MLB Network will broadcast all 2025 Caribbean Series games in English from January 31 through the final out of the championship game on February 7 at El Nido de los Águilas in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.
All games of the 2025 Caribbean Series will be played at El Nido de los Águilas in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The last time MLB Network televised the Caribbean Series was in 2010 and 2009. During the 2009 broadcast, José Mota, Dan Plesac, and Tom McCarthy handled the English play-by-play, while Cookie Rojas and Uri Berenguer provided color commentary remotely.
MLB Network, which launched 16 years ago, began its live game broadcasts with the 2009 Caribbean Series—the first set of live games to air on the network, preceding the start of spring training.
Bally Sports Florida televised the 2024 Caribbean Series at loanDepot Park in Miami in English and will also broadcast the 2025 event. Craig Minervini will split play-by-play duties with Doug Wright, while in-booth analysts Rod Allen and Jeff Nelson are also set to be in attendance, according to Ely Sussman of Fish on Firston January 22. (Source: Fish on First)
According to Sussman, “the Miami Marlins and the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe began a partnership that gives the Marlins exclusive Caribbean Series broadcast rights across all platforms globally (excluding the countries of the confederation’s member leagues), including but not limited to linear, streaming and radio. Presumably, the length of that partnership covers the tourney’s return to Miami in 2028”.
Minervini and Allen provided the play-by-play for the 2024 Choques de Gigantes event at loanDepot Park in Miami, which was televised in English on MLB Network from November 8-10. The Navegantes del Magallanes of the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional defeated the Criollos de Caguas of the Liga de Beisbol Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico, 4-3. Other participants in the event included the Cangrejeros de Santurce of LBPRC, the Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas of LVBP, and the Estrellas Orientales of LIDOM. FanDuel Sports Network Florida, formerly known as Bally Sports Florida, is the channel’s new name.
This marks the second time Mexicali is hosting the Caribbean Series at Estadio Nido de los Águilas, the first being in 2009, when the 2008-09 LVBP champion Tigres de Aragua won.
El Nido de los Águilas is home to the Águilas de Mexicali organization of the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico.
The 2025 Caribbean Series will also be televised in Spanish on ESPN Deportes through the championship game on February 7.
The five teams participating in the 2025 Caribbean Series are the winners of the 2024-25 winter league regular seasons. Representing the host nation is Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico, in addition to Puerto Rico’s Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, Venezuela’s Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional, and the Dominican Republic’s Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana.
First-time participant and invitee, the Japan Breeze, will make their debut at the 2025 Caribbean Series on February 1, when they face the Dominican Republic at El Nido de los Águilas.
The Japan Breeze will be managed by Japanese Baseball Hall of Famer and Venezuelan native Alex Ramirez. Ramirez became the first Latino-born player to be inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.
The LAMP, LVBP, LIDOM, and LBPRC are all members of the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC).
This year marks the 67th edition of the Caribbean Series and the 76th year of the CBPC, with the event set to begin in late January.
The city of Mazatlán has hosted the Caribbean Series in 1978, 1989, 1993, 2005, and 2021. Culiacán hosted the event in 2001 and 2017, while Guadalajara hosted in 2018—the only times the tournament has been held in those cities.
Mexico first participated in the Caribbean Series in 1971, represented by the 1970-71 LAMP regular-season champion, the Naranjeros de Hermosillo, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The only teams from Mexico with multiple Caribbean Series championships are the Tomateros de Culiacán, with two titles in 1996 and 2002; the Naranjeros de Hermosillo, in 1975 and 2014; the Venados de Mazatlán, in 2005 and 2016; and the Yaquis de Obregón, in 2011 and 2013. The Águilas de Mexicali are the only LAMP team to have won a single Caribbean Series title, achieving it in 1986.
The LAMP began with the 1945-46 winter league season and is now in its 80th season of operation. The Dominican Republic holds the record for the most Caribbean Series championships, with 22 titles won in 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2021, and 2023. Puerto Rico has the second-most Caribbean Series championships, with 16 titles in 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2017, and 2018.
The Tigres del Licey of LIDOM have the most Caribbean Series titles with 11 in 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2023. The Aguilas Cibaenas of LIDOM have six and won in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2021. From the LBPRC, the Cangrejeros de Santurce won five titles in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1993, and 2000. The Criollos de Caguas of the LBPRC won five championships in 1954, 1974, 1987, 2017, and 2018.
The LIDOM franchise, the Leones del Escogido have four titles in 1988, 1990, 2010, and 2012. The Tigres del Licey, Aguilas Cibaenas, Leones del Escogido, Cangrejeros de Santurce and Criollos de Caguas are the only teams with more than two Caribbean Series titles.
The Dominican team to have won just one Caribbean Series championship is the Toros del Este, who claimed their title in 2020.
