latin America Region.

Beginning in 2006, Mexico and Puerto Rico alternated between automatic berths. In years without an auto-bid they entered the Latin America tournament.

Mexico Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1974 Not in Top 4 0–2 1975 Saltillo 0–2 1976 0–2 1977 Monterrey 0–2 1978 Monterrey 1–2 1979 1–2 1980 0–2 1981 0–2 1982 1–2 1983 Matamoros 0–2 1984 0–2 1985 Saltillo 1–2 1986 0–2 1987 Monterrey 0–2 1988 0–2 2007 Monterrey Int'l Final 4–1 2009 Mexicali 3–2 2011 Monterrey Not in Top 4 2–2 2013 Tlaquepaque 2–2 2015 San Nicolás 1–2 Year City BLWS Record

Puerto Rico Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1970 San Juan Fourth Place 2–2 1973 San Juan Not in Top 4 1–2 1974 San Juan 2–2 1975 Fourth Place 2–2 1976 Not in Top 4 2–2 1977 0–2 1978 0–2 1979 2–2 1980 1–2 1981 Runner–Up 5–2 1982 San Juan Champions 5–0 1983 Not in Top 4 1–2 1984 0–2 1985 Carolina Runner–Up 4–2 1986 Not in Top 4 1–2 1987 San Juan 2–2 1988 2–2 1989 Carolina 1–2 1990 Arecibo 0–2 1991 Mayaguez 0–2 1992 0–2 1993 Guayama 1–2 1994 1–2 1995 1–2 1996 Río Piedras 1–2 1997 Río Piedras Int'l Final 5–2 2006 San Juan Runner–Up 5–2 2008 San Juan 4–1 2010 San Juan Champions 6–0 2012 San Juan 6–0 2014 Guayama Runner–Up 5–1 2016 Guayama Int'l Final 2–2 Year City BLWS Record

Venezuela Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1978 Not in Top 4 1–2 1979 0–2 1980 1–2 1981 3–2 1982 Runner–Up 4–2 1983 Maracaibo Third Place 4–2 1984 Maracaibo Runner–Up 6–2 1985 Maracaibo Fourth Place 2–2 1986 Maracaibo Champions 8–1 1987 Maracaibo Not in Top 4 1–2 1988 Maracaibo Fourth Place 3–2 1989 Maracaibo Runner–Up 5–2 1990 Maracaibo 5–2 1991 Maracaibo 3–2 1992 Maracaibo 4–2 1993 Maracaibo Int'l Final 4–2 1994 Maracaibo Not in Top 4 1–2 1995 Maracaibo Int'l Final 3–2 1996 Maracaibo Not in Top 4 2–2 1997 Maracaibo Runner–Up 4–2 Year City BLWS Record

Central America Region Champions

Year	City	BLWS	Record
1989	Panama City, Panama	Third Place	3–2
1990	Mexico	Not in Top 4	1–2
1991	Panama		2–2
1992	Mexico		0–2
1993	Mexico		1–2
1994	Mexico	Fourth Place	2–2
1995	Zapopan, Mexico	Not in Top 4	0–2
1996	Mexico City, Mexico		1–2
1997	Guadalajara, Mexico		0–2
Year	City	BLWS	Record

Latin America Region Champions

Year	City	BLWS	Record
1998	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Runner–Up	3–1
1999	Puerto Rico	Int'l Final	2–2
2000	Yabucoa, Puerto Rico	Not in Top 4	2–1
2001	Valencia, Venezuela	Runner–Up	4–1
2002	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Champions	5–1
2003	Guadalupe, Mexico	Not in Top 4	2–2
2004	Nogales, Mexico		1–3
2005	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Semifinals	4–1
2006	Coclé, Panama	Not in Top 4	2–2
2007	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Runner–Up	4–2
2008	Santiago, Dominican Republic	Semifinals	3–1
2009	Santiago, Dominican Republic	Champions	6–0
2010	Coclé, Panama	Int'l Final	3–2
2011	San Juan, Puerto Rico (Host)	Runner–Up	5–1
2012	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Int'l Final	3–2
2013	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Runner–Up	4–2
2014	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Int'l Final	3–2
2015	Guayama, Puerto Rico (Host)	Champions	5–1
2016	Willemstad, Curaçao	Not in Top 4	2–2
Year	City	BLWS	Record

Results by Country

Country	Region Championships	BLWS Championships
Venezuela	6	1
Puerto Rico	4	5
Mexico	2	0
Dominican Republic		1
Host Team(s)
Panama		0
Curaçao	1	0

See also

Latin America Region in other Little League divisions

• Little League – Latin America
  • Little League – Mexico
  • Little League – Caribbean
• Intermediate League
• Junior League
• Senior League

References