2026 Baseball Champions League Americas

2026 Baseball Champions League Americas
Tournament details
Country Mexico
CityMexico City
VenueEstadio Alfredo Harp Helú
Dates24–29 March
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States Kane County Cougars (1st title)
Runners-upMexico Diablos Rojos del México
Third placeNicaragua Dantos de Managua
Fourth placeCuba Cocodrilos de Matanzas
Tournament statistics
Games played11
Attendance19,134 (1,739 per game)
Best BANicaragua Brandon Leytón (.700)
Most HRsMexico Bryan Gonzalez (3)
Most SBs10 tied (1)
Best ERA17 tied (0.00)
Awards
MVPUnited States Josh Allen

The 2026 Baseball Champions League Americas was the third edition of the Baseball Champions League Americas, an international competition for baseball clubs organized by the WBSC Americas, part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). For a second year in a row, the tournament was be held at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City, Mexico, from 24 to 29 March 2026 and feature a field of five teams, playing in a single round-robin format; the top two finishers subsequently squared off in the championship.[1][2] An undetermined sixth team from Venezuela's summer league was initially announced to be participating but was quietly dropped before the tournament.[2] For the first time, the tournament included a non-champion invitee team and a team from outside North and Central America, with the invitation of the CTBC Brothers from Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League; however, due to a scheduling conflict, the team's manager confirmed they would be sending their farm team rather than their main squad.[3]

Venue

Mexico Mexico City
Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
Capacity: 20,062

Participating teams

Team Manager Means of qualification
Cuba Cocodrilos de MatanzasCuba Armando Ferrer2025 Cuban National Series champions
United States Kane County CougarsUnited States George Tsamis2025 American Association of Professional Baseball champions
Mexico Diablos Rojos del MéxicoUnited States Lorenzo Bundy2025 Mexican League champions
Nicaragua Dantos de ManaguaNicaragua Ronald Garth2025 Germán Pomares Championship champions
Taiwan CTBC Brothers (farm)Taiwan Peng Cheng-minInvitee from Chinese Professional Baseball League

Rosters

CTBC Brothers (farm)
CTBC Brothers (farm) roster
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
  • 73 Taiwan Chen Yuan-Wei
  • 56 Taiwan Chen Po-Chun
  • 84 Taiwan Chien Ko-Lun
  • 37 Taiwan Hsu Lei
  • 12 Taiwan Lin Huei-Sheng
  • 11 Taiwan Lin Chan-Chang
  • 71 Taiwan Lu Meng-Yang
  • 41 Taiwan Lu Yu-Ting
  • 43 Venezuela Angel Macuare
  • 35 Taiwan Teng Chao-Chun
  • 55 Taiwan Tseng Pin-Yang
  • 27 Taiwan You Jun-You
 Catchers
  • 72 Taiwan Chen Chiu-Teng
  • 52 Taiwan Hu Meng-Chih
  • 44 Taiwan Jiao Zijie
  • 59 Taiwan Wu Jui-Tsung

Infielders

  •  4 Taiwan Chang Shr-lun
  • 69 Taiwan Hsu Shao-Yu
  • 75 Taiwan Lin Jui-Chun
  • 96 Taiwan Su Wei-Ta
  • 38 Taiwan Tsai Sheng-Jie
  •  6 Taiwan Yang Shiang-He

Outfielders

  • 91 Taiwan Chien Zih-Kuan
  • 60 Taiwan Huang Chun-Lin
  •  2 Taiwan Li Sheng-Yu
  • 85 Taiwan Liu Kuei-Yuan


 Manager

Coaches


Cocodrilos de Matanzas
Cocodrilos de Matanzas roster
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
  • 21 Cuba Frank Alvarez
  • 18 Cuba Shaiel Cruz
  •  6 Cuba Armando Duenas
  • 90 Cuba Noervys Entenza
  • 48 Cuba Raymond Figueredo
  • 15 Cuba Yosney Garcia
  • 62 Cuba Brander Guevara
  • 39 Cuba Luis Hernandez
  • 16 Cuba Silvio Iturralde
  • 22 Cuba Rafael Perdomo
  • 67 Cuba Yamichel Perez
  • 81 Cuba Briam Reyes
  • 58 Cuba Yoennis Yera
 Catchers
  • 12 Cuba Andi Cosme
  • 17 Cuba Andrys Perez

Infielders

  • 11 Cuba Juan Martinez
  •  1 Cuba Luis Meteo
  •  2 Cuba Anibal Medina
  • 10 Cuba Adrian Perez
  • 24 Cuba Yulieski Remon
  • 13 Cuba Luis Martinez

Outfielders

  • 55 Cuba Eduardo Blanco
  • 51 Cuba Yasiel Gonzales
  • 25 Cuba José Noroña
  • 88 Cuba Brayan Peña
  • 72 Cuba Esteban Terry
  • 54 Cuba Hanyelo Videt


 Manager

Coaches


Dantos de Managua
Dantos de Managua roster
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
  • 42 Nicaragua Danilo Bermúdez
  • 42 Nicaragua Carlos Berrios
  • 54 Nicaragua Jorge Bucardo
  • 72 Nicaragua Leonardo Crawford
  • 41 Nicaragua Osman Gutierrez
  • 27 Nicaragua Elias Gutierrez
  • 32 Nicaragua Dilmer Mejia
  • 13 Nicaragua Angel Obando
  • 46 Nicaragua Stanling Orozco
  • 97 Nicaragua Milton Quintana
  • 30 Nicaragua Kevin Ramirez
  • 37 Nicaragua Carlos Teller
  • 14 Nicaragua Rodney Theophile
  • 78 Nicaragua Bryan Torres
 Catchers
  • 22 Nicaragua Rodolfo Bone
  • 28 Nicaragua Leonardo Ortiz

