The Cibao Giants will enter the ring as the great favorite of the 2022 Caribbean Series that begins this Friday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium with three games starting at ten in the morning.
The Giants, with an offense led by star Marcell Ozuna, Hanser Alberto and Kelvin Gutiérrez, but which now looks more fearsome with the signing of Robinson Canó, and a solid pitching staff made up of left-handers Tyler Alexander and Raúl Valdés, has it all to reissue the crown that the Águilas Cibaeñas achieved last year undefeated (7-0). For the Dominican Republic, leader in titles won in the second stage of the so-called “Caribbean World Series”, it would be their third in a row and 22 in their successful history. Ozuna, Canó and “El Panda” Pablo Sandoval, who came as reinforcement with the Navegantes de Magallanes, are the main figures of the 64th edition of the Caribbean classic. The first meeting of the first date of the fair that brings together the champions of six countries, will be held by the Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico) and the Astronautas de los Santos (Panama). Harold Araúz, who is in his fourth participation in the fair, will start for the Astronauts, the second year in a row that he assumes that responsibility for Panama on the opening day. Nivaldo Rodríguez, a 24-year-old Venezuelan right-hander who had a great performance in the tournament in Puerto Rico, will have the honor of pitching the first game for the Criollos, who seek to give ‘La Isla del Encanto’ its 17th title. from Barranquilla, representative of Colombia, will face the Navegantes de Magallanes, from Venezuela, in a match scheduled to begin at three in the afternoon, while from eight o’clock at night the Charros de Jalisco (Mexico) will face each other. ) and the host team Gigantes del Cibao, which will have Tyler Alexander on the mound. After a first round round robin format, the top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled to take place on Wednesday. In the semis “A” the one who occupies the first position will be measured with the fourth and in the “B” the second with the third. Those who survive that round will star on Thursday, February 3, in the final of the 62nd version of the Caribbean Series.
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Last champions. The last champions of the Caribbean Series were LOS Toros del Este (2020) and Águilas Cibaeñas (2021).
Creoles, experience. Among the clubs that participate in this edition, the Criollos are the most successful, with five event championships (1954, 1974, 1987, 2017 and 2018).
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