The 2016 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) is the 58th edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the

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, and

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. It took place February 1–7 at

Estadio Quisqueya Quisqueya Stadium Juan Marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. Football club Atlético Pantoja used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. The Qu ...

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. The teams played a ten-game round robin, followed by the semifinals and championship game. For the first time, the tournament featured a home run derby, however

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players were barred from participating due to complaints from

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over injury risks.http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb-news/4693460-caribbean-series-home-run-derby-mlbpa-dominican-players-david-ortiz-miguel-cabrera

Round robin

Schedule

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(UTC–4)

Standings

Playoff round

Semifinals

Final

References

External links

Official Site
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2016 in Caribbean sport

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