The Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CBPC), in coordination with the Jalisco 2026 Organizing Committee, officially announced the game calendar of the 68th Caribbean Series, an event to be held from February 1 to 7, 2026.
The tournament will feature the participation of the champion teams of the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Panama leagues, in addition to two representatives of Mexico: Mexico Red, champion of the Mexican ARCO Pacific League, and Green Mexico, runner-up of the same circuit.
The opening day will be held on Sunday, February 1. At 1:00 in the afternoon (central Mexico time), Mexico Verde will face Puerto Rico, while at 7:30 at night the match between Mexico Red and the Dominican Republic will be held, preceded by the opening ceremony of the contest. On this date, the Panama team will have a day of rest.
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The preliminary phase, under the format of all against all, will be extended until Thursday, February 5. Each day will include two daily meetings, scheduled at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. For Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, matches will be played at 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm, respectively, and in Panama one hour before.
On Monday, the 2nd, the date will begin with the confrontation between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, followed by the duel between Mexico Red and Panama, a day in which Mexico Verde will have rest. On Tuesday, the 3rd, Panama will face Mexico Verde in the first round, while Mexico Red and Puerto Rico will do so in the second, corresponding to the Dominican Republic.
For Wednesday, February 4th, first thing in the morning, Panama will face the Dominican Republic and then the engagement between Mexico Green and Mexico Red will be disputed, with a break for Puerto Rico. The qualifying round will end on Thursday, the 5th, when Puerto Rico will face Panama first thing in the morning, followed by the match between the Dominican Republic and Mexico Verde in the second, while Mexico Red will have a day off.
After the preliminary phase, the four best teams will advance to the semifinals, scheduled for Friday, February 6th, maintaining the usual schedules. In the first clash they will face the second and third place, while in the second they will face the first and fourth place.
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In the event that at least one representative of Mexico qualifies for the semifinals, this commitment will be played at night. If both Mexican teams advance to this phase and must face each other, said match will also be scheduled in the night shift. Otherwise, the representative with the best position in the standings will be assigned to that schedule. It should be noted that the schedules of the event are established according to the local time of Guadalajara, which has a difference of two hours with respect to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, and one hour with Panama.
The Final of the Jalisco 2026 Caribbean Series will be held on Saturday, February 7, at 7:00 pm, with the confrontation between the winning teams of the semifinals.
All matches will be played at the Pan-American Stadium of the Charros de Jalisco, with a capacity of approximately 16,500 fans, host of international events such as the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the Premier12 2024 and the Caribbean Series 2018, edition in which the title was won by the Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico).
Information Courtesy of Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation
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