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2/5/23



Mexico added its third victory against Cuba 6-5

Mexico is the first team to add three victories in the Caribbean Series 3-1

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Los Cañeros de Los Mochis from Mexico achieved their third victory in the 2023 Caribbean Series after defeating Agricultores from Cuba by a score of 6-5.

The duel was carried out by a strong fight between both teams. The lead was taken by the Aztecs on a single by Rodolfo Amador batting in Justin Dean to score.

The game went 3-0 in favor of Cañeros thanks to a hit by Joe Terdoslavich that added two more runs.

Agricultores rallied for a total of five runs in the bottom of the second inning that was started on a hit by Laza for a 5-3 lead.

In the upper part of the third inning, the Mochis took control of the game again with three runs to take the lead with a score that would not change for the rest of the game 6-5.

The stars of this game was the Mexican relief team.

With this victory, Mexico is the first team to reach three victories in the Caribbean Series and leads the competition 3-1.

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Couple of good ball games going on right now.
Dominican and Venezuela scoreless heading into extra inning.
Puerto Rico and Panama tied 2-2 bottom of the 8th.

2/5/23



Federales beat Indians 3-2 in intense game

The Federales reached a hard-fought victory and put their record at 2-2 to equal to Colombia and Curaçao

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Federales de Chiriquí of Panama achieved a hard fough 3-2 victory against Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico at the Jorge Luis García Carneiro stadium.

The Indians took the lead in the game thanks to an RBI triple by Bryan Torres, who later scored the second run after a double by Jeremy Rivera.

In the bottom of that inning Rodrigo Orozco hit a double to right field that cut the lead to 2-1 for Federales.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Panamanians tied the game after a home run by Jadhiel Santamaria.

The game was defined in the bottom of the eighth, when Iván Herrera singled to send the third run home for Federales and a 3-2 lead.

Now the Panamanian team is tied at 2-2 matching Colombia and Curaçao.

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[ Tthe Dominicans and the Venezuelans are trading single runs in the 10th 11th and 12th innings. ]

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2/5/23



José Rondón's walk off base hit left the Dominican on the field 3-2

The Lions tied for the top in the standings with Mexico, a team they will face this Monday

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The Leones del Caracas of Venezuela left the Tigres de Licey of the Dominican Republic on the field 3-2 in a heart-stopping duel that came in the twelfth inning.

Both teams maintained impeccable control by starters Erick Leal and César Valdez.

The native Erick Leal was essential to keep the Dominican bats under control.

The game got complicated after the sixth inning, when the teams had more chances to score.

Leones managed to leave Dominican players on third base on two occasions during the extra innings, thanks to the relief that Leal had from Arnaldo Hernández, Ricardo Rodríguez and Anthony Vizcaya.

The game went to extra base and the Dominican Republic took the lead with a wild pitch that allowed Gutiérrez to score 1-0.

In the bottom of the same inning, José Rondón hit a single to score Hernán Pérez and tie the game 1-1.

Both Tigers and Lions scored one run each in the next inning to make it 2-2.

Despite this battle, slugger José Rondón dressed as a hero with a line drive single center field to bat in Isaías Tejeda and leave Licey on the field with the walk off hit

Now Leones has a 3-1 record and is at the top of the standings tied with Mexico of the Caribbean Series.

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2/6/23



Colombia dealt a fatal blow to Cuba in the SDC 5-4

With this new setback, the Cuban team complicates its stay in the competition in the Caribbean Classic with a 1-4 record

By SAIRUBY ALAYON FLORES

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

DAYAN FRIAS (SS, Batting 9th, Columbia, 1-3, 1 R, AVG .158, OBP .238)

Offensively Dayan:
Struck out in the 3rd
Lead off the 5th inning with a base hit and scored on a Campero home run
Flied out to left field in the 6th

Defensively Frias:
Only had 3 chances without an error.

Vaqueros de Montería (Colombia) dealt a mortal blow to the Farmers of Cuba today, taking the victory with a final score of 5-4.

It was the fifth day of the Gran Caracas 2023 Caribbean Series. The game took place at the Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar in Caracas.

Columbia dealt a mortal blow to the Farmers who already have three losses in the baseball classic.

The Colombian team began the scoring with two runs in the third inning 2-0.

Cuba, for their part, was able to tie the score 2-2 in the fourth inning, thanks to a hit by Yordanys Alarcón with men on second and third.

