2025 Serie de las Américas
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nicaragua |
| City | Managua Masaya León |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Nacional Soberanía Estadio Roberto Clemente Estadio Rigoberto López Perez |
| Dates | January 24 – January 30, 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Águilas Metropolitanas (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Leones de León |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Emanuel Trujillo |
The 2025 Serie de las Américas was the inaugural edition of the Serie de las Américas club baseball tournament and it took place from January 24 to 30, 2025, in Nicaragua, at the Estadio Nacional Soberanía in Managua, the Estadio Roberto Clemente in Masaya, and the Estadio Rigoberto López Perez in León.[1]
The competitors in this series were the winners of the winter league baseball leagues of each of the members of the Baseball Association of the Americas: Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Panama, and Nicaragua.[2]
Tournament format
A single round-robin format was used, where each team faced each other once. The four teams with the best records advanced to the semifinals. The two semifinal winners then met in the final to decide the tournament champion.[3]
Participating teams
| Team | Manager | Means of qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Club DAOM | Fabricio Curtti | Winners of the 2024 Argentine Baseball League |
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | Normando Linero | Winners of the 2024–25 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
| Leñadores de Las Tunas | Abeysi Pantoja | Winners of the 2024 Cuban National Series |
| Curaçao Goats | Hainley Statia | Winners of the 2024 Curaçao Professional Baseball League |
| Leones de León | Sandor Guido | Winners of the 2024–25 Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League |
| Águilas Metropolitanas | Sebastian Arroyo | Winners of the 2024–25 Panamanian Professional Baseball League |
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao Goats | 5 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 1.000 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Leones de León (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Leñadores de Las Tunas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 41 | −14 | .400[a] | 3 | |
| 4 | Águilas Metropolitanas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 31 | +9 | .400[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | Club DAOM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 63 | −48 | .200[b] | 4 | |
| 6 | Caimanes de Barranquilla | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | .200[b] | 4 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Time zone: Time in Nicaragua (UTC-6)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Curaçao Goats | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Águilas Metropolitanas | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Águilas Metropolitanas | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Leones de León | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Leones de León | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Leñadores de Las Tunas | 4 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 29 | 18:00 | Águilas Metropolitanas | 7–0 | Curaçao Goats | Estadio Nacional Soberanía, Managua |
| January 29 | 18:00 | Leñadores de Las Tunas | 4–5 | Leones de León | Estadio Roberto Clemente, Masaya |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águilas Metropolitanas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leones de León | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Statistical leaders
Batting
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Pitching
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See also
References
- ^ "Se crea la Asociación de Béisbol de las Américas". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ Jové, Andreína Barreto (2024-09-21). "Anunciaron la primera sede de la Serie de las Américas de Beisbol: los detalles". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Serie de las Americas 2025 Standings | Livesport.com". www.livesport.com. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ a b "Stats". FENIBA - Leaderboard. Retrieved 14 April 2025.