2025 Baseball Champions League Americas
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| City | Mexico City |
| Venue | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú |
| Dates | 8–13 April |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas |
| Third place | United States Kane County Cougars |
| Fourth place | Curaçao Santa María Pirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
| Attendance | 25,880 (2,353 per game) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Robinson Canó[1] |
The 2025 Baseball Champions League Americas was the second edition of the Baseball Champions League Americas, an international competition for baseball clubs organized by the WBSC Americas, part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The tournament was held at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City, Mexico from 8 to 13 April and featured a field of six teams (up from four in 2023), playing in a round-robin group stage followed by a knock-out stage.[2][3] The tournament was won by the Diablos Rojos del México, who hosted the tournament and also went undefeated.[4]
Venue
[edit | edit source]| Mexico Mexico City | |
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| Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | |
| Capacity: 20,062 | |
| File:Estadio Harp Helú.jpg |
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]| Team | Manager[5] | Means of qualification |
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| Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | Cuba Abeicy Pantoja | 2024 Cuban National Series champions |
| United States Kane County Cougars | United States George Tsamis | 2024 American Association of Professional Baseball champions |
| Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | United States Lorenzo Bundy | 2024 Mexican League champions |
| Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega | Nicaragua Sandor Guido | 2024 Germán Pomares Championship champions |
| Puerto Rico Titanes de Florida | Puerto Rico Tony Vega | 2024 LBSDA champions |
| Curaçao Santa Maria Pirates | Curaçao Wladimir Balentien | 2024 Curaçao AA League champions |
Rosters
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| Leñadores de Las Tunas roster | ||||
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| Santa María Pirates roster | ||||
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Tournament
[edit | edit source]Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | +3 | .500 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Titanes de Florida | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 29 | −18 | .000 | 2 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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| 8 Apr 2025 | 19:30 | Titanes de Florida Puerto Rico | 2–15 | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 2:48 | 7,332 | Boxscore | |
| 9 Apr 2025 | 19:30 | Tigres de Chinandega Nicaragua | 14–9 | Puerto Rico Titanes de Florida | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:09 | 421 | Boxscore | |
| 10 Apr 2025 | 19:30 | Diablos Rojos del México Mexico | 6–4 | Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:08 | 8,805 | Boxscore |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States Kane County Cougars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 26 | +20 | .500 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Curaçao Santa Maria Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 47 | −26 | .000 | 2 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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| 8 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Kane County Cougars United States | 16–14 | Curaçao Santa Maria Pirates | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:13 | 417 | Boxscore | |
| 9 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Santa Maria Pirates Curaçao | 7–31 | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:09 | 432 | Boxscore | |
| 10 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Leñadores de Las Tunas Cuba | 15–19 | United States Kane County Cougars | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:34 | 386 | Boxscore |
Elimination stage
[edit | edit source]| Quarterfinals April 11 | Semifinals April 12 | Final April 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1A | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 2A | Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega | 11 | 3B | Curaçao Santa Maria Pirates | 8 | |||||||||
| 3B | Curaçao Santa Maria Pirates | 19 | 1A | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | 6 | |||||||||
| 2B | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1B | United States Kane County Cougars | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2B | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | 11 | 2B | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | 17 | |||||||||
| 3A | Puerto Rico Titanes de Florida | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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| 11 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Santa Maria Pirates Curaçao | 19–11 | Nicaragua Tigres de Chinandega | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:52 | 291 | Boxscore | |
| 11 Apr 2025 | 19:30 | Titanes de Florida Puerto Rico | 6–11 | Cuba Leñadores de Las Tunas | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 2:53 | 422 | Boxscore | |
| 12 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Leñadores de Las Tunas Cuba | 17–10 | United States Kane County Cougars | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:00 | 435 | Boxscore | |
| 12 Apr 2025 | 19:30 | Santa Maria Pirates Curaçao | 8–17 | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:11 | 3,326 | Boxscore | |
| 13 Apr 2025 | 14:00 | Leñadores de Las Tunas Cuba | 1–6 | Mexico Diablos Rojos del México | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 2:41 | 3,613 | Boxscore |
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