The game would remain even until the bottom of the fifth. Everything seemed calm for the Cuban starter but Frias would lead off the inning with a single to right field. Campero would follow with a home run to right field batting in Frias 4-2. Acuna singled to left field. Acuna stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Diaz flied out to right field for the first out of the inning but Marriaga would single to center field batting in Acuna 5-2.

Cuba would cut into the lead in the sixth inning scoring a pair of runs. With one out Laza would be hit by a pitched ball. Y.Alacon also hit by a pitched ball. Laza to second. Vinales would follow with a double to right field, Laza scored, Y.Alacon to third. De La Cruz singled to centerfield driving home Y.Alarcon. Vinales advanced to third but Abreu flied out to center and Larduet grounded out to first ending the threat.

Campero (AB 4, C 2, H 2, RBI 2, HR 1, BB 0, K 1) led the Columbian offense. Y Alarcon (AB 3, C 1, H 3, RBI 2, HR 0, BB 0, K 0) would lead Cuba.

Mejia was the winning pitcher for Columbia, Peluffo would get the save, and Cuban starter Carbo would suffer the loss.

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2/6/23



Dominican did not forgive Panama's pitching with a 10-1 win

The Dominican team stays alive to fight for the pass to the semifinals with a 3-2 record

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Republic achieved an important 10-1 victory against the Federales de Chiriquí of Panama to stay in the fight for their pass to the semifinal of the Caribbean Series 2023.

Panama took the lead on the scoreboard by scoring the first run. However, this would only be a relief for what would be a strong Dominican offense 1-0.

In the third inning the Dominicans took a lead that they would not let go with a three-run homer hit by Yamaico Navarro 3-1.

In the fifth inning, Emilio Bonifacio became the protagonist with a double to send two more runs to the plate by Luis Barrera and Gustavo Nuñez 5-2.

The Tigers would add another run in the sixth. Rivas would ground into a fielder's choice and Rojas would score 6-2

In the eighth inning, a Wild pitch allowed Tigres del Licey to score their seventh run 7-2.

The final runs came in the ninth on a double by Mel Rojas and a two-run single by Kelvin Gutierrez.

With this result, the Tigers reap a 3-2 record to stay in the fight for their pass to the semifinal, while Panama falls to a 2-3 mark.

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2/6/23



Puerto Rico triumphs and complicates Curacao with a 3-1 win

The Indians now stand at 3-2 and tied with Curacao.

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico defeated the Curaçao team 3-1 in a tight pitching duel with which they hope to continue advancing to get their place in the semifinals of the 2023 Caribbean Series.

In the first inning of this game, the Indians went ahead after Edwin Díaz was hit by the ball, which allowed Rubén Castro to score 1-0.

After the hit, Daniel Ortíz hit a sacrifice fly that allowed him to send Emmanuel Rivera to the plate 2-0.

In the fifth inning, Curaçao tightened the scoring with a single to right field that allowed Ricardo Sashenko to score 2-1.

Despite their efforts, Curaçao could not beat Puerto Rico and they ended up scoring the third run in the seventh inning thanks to a single by Rubén Castro 3-1.

With this result, Puerto Rico puts its record at 3-2 and ties Curaçao, which complicates the middle of the standings in this Series.

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[ Top of the 3rd, Mexico leads Venezuela 2-0 ]

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2/6/23

#Guardians 20yr old switch hitting INF prospect Dayan Frias with a tremendous diving play at shortstop for Colombia facing Cuba in the Caribbean Series today!


https://twitter.com/i/status/1622776073753620484

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2/6/23



Mexico defeated Venezuela 7-0 on 2 hits

The Aztecs are placed as leaders of the Caribbean Series with 4-1, while Venezuela remains with a 3-2 mark

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Los Cañeros de Los Mochis from Mexico defeated Leones del Caracas from Venezuela 7-0 in the most recent round of the 2023 Caribbean Series.

The game represented a show of power on the part of the Aztecs, and a weak offensive output by the Lions who barely had two hits.

The Mexican offense began in the top of the second, when Joey Terdoslavich doubled to drive in the first two runs of the game 2-0.

In the top of the third Roberto Valenzuela showed his power with a triple that allowed him to bat in two more runs 4-0.

In that same inning, Reynaldo Rodríguez's base hit brought Valenzuela to the plate 5-0.

The third inning remained a nightmare for Caracas, after a pitcher's error allowed Reynaldo Rodríguez to score 6-0.

Despite being shutout the next four innings, José Félix sent a line drive in the eighth inning to score Irving López and make it 7-0.

