2023 Baseball Champions League Americas

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2023 Baseball Champions League Americas
2023 Baseball Champions League Americas logo.svg
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
City Mérida
Venue(s) Parque Kukulcán Alamo
Dates28 September – 1 October
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (1st title)
Runner-up Flag of Colombia.svg Caimanes de Barranquilla
Third place Flag of Mexico.svg Leones de Yucatán
Fourth place Flag of Cuba.svg Alazanes de Granma
2025  

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).

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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
Parque Kukulcan Alamo agosto 2016.jpg

Participating teams

TeamManager [7] Means of qualification
Flag of Cuba.svg Alazanes de Granma Flag of Cuba.svg Leonardo Soto Winners of the 2022 Cuban National Series
Flag of Colombia.svg Caimanes de Barranquilla Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Vidal Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coste Winners of the 2022 American Association of Professional Baseball
Flag of Mexico.svg Leones de Yucatán Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto Vizcarra Winners of the 2022 Mexican League season

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1 Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3211310+3.667Advance to Final game
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Caimanes de Barranquilla 3211816+2.667
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Leones de Yucatán (H)3121311+2.3331
4 Flag of Cuba.svg Alazanes de Granma 31210177.3331
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
28 Sep 202313:00 Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 Flag of Cuba.svg Alazanes de Granma   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:11400 Boxscore
28 Sep 202320:30 Caimanes de Barranquilla Flag of Colombia.svg 5–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Leones de Yucatán   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:043,915 Boxscore
29 Sep 202313:00 Alazanes de Granma Flag of Cuba.svg 3–7 Flag of Colombia.svg Caimanes de Barranquilla   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:3795 Boxscore
29 Sep 202320:00 Leones de Yucatán Flag of Mexico.svg 1–2 Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:373,393 Boxscore
30 Sep 202313:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla Flag of Colombia.svg 6–10 Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:2387 Boxscore
30 Sep 202320:00 Alazanes de Granma Flag of Cuba.svg 4–9 Flag of Mexico.svg Leones de Yucatán   Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:432,422 Boxscore

Final game

1 October 2023 18:00 (UTC–6) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, México
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Colombia.svg Caimanes de Barranquilla 000000000050
Flag of the United States.svg Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 04002200X8110
WP: Tyler Grauer (1–0)   LP: Jalen Miller (0–1)

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