2026 Serie de las Américas
2026 baseball tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2026 Serie de las Américas is the second edition of the Serie de las Américas club baseball tournament, which is being played from February 5 to February 13, 2026 at two venues in the Greater Caracas region of Venezuela: Estadio Monumental Simón Bolívar in Caracas and Estadio Fórum La Guaira in Macuto.[1]
| |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Cities | Caracas Macuto |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Monumental de Caracas Simón Bolívar Estadio Fórum La Guaira |
| Dates | February 5 – February 13, 2026 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Navegantes del Magallanes (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Fourth place |  Águilas Metropolitanas |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Rougned Odor |
The tournament was initially expected to take place in Panama City and La Chorrera from January 24-30. However, it was later reported that the series would be moved to Caracas and La Guaira, Venezuela. Venezuela had been stripped of the hosting rights to the 2026 Caribbean Series due to geopolitical tensions.[2][3]
The competitors in this tournament are 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.[1] However, Cuba sent its national team to the tournament, rather than the winner of the National Series or Elite League.[4] Panama sent the Águilas Metropolitanas, champions of the 2024-25 Panamanian Professional Baseball League season and the 2025 Serie de las Americas tournament, to this tournament since their 2025–26 winter league baseball season got cancelled.[5]
Venezuela sent the winner of the 2025-26 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League season to this tournament since they decided to pull out of the 2026 Caribbean Series and are the host country for this tournament.[2] Brazil was initially expected to compete as a national team in this tournament as well; however, Brazil was not included in the tournament when the schedule was officially announced.[6][1]
Tournament format
A single round-robin format is being used, where each team faces each other once. The four teams with the best records will advance to the semifinals. The two losers will meet in the 3rd place match and the two winners will meet in the final to decide the tournament champion.[7]
Participating teams
| Team | Manager | Means of qualification |
|---|---|---|
 DAOM de Buenos Aires |
Dario Martín |
Winners of the 2025 Argentine Baseball League |
| Caimanes de Barranquilla |
Neder Horta |
Winners of the 2025–26 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
| Cuba |
Germán Mesa |
Participate as a national team |
 Willemstad Cannons |
Carlos Pineda |
Winners of the 2026 Curaçao Professional Baseball League |
 Leones de León |
Sandor Guido |
Winners of the 2025–26 Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League |
| Águilas Metropolitanas |
Rubén Rivera |
Winners of the 2024–25 Panamanian Professional Baseball League |
| Navegantes del Magallanes |
César Izturis |
Winners of the 2025–26 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águilas Metropolitanas |
6 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 29 | +7 | .833[a] | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Navegantes del Magallanes (H) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 25 | +27 | .833[a] | — | |
| 3 | Cuba |
6 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 39 | +7 | .500[b] | 2 | |
| 4 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
6 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | .500[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | Leones de León |
6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 30 | −5 | .333 | 3 | |
| 6 | DAOM de Buenos Aires |
6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 48 | −26 | .333 | 3 | |
| 7 | Willemstad Cannons |
6 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 56 | −25 | .167 | 4 |
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 Venezuela (UTC-4)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Navegantes del Magallanes
| 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Cuba
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Navegantes del Magallanes
| 10 | |||||||
| 4 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
| 9 | |||||||
| 1 | Águilas Metropolitanas
| 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
| 6 | Third place play-off | ||||||
| 1 | Águilas Metropolitanas
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Cuba
| 7 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 12 | 12:30 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
6–4 | Águilas Metropolitanas |
Estadio Monumental | Boxscore |
| February 12 | 19:30 | Cuba |
1–9 | Navegantes del Magallanes |
Estadio Monumental | Boxscore |
Third place play-off
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13 | 12:30 | Cuba |
7–2 | Águilas Metropolitanas |
Estadio Fórum La Guaira | Boxscore |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caimanes de Barranquilla | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Navegantes del Magallanes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | X | 10 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Silvino Bracho LP: Pedro García Sv: Felipe Rivero Home runs: Away: None Home: Rougned Odor, 2 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistical leaders
- As of 12 February 2026[8]
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