The win allowed Cañeros to secure the lead in the Caribbean Series with a 4-1 record. Venezuela for their part has a 3-2 record.

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2/7/23



Mexico wins over Panama 2-1 and secures its place in the semifinals

Cañeros de Los Mochis have a 5-1 record and remain at the top of the tournament

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Los Cañeros de los Mochis from Mexico became the first to qualify for the semifinals of the Greater Caracas 2023 Caribbean Series.

They achieved this achievement after defeating Panama's Federales de Chiriquí 2-1 and securing their fifth win of the competition.

The first run by the Aztecs came in the bottom of the first inning, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Reynaldo Rodríguez sending Irving López to the plate 1-0.

In the fourth inning, Panama tied the score on a double by Jhonny Santos batting in Jahdiel Santamaría 1-1.

The game was defined in the bottom of the fifth inning, when José Cardona stole third base and after a throwing error scored 2-1.

With this triumph, Mexico becomes the only team to reach a 5-1 mark to stay on top of the standings.

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2/7/23



Puerto Rico walk off left Cuba on the field 4-3

The Puerto Rican team came from behind with two runs in the ninth inning

By JESUS DAVID CASTELLANO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Indios de Mayagüez of Puerto Rico left Agricultores de Bayamo of Cuba on the field, by a 4-3 score at the Jorge Luis García Carneiro Stadium in Macuto. Cuba has been eliminated from the Caribbean Series, they drop to a 1-5 record, while the Puerto Rican champions tied their record 3-3.

Cuba went ahead in the second inning against starter Daryl Thompson with a rally of three runs, product of consecutive singles by Carlos Benítez, Yordanys Alarcón, who batted in the first two runs of the game followed by a sacrifice fly by Arquímedes Sánchez that scored Benitez 3-0.

For their part, the Puerto Rico cut into the lead with a couple of runs, courtesy of a triple by Roberto Enríquez that plated Daniel Ortiz and an base hit by Bryan Torres who batted in Enriquez 3-2

Cuban closer Andy Vargas would not be able to contain Puerto Rico in the home half of the ninth inning. Bryan Torres base on an error and allowed Brett Rodríguez to score the tying run 3-3. That was followed by a base hit by Emmanuel Rivera that scored Jeremy Rivera with the winning run 4-3.

This was the third time in this Caribbean Series that a team had walk offs. Previously Mexico and Venezuela left Colombia and the Dominican Republic, respectively, on the field.

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[ Columbia and series favorite Dominican Republic are scoreless entering the sixth inning of play. Dayan Frias led off the inning with a double was sacrificed to third. The bases were loaded with two outs. A base it drove in a pair and Columbia leads the Dominicans 2-0. ]

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[ Another base hit plated 2 more runs. Columbia leads the Dominicans 4-0 with a runner on second base and still two outs. ]

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[ A strike out ends the inning. 4-0 heading into the Dominican bottom half of the sixth inning. ]

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2/7/23



Colombia did not forgive the Dominican Republic winning convincingly 11-1

The team aspires to qualify for the semifinals of the Caribbean Series with a 4-2 record

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

DAYAN FRIAS (SS, Batting 9th, Columbia)
AB 4, R 2, H 2, DBL 1, RBI 1, HR 0, BB 0, K 2, AVG .217, OBP .280)

Offensively, Dayan seems to be making a nice comeback. Another good game. The numbers are starting to look respectable. Frias struck out swinging in the 3rd. In a scoreless game heading into the 6th, Frias lead off the inning with a double to left field sparking a 4-run rally. Dayan struck out swinging in the 5-run 7th. Frias had an rbi single and later scored in a 2-run 8th.

Defensively, Frias had 4 chances. He did not commit an error.

Colombia's Vaqueros de Montería displayed relentless offensive power against the Dominican Republic's Tigres del Licey after beating them 11-1 at the Simón Bolívar Stadium in Caracas.

The game remained scoreless for five innings thanks to the quality of the pitchers.

In the top of the sixth inning, everything changed thanks to a 2-run single by Dilson Herrera to left field sending Dayan Frías (who led off the inning with a double) and Gustavo Campero (who followed with a walk), to the plate 2-0.

In the same inning they got two more on a hit by Jesús Marriaga to score Jordan Díaz and Dilson Herrera 4-0.

In the seventh inning, Columbia added five more runs by Vellojín, Campero, Acuña, Angulo and Herrera to make it 9-0.

