The Gran Caracas 2023 Caribbean Series is already underway, for this edition Venezuela inaugurated two stadiums in Caracas and La Guaira to host the tournament, the venue in the Caribbean capital is one of the largest in Latin America and in the last game of the The first day of the championship already broke a record, as that match had the highest attendance in the entire history of the Caribbean Series.
As reported by the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation, 35,691 spectators filled the Monumental stadium in Caracas, which has a maximum capacity of 38,000 people plus another 2,000 standing.
This figure became the attendance record for a Caribbean Series game since its first edition in 1949. In the match, the locals ended up beating Panama with a 5-2 score on the first day of the event.
Caribbean series in decline
This attendance in the Caribbean Series are positive numbers, since the tournament has not been having a good time and was close to disappearing a few years ago; For the 2021 edition, Colombia was included and for the present, Curaçao, seeking to reach more audiences.
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