WBSC reveals the second Americas Baseball Champions League set for April 2025
- BaseballdeCuba
- Dec 10, 2024
- 2 min read
The World Baseball Softball Organization (WBSC) announced today that the second edition of the Baseball Champions League of the Americas (BCL Americas) will take place in April 2025 in Mexico.
The event will be hosted by the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) at the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium, the home of the Diablos Rojos.
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (American Association) claimed victory in the first edition in 2023, while Cuba's team, Alazanes de Granma, ended up in last place among the four nations.
During that event, WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari stated: "We eagerly anticipate the day we can celebrate a Champion of Champions, the winner of the worldwide Champions League."
The Baseball Champions League of the Americas (BCL Americas) will hold its second edition from April 8 to 13, 2025, featuring the champion teams from the participating countries.
This time, the tournament will feature an expanded lineup with six teams participating, including the hosts, the Diablos Rojos of Mexico from the LMB. Joining them will be the reigning champions from Curacao, as well as teams from Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Cuba, which is expected to bring the Leñadores de Las Tunas, the champions 2024 in Cuba's National Series.
The Leones de Yucatán and the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) organized the first edition of the BCL Americas at the Parque Kukulcán Álamo Stadium in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from September 28 to October 1, 2023.
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks won the four-team tournament, defeating the Caimanes de Barranquilla (LPB) in the final. The other two participants were the hosts, Leones, and the Alazanes de Granma, for Cuba.
The Champions League is the first WBSC tournament involving leagues and clubs.
"The Americas Champions League opens a new chapter in international baseball," said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari after the first edition. "We look forward to launching an Asian Champions League and a European Champions League. We look forward to the day when we will honour a Champion of Champions, the winner of the global Champions League."
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