2023 Baseball Champions League Americas

2023 Baseball Champions League Americas

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
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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 WBSC Americas, part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

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	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

Rosters

Alazanes de Granma

Alazanes de Granma roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 62 Erly Casanova 89 Yunier Castillo 23 Alberto Civil 27 Yanielquis Duardo 82 Keniel Ferraz 48 Raymond Figueredo 71 Leandro Martínez 14 Miguel Paradelo 90 Juan Peñalver 20 Wilber Rodríguez 16 Kelbis Rodríguez 74 Carlos Santana		Catchers 11 Yosvany Alarcón 26 Nelson Batista Infielders 52 Osvaldo Abreu 10 Yordany Alarcón 21 Guillermo Avilés 12 Andrés de la Cruz  2 Aníbal Medina  4 Yulian Milán 13 Yobanys Millán  8 Yordanis Samón Outfielders 53 Pedro Almeida 38 Héctor Castillo 25 Yoan Moreno  6 Darián Palma 22 Alexquemer Sánchez 18 Raico Santos		Manager 43 Leonardo Soto Coaches 97 Mario Sánchez (pitching) 77 Ramón Rodríguez (third base) 60 Luis Ferrales (first base) 75 Luis Ernesto González (pitching) 45 Carlos Martí (bench) Roster

Caimanes de Barranquilla

Caimanes de Barranquilla roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 28 Elkin Alcalá 10 Fabián Cota 41 Jesús Fandiño 62 Santiago Florez  4 Rubén Galindo 88 Jalen Miller 32 Luis Moreno 17 Oddy Núñez  7 Carlos Ocampo 40 Fernando Pérez 25 José Piña 45 Pedro Rodríguez 31 Yasel Santana		Catchers  1 Pabel Manzanero Infielders 38 Carlos Arroyo  9 Edwin García  6 Osman Marval  5 Derwin Pomare 18 Edgar Robles 29 Brayan Saki 21 Demetrius Sims Outfielders 23 Gustavo Campero  3 Dilson Herrera 52 Jesús Marriaga 44 Jesús Valdez		Manager  8 Carlos Vidal Coaches -- Jhadiel Ancona (bench) 77 Jair Morelos (first base) 71 Carlos Ramón Pérez (coach) 12 Ronald Ramírez (pitching) -- Hamilton Sarabia (coach) Roster

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks

Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 31 Garrett Alexander 18 Colten Davis 17 Alex DuBord 29 Grant Gavin 14 Ashton Goudeau 43 Tyler Grauer 34 Charlie Hasty 32 Christian Young 16 Correlle Prime 38 D. J. Snelten 16 Mitchell Verburg		Catchers  6 Chris Herrmann 25 Roy Morales Infielders 13 Manny Boscan 12 Dayson Croes  2 Sam Dexter  4 Leobaldo Piña 24 Drew Ward  3 Justin Wylie Outfielders 11 Evan Alexander 23 Max Murphy  1 Alec Olund 27 Connor Panas 22 Dillon Thomas		Manager 10 Chris Coste Coaches 15 Anthony Barone (coach) 28 Robbie Lopez (coach)  9 Joe Dominiak (coach) Roster

Leones de Yucatán

Leones de Yucatán roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 60 Miguel Aguilar 37 Henderson Álvarez 58 Enrique Burgos 27 Faustino Carrera 78 Yamil Castillo 43 Jesús Chávez 49 Jesús Cruz 12 Francisco Haro 10 Isaac Jiménez 72 Williams Ramírez 20 Wilmer Ríos 99 Alexandro Tovalin 51 César Valdez 14 Samuel Zazueta		Catchers 35 Jafet Ojeda 52 Sebastián Valle 73 Gilberto Vizcarra Infielders  5 Ángel Camacho 46 J. C. Escarra 12 Joshua Fuentes  7 Marco Jaime 32 Diego Madero 25 Jonathan Villar Outfielders 33 Yadir Drake 11 Anthony García 50 Edson García  9 Norberto Obeso Designated hitters 90 Luis Juárez		Manager  8 Roberto Vizcarra Coaches 31 Octavio Álvarez (pitching) 22 José Ángel Chávez (third base) 92 Sergio Contreras (coach) 44 Rogelio del Campo (coach) 76 Salvador Garibay (coach) 91 Gerardo Sánchez (first base) Roster

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

Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

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

1 October 2023 18:00 (UTC–6) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, México

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 Stat [8] Name Team Total AVG Roy Morales Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks .600 H Roy Morales Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 9 R 3 tied with 4 HR Yadir Drake Leones de Yucatán 2 RBI Pabel Manzanero Caimanes de Barranquilla 7 SLG Yadir Drake Leones de Yucatán 1.000

Pitching Stat [8] Name Team Total W 7 tied with 1 L 7 tied with 1 SV Elkin Alcalá Caimanes de Barranquilla 2 Alberto Civil Alazanes de Granma IP Erly Casanova Alazanes de Granma 7.0 ERA 5 tied with 0.00 SO Tyler Grauer Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7

References

1. "Baseball Champions League launched; First-ever professional and world-level competition for clubs". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. "Se presentó la Baseball Champions League (América)". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
3. "2023 Baseball Champions League Info". American Association of Professional Baseball. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. "Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks shut out Barranquilla, win inaugural Baseball Champions League Americas". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. "RedHawks win inaugural WBSC Baseball Champions League Americas". fmredhawks.com. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
6. "Roy Morales is the first Baseball Champions League Americas MVP". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
7. "Meet the four managers of the Baseball Champions League Americas". wbsc.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
8. "Stats". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

External links

• World Baseball Softball Confederation - Baseball Champions League Americas 2023