The baseball champions of Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic arrived in Venezuela this Wednesday to participate in the 65th edition of the Caribbean Series, which will take place between February 2 and 10 in the oil nation.
The Maiquetía International Airport, which serves Caracas, reported on its Twitter account the arrival of the players and coaching staff from Mexico and the Dominican Republic, while sharing images of the reception.
Los Cañeros de Los Mochis de México had their first training session today at the University Stadium of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), as reported on the social network.
For their part, the Tigres de Licey from the Dominican Republic, the team that has won the most titles in the Caribbean Series, arrived in Venezuela with the aim of reconquering the victory after 15 years.
The Vaqueros de Montería from Colombia reported via Twitter that they arrived by bus to Maracaibo, capital of the Venezuelan state of Zulia, “without setbacks”, and then traveled by air to Caracas.
The international tournament, called Gran Caracas 2023, will start this Thursday with the debut of the WildCats KJ74 of Curaçao against the Farmers of Cuba, which will mean the debut of the Dutch island in the tournament and the return, after three years, of a Cuban team to the competition.
For the first time in the history of the Caribbean Series, eight teams will participate. These are the champions of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Curacao, Panama and Colombia, who won the last edition, held in Santo Domingo.
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