Big League World Series (Latin America Region)
| Most recent season or competition: 2016 Big League World Series | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Ceased | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Last champion(s) | Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao |
| Most titles | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (6) |
The Big League World Series (BLWS) Latin America Region was one of four International regions that sent teams to the World Series. The region's participation in the BLWS could be dated back to 1970. Little League Baseball and Softball would later terminate the Big League division after the 2016 World Series.
Latin America Region Countries
- File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
- File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands
Region Champions
At one point, the tournament featured 11 teams, 3 of which were from Latin America. The champions of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela each received automatic berths. In 1989 the Central America region was created, Mexico and Panama would play a best of 3 series to determine the champion. In 1998 all three regions were combined to form the Latin America Region. Beginning in 2006, Mexico and Puerto Rico alternated between automatic berths. In years without an auto-bid they entered the Latin America tournament.
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Mexico Region Champions
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Puerto Rico Region Champions
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Venezuela Region Champions
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Central America Region Champions
| Year | City | BLWS | Record |
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| 1989 | Panama Panama City, Panama | Third Place | 3–2 |
| 1990 | Mexico Mexico | Not in Top 4 | 1–2 |
| 1991 | Panama Panama | 2–2 | |
| 1992 | Mexico Mexico | 0–2 | |
| 1993 | Mexico Mexico | 1–2 | |
| 1994 | Mexico Mexico | Fourth Place | 2–2 |
| 1995 | Mexico Zapopan, Mexico | Not in Top 4 | 0–2 |
| 1996 | Mexico Mexico City, Mexico | 1–2 | |
| 1997 | Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico | 0–2 | |
| Year | City | BLWS | Record |
Latin America Region Champions
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Results by Country
| Country | Region Championships |
BLWS Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela Venezuela | 6 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | 4 | 5 |
| Mexico Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | 1 | |
| File:Flag placeholder.svg Host Team(s) | ||
| Panama Panama | 0 | |
| Curaçao Curaçao | 1 | 0 |
See also
Latin America Region in other Little League divisions