Infielders

  •  7 Nicaragua Benjamin Alegria
  • 11 Nicaragua Ofilio Castro
  • 16 Nicaragua Aldo Espinoza
  •  5 Nicaragua Brandon Leytón
  • 88 Nicaragua Bryan Ruiz

Outfielders

  • 99 Nicaragua Omar Mendoza
  • 34 Nicaragua Jose Rayo
  • 51 Nicaragua Bismarck Rivera

Designated hitters

  •  2 Nicaragua Emanuel Trujillo DH/IF
  • 35 Nicaragua Juan Urbina DH/OF

Utility players

  •  2 Nicaragua Derek Loaisiga IF/OF
  • 35 Nicaragua William Rayo IF/OF
 Manager
  • 10 Nicaragua Ronald Garth

Coaches

  • 12 Nicaragua Norman Cardoze (bench)
  • 80 Nicaragua Duglas Dumas (3rd base)
  • 39 Nicaragua Gustavo Martinez (pitching)
  • 23 Nicaragua Yader Roa (1st base)
  • 61 Nicaragua Franklin Sanchez (pitching)


Diablos Rojos del México
Diablos Rojos del México roster
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


 Manager

Coaches

  • 99 Mexico Alfredo Amezaga (1st base)
  • 63 Mexico Jesus Arredondo (3rd base)
  • 39 Mexico Ernesto Espinoza (pitching)
  • 49 Mexico Hector Hurtado
  • 83 Mexico Hector Mercedes (bench)
  • 44 Mexico Carlos Sievers
  • 49 Mexico Sergio Valenzuela


Kane County Cougars
Kane County Cougars roster
Active rosterCoaches
Pitchers
  • 33 United States Konnor Ash
  • 18 United States Derrick Cherry
  • 26 United States Kyle Crigger
  • 36 United States Jake Dykhoff
  • 25 United States Jake Gozzo
  • 34 United States Charlie Hasty
  • 17 United States Brandon Komar
  • 12 Cuba Larrondo Denny
  • 15 United States Jordan Martinson
  • 30 United States Logan Nissen
  • 37 United States Brady Puckett
  • 47 United States Vinny Timpanelli
  • 19 United States Zach Veen
  • 16 United States Art Warren
 Catchers
  • 27 United States Juan Fernandez
  •  5 United States Jaxx Groshans

Infielders

  •  7 United States Josh Allen
  •  2 United States Sam Dexter
  •  4 Venezuela Claudio Finol
  •  9 United States Todd Lott
  •  1 United States Elvis Peralta
  • 32 United States Josh Rehwaldt

Outfielders

  • 11 United States Jabari Henry
  • 13 United States Max Murphy
  • 21 United States Dillon Thomas
  •  8 United States Armond Upshaw
  •  3 United States Ray Zuberer


 Manager

Coaches


Games

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 United States Kane County Cougars 4 4 0 48 24 +24 1.000 — Advance to Championship Game
2 Mexico Diablos Rojos del México (H) 4 3 1 65 37 +28 .750 1
3 Nicaragua Dantos de Managua 4 2 2 46 30 +16 .500 2
4 Cuba Cocodrilos de Matanzas 4 1 3 28 69 −41 .250 3
5 Taiwan CTBC Brothers (farm) 4 0 4 27 54 −27 .000 4
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
24 Mar 2026 10:00 Dantos de Managua Nicaragua 17–5 Taiwan CTBC Brothers (farm) 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:15 100
24 Mar 2026 19:00 Kane County Cougars United States 14–7 Mexico Diablos Rojos del México 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:34 2206
25 Mar 2026 10:00 CTBC Brothers (farm) Taiwan 8–9 Cuba Cocodrilos de Matanzas 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:44 N/A
25 Mar 2026 19:00 Diablos Rojos del México Mexico 10–6 Nicaragua Dantos de Managua 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:29 1966
26 Mar 2026 10:00 CTBC Brothers (farm) Taiwan 10–16 United States Kane County Cougars 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:54 N/A
26 Mar 2026 19:00 Cocodrilos de Matanzas Cuba 6–16 Nicaragua Dantos de Managua 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 2:55 667
27 Mar 2026 12:00 Kane County Cougars United States 9–0 Cuba Cocodrilos de Matanzas 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 2:30 N/A
27 Mar 2026 19:00 Diablos Rojos del México Mexico 12–4 Taiwan CTBC Brothers (farm) 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:45 4074
28 Mar 2026 10:00 Dantos de Managua Nicaragua 7–9 United States Kane County Cougars 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:25 N/A
28 Mar 2026 16:00 Cocodrilos de Matanzas Cuba 13–36 Mexico Diablos Rojos del México 9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 4:08 5878

Championship Game

29 March 2026 14:00 (UTC–6) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City, México
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Mexico Diablos Rojos del México0000101103101
United States Kane County Cougars10000600–7121
WP: United States Art Warren   LP: United States Justin Courtney
Home runs:
Away: 1
Home: 2
Attendance: 4243
Umpires: Keith McConkey, Edwin Cotto, Julio Molina, Carlos Leon, Janet Moreno, David de Jesus Solis
Notes: Elapsed time: 3:00
Boxscore

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WBSC opens new Baseball Champions League era". World Baseball Softball Confederation. January 27, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Skodnick, Leif (January 27, 2026). "2026 Baseball Champions League Americas To Include CPBL's CTBC Brothers, Team From Venezuela's Summer League". World Baseball Network.
  3. ↑ @GOCPBL (January 28, 2026). "CTBC Brothers' general manager confirmed that the team will send its farm team to Mexico to compete in the 2026 Baseball Champions League Americas" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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