The Caimanes de Barranquilla are a

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team in the

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. They have participated in the league since the 1984–1985 season, playing in the 12,000-capacity Estadio Édgar Rentería in

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. The Caimanes are the most successful team in Colombian baseball, having won 12 league titles, including the 2021–22 season. They also won the

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in 2022, making Colombia the first new country to win the Caribbean Series since Mexico's

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won their first title in 1976.

History

In 1998 the success of Colombian-born players in

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, most notably

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(who was on the 1997 World Champion

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), led to a meeting in Miami of Colombian baseball personalities including Edinson Rentería,

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and José Martínez (who led and contributed to the development of Colombian Professional Baseball between 1979 and 1985). The meeting was acknowledged by the MLB and the Caribbean Confederation of Professional Baseball. The meeting established a working group consisting of the businessmen involved with professional baseball in Colombia in the 1980s and new executives from the cities of Barranquilla and Cartagena including

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, Farid Char, Gabriel Pelaez, Iveth Chejuan, Tico Bernal, and Julio Blanch. This working group was presented with a proposal to revive professional baseball in Colombia under the leadership of the Rentería family. The working group decided to move forward with the proposal, beginning the 1999–2000 season with four teams, the Caimanes y Electricos de Barranquilla (The Barranquilla Alligators and Electric Eels) and the Tigres e Indios of Cartagena (The Cartagena Tigers and Indians).Team Rentería. Nosotros.
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2022 Caribbean Series roster

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References

Baseball teams in Colombia