Colombia kept up their powerful offense with Dayan Frías' RBI single to right field batting in Daniel Vellojín in the eighth 10-0.

After that, Dayan Frías scored the 11th thanks to Andrés Angulo's rbi base hit 11-0.

With this result, the Vaqueros de Montería (4-2) remain alive and will seek their qualification against Venezuela this Wednesday.

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2/7/23



Venezuela came back and defeated Curaçao 8-6 after trailing 6-2 through 6 innnings

Leones del Caracas defeated the islanders 8-6 to keep their Caribbean Series semifinal aspirations alive at 4-2

GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Leones del Caracas from Venezuela added a valuable 8-6 victory against the Curaçao team on the sixth day of the Greater Caracas 2023 Caribbean Series.

The Jorge Luis García Carneiro de La Guaira stadium was the scene of an impressive batting duel in which both teams demonstrated their power.

The score did not last long at zero, since in the first inning Venezuela's Oswaldo Arcia hit a single to right field batting in Alí Castillo and Danry Vázquez 2-0.

Despite this, Curaçao did not lower their spirits and responded in the bottom of the first inning with a run scored by Andrelton Simmons 2-1.

In the second inning, Ray-Patrick Didder drove a 3-run double to left field 4-2.

Immediately afterwards, Jonathan Schopp had an rbi single to left field 5-2.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Simmons scored on a double play ball. Curacao ahead 6-2.

Already at a 6-2 disadvantage, Venezuela began their comeback.

In the top of the 7th, Rondón was hit by the pitch. W. Ramos singled to right, Rondón to third. Arcia singled to right, Rondon scored, W. Ramos to second. Castillo walked, Arcia to second, W. Ramos to third. Tovar grounded out to first, W. Ramos scored, Castillo to second, Arcia to third. Vasquez was intentionally walked. Tejeda walked, Arcia scored, Vasquez to second, Castillo to third 6-5.

In the top of the 8th, Pérez flied out to left field. Rondón reached on a walk. W. Ramos flied out to left field. with two outs, Arcia walked, Rondón to second. Castillo walked, Arcia to second, Rondón to third. Rondón scored on García wild pitch, Castillo to second, Arcia to third. Tovar reached on a walk. Vasquez hit a ground rule double to deep right center, Arcia scored and Castillo scored, Tovar to third 8-6

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2/8/23



Panama stays in the hunt with a 3-4 record

The Panamanian team defeated Cuba 10-4 who already said goodbye to this edition of the SDC

By SAIRUBY ALAYON FLORES

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Federales de Chiriquí was left with the victory against Agricultores de Cuba 10-4, a game held at the Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar in Caracas.

Cuba could only reap one victory in the 65th edition of the Gran Caracas 2023 Baseball Classic, achieved against Curaçao.

The Cuban team left after one of the worst performances in the history of the SDC.

Farmers opened the scoring in the first inning against the pitches of Harold Osvaldo Arauz.

Yunieski Larduey tripled and then scored thanks to Raico Santos' sacrifice fly to center 1-0.

The one run lead would remain until in the third inning when Leandro Martínez gave up five runs to the Panamanians who wasted no time against the starter 5-1.

Panama would score two more runs in the fourth inning after a 2-run double by Jahdiel Santamaría 7-1.

The Cuba would score 3 more runs in the seventh inning with hits by Yordanis Alarcón, Yunieski Larduet and Raico Santos 7-4.

It would be in the ninth inning that Panama would put the seal of victory on the board with three more runs to leave the final 10-4.

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2/8/23



Dominican defeated Curacao 6-2 and complicates Venezuela

The Dominican team has a record of 4-3 and is one step away from the semifinals

By GERARDO JAVIER ROMERO

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Republic achieved an important 6-2 victory against the Curaçao team to get within one step away from the semifinals.

With this victory, the Dominican team complicates the Leones del Caracas and forces them to win against the Vaqueros de Montería of Colombia later this evening.

Emilio Bonifacio became the most important figure for the Lions after going 3-4 with two runs scored and one RBI.

Domingo Robles was left with the victory after pitching for five innings in which he allowed three hits, one run and struck out two opponents.

The loser of this game was the Venezuelan Néstor Molina who was Curaçao last hope to take a victory as he was the ace of the rotation. The criollo pitched 6.1 innings and gave up 8 hits and four runs.

The classification of the Dominican Republic depends on the game between Colombia and Venezuela; The Dominican Republic needs a Columbia victory to continue on their way to the title.

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