Venezuela wants to host the Caribbean Series as scheduled from 2 to 8 February 2019. And Juan Puello Herrera, president of the Confederation, said over the weekend that Venezuela said it was ready to go ahead with the hosting. The president of the Barquisimeto team, the Cardenales, announced on Saturday, 26 January 2019, that they were ready to host the tournament, and are only awaiting the decision of the Confederation. He said that they are ready, and have over 4,000 tickets sold already. He doubted that any other nation could organize the tournament in such a short time.
The Confederation of Caribbean Baseball, nevertheless, is currently in permanent session to find another host for this year’s Caribbean World Series. According to Hector Cruz, of the Listin Diario, the decision as to where to hold the series is in “limbo.” A decision should be taken on Monday, 28 January 2019.
At least three countries have offered to host this year’s tournament between the champion teams from Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba: Colombia, the DR and Mexico.
For the Dominican Champions, the Estrellas Orientales, this will be the first time that they have been c hosen to represent the country in a Caribbean Series. The team has only won three championships. Back in 1954, when they won their first, the DR was not part of the series and in 1968, when they last won again, the series had been suspended since 1960 and was not to be renewed until 1970. For the Estrellas that are on a roll and have won the regular, round robin and playoffs in the 2018-2019 Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship, this would have been an opportunity to make history, by also winning the Caribbean Series.
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El Dia
Listin Diario
28 January 2019
