Editing Caribbean Series (section)

==History==
The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur [[Pablo Morales Pérez|Pablo Morales]] and [[Oscar Prieto Ortiz]], who devised the idea after seeing the success of the [[Serie Interamericana]] in 1946, which featured the clubs [[Brooklyn Bushwicks]] from the [[United States]], [[Leones del Caracas|Cervecería Caracas]] from Venezuela, [[Sultanes de Monterrey]] from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players.<ref>[http://www.museodebeisbol.com.ve/salon_2008.html Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol de Venezuela Exaltados 2008 – Oscar Prieto Ortiz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231154149/http://www.museodebeisbol.com.ve/salon_2008.html |date=31 December 2013}} (Spanish).</ref>

[[File:Pablo Morales and Negro Prieto.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[[Pablo Morales Pérez|Pablo Morales]] and [[Oscar Prieto Ortiz|Oscar Prieto]] founded the Caribbean Series]]
Inspired by the Interamerican Series and his experience as a former president of the [[International Baseball Federation]], Morales joined Prieto and presented the idea to baseball representatives of Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico during a meeting held in [[Havana]] on August 21, 1948.<ref>Bjarkman, Peter (1994). ''Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game''. McFarland & Company. {{ISBN|978-0-89950-973-0}}.</ref> The representatives then agreed to stage a four-country, [[round-robin tournament]] 12-game to be known as the ''Serie del Caribe'', to be launched in Cuba from [[1949 Caribbean Series|February 20–25 of 1949]].

The Series ran annually from 1949 through 1960, with Cuba winning seven times. However, the event was suspended in 1961, as a result of the [[Cuban Revolution]]. [[Fidel Castro]] dissolved all professional baseball in Cuba, and [[MLB Commissioner]] [[Ford Frick]] ruled that American major leaguers were barred from playing in Havana, where the 1961 series had been scheduled.<ref>{{cite news |title=Caracas Grabs Latin Title Set, Cuban Loop Out |url=https://paperofrecord.hypernet.ca/paper_view.asp?PaperId=834&RecordId=1&PageId=7663237 |page=21 |access-date=20 February 2024 |agency=The Sporting News |date=11 January 1961}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historia Serie del Caribe |access-date=14 June 2023 |language=es |url=https://seriedelcaribe.lvbp.com/historia.php|website=LVBP.com}}</ref>

It was not until 1970 that the Caribbean Series was revived. Moreover, the 1981 Caribbean Series was not held due to a Venezuelan League player's strike.

The tournament featured the champions of the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Mexico]], [[Puerto Rico]], and [[Venezuela]] for over 40 years. [[Cuba]] returned in 2014. [[Panama]] returned to host the 2019 edition. [[Colombia]] was added for the 2020 edition, replacing [[Cuba]] who could not participate due to [[Travel visa|visa]] issues. [[Curaçao]] was invited as a guest in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oficial: Cuba y Curazao jugarán en próxima Serie del Caribe en Caracas 2023|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/nota/_/id/10364782/oficial-cuba-y-curazao-jugaran-en-proxima-serie-del-caribe-en-caracas-2023|website=ESPNdeportes.com|first=Enrique|last=Rojas|date=13 May 2022|access-date=14 June 2023|language=es}}</ref>