2023 Cuban National Series

2023 Cuban National Series
*Serie Nacional de Béisbol 2023*
2023 Cuban National Series; Serie Nacional de Béisbol 2023
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Duration	29 March – 3 July (regular season); 8 July – 11 August (postseason)
Number of games	75
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Best record	Las Tunas (45–29)
Postseason
Finals champions	Las Tunas (2nd title)
Runners-up	Industriales
SNB seasons
	← 2022 2024 →

LeagueCuban National Series

SportBaseball

Duration29 March – 3 July (regular season)
8 July – 11 August (postseason)

Number of games75

The 2023 Cuban National Series was the 62nd season of the league.^[1] No longer playing a winter league schedule, the regular season began on 29 March and ended on 3 July.^[2] In the series' final playoff round, contested in August, Las Tunas defeated Industriales in a four-game sweep. It was Las Tunas second league championship, having previously won in 2018–19.

Beginning with the 2023 season, the top six teams in the National Series qualified for the top-level Cuban Elite League.^[3]^[4]

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Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB
Las Tunas	74	45	29	.609	–
Santiago de Cuba	74	43	31	.582	2
Artemisa	75	41	34	.547	4.5
Sancti Spiritus	75	41	34	.547	4.5
Industriales	75	41	34	.547	4.5
Matanzas	75	40	35	.534	5.5
Camagüey	75	39	36	.520	6.5
Ciego de Ávila	75	39	36	.520	6.5
Mayabeque	75	39	36	.520	6.5
Villa Clara	75	37	38	.494	8.5
Holguín	75	36	39	.480	9.5
Granma	74	35	39	.473	10
Isla de la Juventud	75	35	40	.467	10.5
Pinar del Río	74	34	40	.460	11
Cienfuegos	73	27	46	.370	17.5
Guantánamo	73	24	49	.329	20.5

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

1	Las Tunas	4

8	Ciego de Ávila	0
			1	Las Tunas	4

			6	Matanzas	2
3	Artemisa	1

6	Matanzas	4
						1	Las Tunas	4

						5	Industriales	0
2	Santiago de Cuba	4

7	Camagüey	2
			2	Santiago de Cuba	3

			5	Industriales	4
4	Sancti Spiritus	3

5	Industriales	4

v t e Cuban National Series
Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)

2023 Cuban National Series

Playoffs

References

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