The 2024 Caribbean Cup at Andre Rodgers Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas from October 23-28 was officially announced at the Bahamas Baseball Association and Confederacion del Caribe de Beisbol press conference on September 20.
Host nation Bahamas, Cuba, St. Maarten, Curacao, Dominican Republic, and the United States Virgin Islands will participate at the 2024 Caribbean Cup at Andre Rodgers Stadium.
COCABE has not yet announced if the games will be seven innings or nine innings at the 2024 Caribbean Cup.
The Cuban national team will be made up of young players for Cuba that have played in prior age group events and have also played in the Serie Nacional and Elite League due to the 2024 Premier12 tournament operated by the World Baseball Softball Confederation happening from November 9-24.
The FCB has not yet announced when the third season of the Elite League will start for 2024-25. The Serie Nacional was the only winter and higher up league on the island beginning during the United States Trade Embargo in 1960. The Elite League will be in its third season of operation if the league resumes for 2024-25.
COCABE is part of the WBSC Americas sector and operates the Caribbean Cup annually.
COCABE announced the schedule on September 11 for the 2024 Caribbean Cup.
The Bahamas last hosted the 2022 Caribbean Cup in December, which was the first event at Andre Rodgers Stadium.
BBA President Samuel E. Rodgers Sr., Vice President Joseph Moss and Secretary General Theodore Sweeting were a big part of organizing the event with negotiating to have the event and finalizing the process to have the 2024 Caribbean Cup under Secretary General of COCABE, Manuel Frias approval.
Sweeting stated on the COCABE social media pages after the press conference, “We have gotten a tremendous response from our governing body WBSC which is now recognizing The Bahamas as the premier destination in the Caribbean for baseball.”
Zane Lightbourne, Minister of State for the Environment, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowle, and Prime Minister Phillip Davis were also in attendance on September 20 at Andre Rodgers Stadium.
Sint Maarten Baseball-Softball Federation will participate in an international senior event for the first time at the 2024 Caribbean Cup.
The SMBSF is a WBSC Provisional Member in the governing body of the sports Americas sector under their first year of as an operating federation under President, Austin Helliger. St. Maarten is not ranked in the World Baseball Rankings from the WBSC.
The 2024 Caribbean Cup will have all games at Andre Rodgers Stadium. The opening ceremony for the 2024 Caribbean Cup will be right on October 23 at 7:00 p.m. EDT after the Dominican Republic play Curacao at 3 p.m. EDT.
There are 15 games scheduled during the seven-day span at the 2024 Caribbean at Andre Rodgers Stadium.
Cuba is ranked No. 8 in the WBSC rankings and in the WBSC Americas they are No. 4.
The 2024 Caribbean Cup will be streamed live with a paid subscription on https://r1live.com/en .
Below are the final results from the four previous Caribbean Baseball Cup tournaments:
2018 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Gold Medal – Dominican Republic
Silver Medal – Curacao
Bronze Medal – U.S. Virgin Islands
2019 – Dominican Republic
Gold Medal – Dominican Republic
Silver Medal – Peru
Bronze Medal – U.S. Virgin Islands
2021 – Willemstad, Curaçao
Gold Medal – Curacao
Silver Medal – Cuba
Bronze Medal – Peru
2022 – Nassau, Bahamas
Gold Medal – Puerto Rico
Silver Medal – Cuba
Bronze Medal – Curacao
2023 – Fajardo & Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Gold Medal – Cuba
Silver Medal – Curacao
Bronze Medal – Puerto Rico
2024 Caribbean Cup Schedule
All game start times are Eastern Daylight Time
(WBSC Ranking)(WBSC Americas Ranking)
Wednesday, October 23
(8)(4) Cuba vs. St. Maarten – 11:00 a.m. EDT
(12)(8) Dominican Republic vs. (28)(12) Curacao – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Opening Ceremony – 7:00 p.m. EDT
(65)(20) U.S. Virgin Islands vs. (47)(15) Bahamas – 7:30 p.m. EDT
Thursday, October 24
(12)(8) Dominican Republic vs. (8)(4) Cuba – 11:00 a.m. EDT
(65)(20)U.S. Virgin Islands vs. (28)(12) Curacao – 3:00 p.m. EDT
St. Maarten vs. (47)(15) Bahamas – 7:00 p.m. EDT
Friday, October 25
(8)(4) Cuba vs. (65)(20) United States Virgin Islands – 11:00 a.m. EDT
St. Maarten vs. (12)(8) Dominican Republic – 3:00 p.m. EDT
(47)(15) Bahamas vs. (28)(12) Curacao – 7:00 p.m. EDT
Saturday, October 26
(65)(20) U.S. Virgin Islands vs. (12)(8) Dominican Republic – 11:00 a.m. EDT
(28)(12) Curacao vs. St. Maarten – 3:00 p.m. EDT
(47)(15) Bahamas vs. (8)(4) Cuba – 7:00 p.m. EDT
Sunday, October 27
St. Maarten vs. (65)(20) U.S. Virgin Islands – 11:00 a.m. EDT
(28)(12) Curacao vs. (8)(4) Cuba – 3:00 p.m. EDT
(12)(8) Dominican Republic vs. (47)(15) Bahamas – 7:00 p.m. EDT
Monday, October 28
Bronze Medal Game – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Gold Medal Game – 7:00 p.m. EDT
Photo Credit: A recent photo of the new Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium. (The Tribune 242)
