The 2017 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 59th edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Cuban National Series, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from February 1 to 7, 2017 at the Nuevo Estadio Tomateros in Culiacán, Mexico.
Criollos de Caguas defeated hosts Águilas de Mexicali for the championship. [1] [2]
| Team | Means of qualification |
|---|---|
 Alazanes de Granma | Winners of the 2016–17 Cuban National Series |
 Águilas de Mexicali | Winners of the 2016–17 Mexican Pacific League |
 Criollos de Caguas | Winners of the 2016–17 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
 Tigres del Licey | Winners of the 2016–17 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
 Águilas del Zulia | Winners of the 2016–17 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águilas del Zulia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | .750 [lower-alpha 1] | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Águilas de Mexicali (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | .750 [lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Alazanes de Granma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | .750 [lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 4 | Criollos de Caguas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .250 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tigres del Licey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −18 | .000 | 3 |
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 15:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 4–0 | Tigres del Licey | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 1 | 20:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 2–4 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 2 | 15:00 | Águilas del Zulia | 4–3 | Criollos de Caguas | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 2 | 19:00 | Águilas de Mexicali | 7–2 | Tigres del Licey | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 3 | 15:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 1–6 | Alazanes de Granma | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 3 | 19:00 | Águilas del Zulia | 1–5 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 4 | 13:00 | Tigres del Licey | 2–10 | Criollos de Caguas | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 4 | 17:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 3–8 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 5 | 13:00 | Tigres del Licey | 3–4 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 5 | 17:00 | Águilas de Mexicali | 0–4 | Alazanes de Granma | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | Criollos de Caguas | 9 | |||||||
| 1 | Águilas del Zulia | 6 | |||||||
| Criollos de Caguas | 1 | ||||||||
| Águilas de Mexicali | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | Alazanes de Granma | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Águilas de Mexicali | 1 | |||||||
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6 | 13:00 | Criollos de Caguas | 9–6 | Águilas del Zulia | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| February 6 | 17:00 | Alazanes de Granma | 0–1 | Águilas de Mexicali | Nuevo Estadio Tomateros |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criollos de Caguas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Águilas de Mexicali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Miguel Mejía (1–0) LP: Jake Sanchez (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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