Big League World Series (Latin America Region)

Latin America Region

Most recent season or competition: 2016 Big League World Series
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1998
Ceased	2016
No. of teams	12
Last champion(s)	Willemstad, Curaçao
Most titles	Venezuela (6)

The Big League World Series (BLWS) Latin America Region was one of four International regions that sent teams to the World Series. The region's participation in the BLWS could be dated back to 1970. Little League Baseball and Softball would later terminate the Big League division after the 2016 World Series.

Latin America Region Countries

• Aruba
• Colombia
• Curaçao
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela
• US Virgin Islands

Region Champions

At one point, the tournament featured 11 teams, 3 of which were from Latin America. The champions of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela each received automatic berths. In 1989 the Central America region was created, Mexico and Panama would play a best of 3 series to determine the champion. In 1998 all three regions were combined to form the Latin America Region.

Beginning in 2006, Mexico and Puerto Rico alternated between automatic berths. In years without an auto-bid they entered the Latin America tournament.

Mexico Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1974 Round 2 0–2 1975 Saltillo Round 1 0–2 1976 Round 2 0–2 1977 Monterrey Round 2 0–2 1978 Monterrey Round 3 1–2 1979 Round 2 1–2 1980 Round 3 0–2 1981 Round 3 0–2 1982 Round 4 1–2 1983 Matamoros Round 2 0–2 1984 Round 1 0–2 1985 Saltillo Round 2 1–2 1986 Round 2 0–2 1987 Monterrey Round 2 0–2 1988 Round 2 0–2 2007 Monterrey Int'l Final 4–1 2009 Mexicali Int'l Final 3–2 2011 Monterrey Pool stage 2–2 2013 Tlaquepaque Pool stage 2–2 2015 San Nicolás Round 3 1–2

Puerto Rico Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1970 San Juan Fourth Place 2–2 1973 San Juan Round 2 1–2 1974 San Juan Round 4 2–2 1975 Fourth Place 2–2 1976 Round 3 2–2 1977 Round 2 0–2 1978 Round 2 0–2 1979 Round 3 2–2 1980 Round 3 1–2 1981 Runner-up 5–2 1982 San Juan Champions 5–0 1983 Round 2 1–2 1984 Round 2 0–2 1985 Carolina Runner-up 4–2 1986 Round 4 1–2 1987 San Juan Round 4 2–2 1988 Round 3 2–2 1989 Carolina Round 3 1–2 1990 Arecibo Round 1 0–2 1991 Mayaguez Round 1 0–2 1992 Round 1 0–2 1993 Guayama Round 4 1–2 1994 Round 2 1–2 1995 Round 3 1–2 1996 Río Piedras Round 2 1–2 1997 Río Piedras Int'l Final 5–2 2006 San Juan Runner-up 5–2 2008 San Juan Runner-up 4–1 2010 San Juan Champions 6–0 2012 San Juan Champions 6–0 2014 Guayama Runner-up 5–1 2016 Guayama Int'l Final 2–2

Venezuela Region Champions Year City BLWS Record 1978 Round 3 1–2 1979 Round 2 0–2 1980 Round 4 1–2 1981 Round 4 3–2 1982 Runner-up 4–2 1983 Maracaibo Third Place 4–2 1984 Maracaibo Runner-up 6–2 1985 Maracaibo Fourth Place 2–2 1986 Maracaibo Champions 8–1 1987 Maracaibo Round 4 1–2 1988 Maracaibo Fourth Place 3–2 1989 Maracaibo Runner-up 5–2 1990 Maracaibo Runner-up 5–2 1991 Maracaibo Runner-up 3–2 1992 Maracaibo Runner-up 4–2 1993 Maracaibo Int'l Final 4–2 1994 Maracaibo Round 3 1–2 1995 Maracaibo Int'l Final 3–2 1996 Maracaibo Round 3 2–2 1997 Maracaibo Runner-up 4–2

Results by Country (Automatic Bids)

Country	BLWS Appearances	BLWS Championships	BLWS Record	PCT
Puerto Rico	32	3	70–56	.556
Venezuela	20	1	64–39	.621
Mexico		0	16–39	.291
Total		4	150–134	.528

Central America Region Champions

Year	City	BLWS	Record
1989	Panama City, Panama	Third Place	3–2
1990	Mexico	Round 2	1–2
1991	Panama	Round 3	2–2
1992	Mexico	Round 1	0–2
1993	Mexico	Round 2	1–2
1994	Mexico	Fourth Place	2–2
1995	Zapopan, Mexico	Round 2	0–2
1996	Mexico City, Mexico	Round 4	1–2
1997	Guadalajara, Mexico	Round 3	0–2

Latin America Region Champions

Year	City	BLWS	Record
1998	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Runner-up	3–1
1999	Puerto Rico	Int'l Final	2–2
2000	Yabucoa, Puerto Rico	Pool stage	2–1
2001	Valencia, Venezuela	Runner-up	4–1
2002	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Champions	5–1
2003	Guadalupe, Mexico	Pool stage	2–2
2004	Nogales, Mexico	Pool stage	1–3
2005	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Semifinals	4–1
2006	Coclé, Panama	Pool stage	2–2
2007	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Runner-up	4–2
2008	Santiago, Dominican Republic	Int'l Final	3–1
2009	Santiago, Dominican Republic	Champions	6–0
2010	Coclé, Panama	Int'l Final	3–2
2011	San Juan, Puerto Rico (Host)	Runner-up	5–1
2012	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Int'l Final	3–2
2013	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Runner-up	4–2
2014	Maracaibo, Venezuela	Int'l Final	3–2
2015	Guayama, Puerto Rico (Host)	Champions	5–1
2016	Willemstad, Curaçao	Round 3	2–2

Results by Country

Table includes results from Central America and Latin America region.

Country	Region Championships	BLWS Championships	BLWS Record	PCT
Mexico	9	0	8–19	.296
Venezuela	6		21–9	.700
Puerto Rico	4	1	13–6	.684
Panama		0	10–8	.556
Host Team(s)	2	1	10–2	.833
Dominican Republic			9–1	.900
Curaçao	1	0	2–2	.500
Total	28	3	73–47	.608

See also

Latin America Region in other Little League divisions

• Little League – Latin America
• Little League – Caribbean
• Little League – Mexico
• Intermediate League
• Junior League
• Senior League – Latin America
• Senior League – Caribbean