It's their second league title. They proved unbeatable on home soil with 13 consecutive wins. Reinaldo Rodriguez earned MVP honours. WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup start Bryan Buelvas started in center field for the champions.

It's the 11th title for the Lobas. Arecibo lost just one game in the 2022-23 season. Lisandra Berrios earned MVP honours.

"I’ve loved baseball and the Blue Jays since I was three years old," commented the 40-year-old, who led Canada to bronze at the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup with a .455 batting average and went on to be a WBSC Athletes Commission member from 2018-2022.

The development project by the National Baseball Softball Association, led by Luxama Fabrice Edouard, started in late November in Cité du Soleil, Port-au-Prince.

"This new discipline requires only a ball and limited space, and as an Olympic sport it's may be a good fit for Uruguay," commented Mauricio Ovelar, who promoted the initiative.

They defeated Estrellas Orientales in five games in the final series. Colombian catcher Jorge Alfaro earned MVP honours.

A course to develop coaches and game officials is the first step on the path to a medal in the 'Juegos Nacionales', the National Olympics

The 38-year-old Women's Baseball National Team veteran made history in 2019, becoming the first woman to compete in the men's league.

Dominican Baseball Federation president Juan Núñez said his organisation will "support the agreement to showcase our country and its number one sport and boost baseball development in all of Africa."