Blexfraptor Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 The Cardinals of Lara will compete in Group B of the elimination round against the Cuban representation, Leñadores de las Tunas and the Mexican monarch, Charros de Jalisco, in the 61st Caribbean Series to be held starting next Monday at the national stadium. Rod Carew "from Panama City. The Confederation of Professional Baseball of the Caribbean modified the groups on Wednesday after a first announcement made on Tuesday. In Group A, according to this change, they lined Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico), Estrellas Orientales (Dominican Republic) and Toros de Herrera (Panama). The competition with this new format will be held from February 4. The best club in each group will play the final on Sunday, February 10. There will be two games per day on each date of the first round, which indicates that the competing clubs will play twice against each opponent. For the opening ceremony he is invited to throw the first ball Mariano Rivera. Four begin. For the first time in history, the Caribbean Series will be disputed among six competitors, after the announcement of the late inclusion of Panama. In addition, the most striking curiosity is that of the six participating ninths, four of them will make their first appearance in the Caribbean event in this coming edition. Bulls of Herrera, Charros de Jalisco Woodcutters of Las Tunas and Estrellas Orientales have never played a Caribbean Series before, while Cangrejeros de Santurce goes for the fifteenth participation and the Cardinals of Lara will act for the fifth time The Puerto Rican crustaceans were crowned three times in the first stage (1949-60) in the 1951, 1953 and 1955 editions and in the second phase (1970-2018) they have two titles: 1993 and 2000. The red birds have not raised the trophy in their four previous incursions in the regional tournament in the years 1991, 1998, 1999 and 2001.
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