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).
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.
A single round-robin format was used, with each team facing each other once. The top two teams advanced to the final game.
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. Fargo Moorhead RedHawks catcher Roy Morales earned the Most Valuable Player Award of the tournament.
Venue Mérida Parque Kukulcán Alamo Capacity: 14,917
Participating teams Team Manager Means of qualification Alazanes de Granma Leonardo Soto Winners of the 2022 Cuban National Series Caimanes de Barranquilla Carlos Vidal Winners of the 2021–22 Colombian Professional Baseball League Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Chris Coste Winners of the 2022 American Association of Professional Baseball Leones de Yucatán Roberto Vizcarra Winners of the 2022 Mexican League season Rosters
Round robin
Final game
Statistical leaders
Batting Stat Name Team Total AVG Roy Morales Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks .600 H Roy Morales Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 9 R 3 tied with 4 HR Yadir Drake Leones de Yucatán 2 RBI Pabel Manzanero Caimanes de Barranquilla 7 SLG Yadir Drake Leones de Yucatán 1.000
Pitching Stat Name Team Total W 7 tied with 1 L 7 tied with 1 SV Elkin Alcalá Caimanes de Barranquilla 2 Alberto Civil Alazanes de Granma IP Erly Casanova Alazanes de Granma 7.0 ERA5 tied with 0.00 SO Tyler Grauer Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 7
References
External links World Baseball Softball Confederation - Baseball Champions League Americas 2023