Brett Garamella

Photo Stories: Caribbean World Series

Dominicans have an affinity for baseball and merengue. Locals linger outside Estadio Cibao before their team, Aguilas Cibaeñas, play its biggest rival, Licey, from Santo Domingo. This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the Caribbean World Series ("Serie del Caribe" in Spanish) and the first time Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second-largest city, hosted this six-day round-robin baseball tournament. The four teams that compete in the tournament are the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela as can be seen by the flags hanging on the stadium. Puerto Rico did not play in this year's tournament because its winter league was canceled due to financial problems.
Dominicans have an affinity for baseball and merengue. Locals linger outside Estadio Cibao before their team, Aguilas Cibaeñas, play its biggest rival, Licey, from Santo Domingo. This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the Caribbean World Series ("Serie del Caribe" in Spanish) and the first time Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second-largest city, hosted this six-day round-robin baseball tournament. The four teams that compete in the tournament are the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela as can be seen by the flags hanging on the stadium. Puerto Rico did not play in this year's tournament because its winter league was canceled due to financial problems.