2021 Caribbean Baseball Cup

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The 2021 Caribbean Baseball Cup was originally slated to be the first international baseball tournament after the COVID-19 had wiped out events in 2020, with 9 teams in two brackets in April 2021 in Willemstad, Curacao. It was delayed due to a surge in COVID cases, though, and wound up being held with four teams in June and July. It was the third Caribbean Baseball Cup.

June 26[edit]

June 27[edit]

June 28[edit]

  • Flag of Curaçao Curaçao 17, Flag of Peru Peru 2. The hosts pull off another rout as Riordan Windster hits both a 2-run shot and a 3-run blast. Nelmerson Angela gets the win. Roberto Ayarza's homer is a bright spot for Peru.
  • COVID again hits the tournament, as Cuba gets six positive cases (3 players, 1 coach, 2 staff) causing them to enter quarantine and cancelling today's game with the US Virgin Islands.

June 30[edit]

  • Flag of Cuba Cuba 7, Flag of Curaçao Curaçao 0. Cuba returns to action with a shutout win.
  • Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands 10, Flag of Peru Peru 5. The Virgin Islanders get their first win then did not show up for any other games due to injuries and other commitments. Jahleel Sewer hits two homers and drives in four.

July 1[edit]

July 2[edit]

July 3[edit]

  • Flag of Curaçao Curaçao 4, Flag of Cuba Cuba 3. Having been blown out twice by Cuba, Curacao gets revenge in the finale with an upset win. Stephan Vidal doubled twice and scored twice to back the pitching of Ruderly Manuel.

Rosters[edit]

Cuba[edit]

Curacao[edit]

Peru[edit]

US Virgin Islands[edit]

  • Jaybyel Flynn
  • Mark Franklin
  • Kyle LaMotta
  • Roberto Soto
  • Jahleel Sewer
  • Conroy Samuel III
  • Sergio Santiago
  • Calleem Serrant
  • Jim Tolle
  • Steve Ventura

Sources include Marco Stoovelaar's site, Periodico Cubano