The 2005 Caribbean World Series.

For Latinos living in the Caribbean Basin, Baseball is, truly, their preferred sport. This year, this passion for baseball will be celebrated at the 2005 Caribbean World Series, to be played in México during the first week in February.

The Series travels to beautiful Mazatlán and–from February 1st to the 6th–the atmosphere of Caribbean Baseball will permeate the folklore in what promises to be one of the most exciting Series in a long time.

Teams from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and México will meet in a swift and exciting 12 game round robin series that will decide the new Caribbean World Series Champion.

The Dominican Republic is eager to defend the title it earned in 2003 with Las Aguilas Cibaeñas and in 2004 with Licey. While the teams from Puerto Rico, México and Venezuela, as well as their fans, desperately want to get back into the winning ways.

The Caribbean Baseball Series represents the true spirit of baseball.

An affair that began in 1949, with teams from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panamá and Venezuela, it quickly gained recognition as the showcase of Latino Baseball talent in the Caribbean. With a series of exciting events that brought together the best players available in baseballs romantic era, The Caribbean World Series quickly gained notoriety and was recognized by the quality of its players and its performance.

The First Series noted the showmanship of The Almendares team, representing Cuba. That team included Major League Baseball All-Stars Minnie Miñoso and Tony Taylor on their roster. Subsequently, players such as Willie Mays, Willard Brown, Satchel Page, Luis Aparicio, Vic Davalillo, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Clemente, and many others grazed the shirts of many of the teams in the tournament, bringing victories and more excitement and tradition to The Caribbean World Series.

After the political changes in Cuba in 1960 The Caribbean World Series took a hiatus, but it returned in 1981 and since then it has become a yearly event.

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