The other Puerto Rican teams that have won the Caribbean Series are the Indios de Mayagüez in 1978 and 1992, the Leones de Ponce in 1972, the Vaqueros de Bayamón in 1975, the Lobos de Arecibo in 1983, and the Senadores de San Juan in 1995.
The LVBP’s Caribbean Series champions include the Navegantes del Magallanes in 1970 and 1979, the Águilas del Zulia in 1984 and 1989, the Leones del Caracas in 1982 and 2006, the Tigres de Aragua in 2009, and the Tiburones de La Guaira in 2024.
The countries not participating in the 2025 Caribbean Series but with past championship wins include Colombia in 2022 with the Caimanes de Barranquilla, Panama with the Toros de Herrera in 2019 and the Carta Vieja Yankees in 1950, and Cuba with its Cuban Winter League teams that competed from 1949 to 1960. Cuban champions include the Tigres de Marianao in 1957 and 1958, the Alacranes del Almendares in 1949 and 1959, the Elefantes de Cienfuegos in 1956 and 1960, and the Leones del Habana in 1952. Cuba returned to the tournament in 2015 with the Vegueros de Pinar del Río, who won as the 2014-15 Serie Nacional champions. This marked the island’s second year back in the event following the United States trade embargo, which began in 1960.
A plot twist for MLB Fans to leverage their knowledge of how Serie del Caribe started:
The CBPC was formed in Havana, Cuba, on April 12, 1948, by representatives from the winter leagues of Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico. Shortly afterward, Venezuela joined the confederation.
The creation of the CBPC was sponsored by National Association president George Trautman, who ensured that the winter leagues were affiliated with MLB, along with all 16 teams’ minor league affiliates.
The Caribbean Series began in 1949 in Havana, Cuba, at Estadio Latinoamericano. The 1948-49 Cuban Winter League champion, the Alacranes del Almendares, went 6-0 to win the inaugural event. Other participants included the Cervecería Caracas from the LVBP, the Refresqueros de Spur Cola from the Panama Probeis league, and the Indios de Mayagüez from the Puerto Rico Winter League
The founders of the Caribbean Series were Venezuelan baseball entrepreneurs Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz, who developed the idea after witnessing the success of the Serie Interamericana in 1946. That event featured the Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States, Cervecería Caracas from Venezuela, Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players.
Cuba and Panama were part of the CBPC until the Caribbean Series was suspended after the 1960 event. The suspension was prompted by the Cuban Revolution, the United States embargo against Cuba—which had been in place since 1958—and Fidel Castro’s takeover of the island, which included the dissolution of professional baseball. This led Major League Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick to rule that American major leaguers were barred from playing in Cuba. The 1961 Caribbean Series, originally scheduled to be held in Cuba, was canceled as a result.
The Caribbean Series was not held from 1961 to 1969 due to the United States embargo on Cuba. The tournament resumed in 1970, with Puerto Rico and Venezuela returning, and the Dominican Republic making its debut.
Another chapter was written in the Caribbean Series story in 2024, when the event was held at a Major League Baseball venue for the first time, taking place at loanDepot Park in Miami, home of the Miami Marlins. It represented the first time the event returned to Miami, the only city in the United States to host the Caribbean Series, since the 1991 tournament at Bobby Maduro Stadium and the 1990 tournament at the Orange Bowl, which now serves as the site of loanDepot Park.
Tiburones de La Guaira manager Ozzie Guillén became the second manager in Caribbean Series history to win both a championship and a World Series title. Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda first achieved this feat, who led the 1972-73 LIDOM champion Tigres del Licey to victory in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1973.
The 2025 Caribbean Series will feature a mix of upcoming major league talent from the minor leagues, professional veterans who have excelled in the majors and international leagues, and free agents seeking opportunities in global professional leagues such as South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Mexico for the 2025 season.
2025 Caribbean Series Schedule
All Games Will Be Televised On ESPN Deportes in Spanish & MLB Network in English
All Caribbean Series Games Will Be Played At Estadio Nido de los Águilas
Friday, Jan 31
Venezuela vs Dominican Republic – 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET
Puerto Rico vs Mexico – 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, February 1
Dominican Republic vs Japan – 12:50 p.m PT/3:50 p.m. ET
Mexico vs Venezuela – 5:50 p.m. PT/8:50 p.m. ET
Sunday, February 2
Japan vs Puerto Rico – 12:50 p.m. PT/3:50 p.m. ET
Dominican Republic vs Mexico – 5:50 p.m. PT/8:50 p.m. ET
Monday, February 3
Venezuela vs Puerto Rico – 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET
Mexico vs Japan – 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, February 4
Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic – 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET
Japan vs Venezuela 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, February 5: Semifinals
Semifinal 1: 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET
Semifinal 2: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, February 6
Third place game: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
Friday, February 7
Final: 7:00 p.m. PT/10:00 p.m. ET
