2023 Baseball Champions League Americas
The 2023 Baseball Champions League Americas was the first edition of the Baseball Champions League Americas, an international competition for baseball clubs organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| City | Mérida |
| Venue(s) | Parque Kukulcán Alamo |
| Dates | 28 September – 1 October |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| Third place | Leones de Yucatán |
| Fourth place | Alazanes de Granma |
The first edition was held in the Parque Kukulcán Alamo, in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 28 September to 1 October 2023. The competition was sanctioned by WBSC and the Mexican League and featured four teams from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and the United States.[1][2]
A single round-robin format was used, with each team facing each other once. The top two teams advanced to the final game.[3]
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, representing United States, won the tournament after defeating the Caimanes de Barranquilla, from Colombia, in the championship game, 8–0. The Leones de Yucatán (Mexico) placed third and the Alazanes de Granma (Cuba) finished fourth.[4][5] Fargo Moorhead RedHawks catcher Roy Morales earned the Most Valuable Player Award of the tournament.[6]
Venue
| Mérida |
|---|
| Parque Kukulcán Alamo |
| Capacity: 14,917 |
Participating teams
| Team | Manager[7] | Means of qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Alazanes de Granma | Leonardo Soto | Winners of the 2022 Cuban National Series |
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | Carlos Vidal | Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
| Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Chris Coste | Winners of the 2022 American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Leones de Yucatán | Roberto Vizcarra | Winners of the 2022 Mexican League season |
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | .667 | — | Advance to Final game |
| 2 | Caimanes de Barranquilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | .667 | — | |
| 3 | Leones de Yucatán (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | .333 | 1 | |
| 4 | Alazanes de Granma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | −7 | .333 | 1 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2023 | 13:00 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 1–3 | Alazanes de Granma | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:11 | 400 | Boxscore | |
| 28 Sep 2023 | 20:30 | Caimanes de Barranquilla | 5–3 | Leones de Yucatán | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:04 | 3,915 | Boxscore | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 13:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 3–7 | Caimanes de Barranquilla | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:37 | 95 | Boxscore | |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 20:00 | Leones de Yucatán | 1–2 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:37 | 3,393 | Boxscore | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 13:00 | Caimanes de Barranquilla | 6–10 | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:23 | 87 | Boxscore | |
| 30 Sep 2023 | 20:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 4–9 | Leones de Yucatán | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:43 | 2,422 | Boxscore |
Final game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Tyler Grauer (1–0) LP: Jalen Miller (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistical leaders
Batting
|
Pitching
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Baseball Champions League launched; First-ever professional and world-level competition for clubs". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "Se presentó la Baseball Champions League (América)". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "2023 Baseball Champions League Info". American Association of Professional Baseball. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shut out Barranquilla, win inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "RedHawks win inaugural WBSC Baseball Champions League Americas". fmredhawks.com. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "Roy Morales is the first Baseball Champions League Americas MVP". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- "Meet the four managers of the Baseball Champions League Americas". wbsc.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- "Stats". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.