MLB NETWORK TO BROADCAST CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES BEGINNING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2
First Live Baseball Games on MLB Network; Announcers to Include Uri Berenguer, Tom McCarthy, Jose Mota, Dan Plesac and Cookie Rojas
SECAUCUS, N.J. – MLB Network today announced the broadcast schedule and announcing teams
for its coverage of the Caribbean World Series, from February 2 through February 7, scheduled to be
played in Mexicali, Mexico. The telecast of the Caribbean World Series will mark the first live games
telecast on MLB Network, which launched on January 1, 2009, in approximately 50 million homes as the
largest network debut in cable history.
MLB Network will televise a total of 12 games of the winter tournament, otherwise known as “La
Serie del Caribe,” and will also air game highlights, preview match-ups and provide extensive coverage
as part of its studio show, Hot Stove. The on-air announcing teams will feature play-by-play by Uri
Berenguer, a veteran of the Boston Red Sox Spanish language broadcast team, Tom McCarthy, the
television play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jose Mota, a member of the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim broadcast team, with color commentary by Berenguer, MLB Network analyst Dan
Plesac and Cookie Rojas, the Spanish language television analyst for the Florida Marlins. Berenguer
and Rojas have both worked on Caribbean World Series broadcasts in previous years.
Caribbean World Series on MLB Network: Schedule and Announcing Teams (all times ET):
Date/Time Game Play-by-Play/Color
Monday, 2/2, 5:00pm Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic Mota and Rojas
Monday, 2/2, 10:00pm Puerto Rico vs. Mexico McCarthy and Berenguer
Tuesday, 2/3, 5:00pm Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico Mota and Rojas
Tuesday, 2/3, 9:00pm Mexico vs. Venezuela McCarthy and Berenguer
Wednesday, 2/4, 5:00pm Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico Mota and Rojas
Wednesday, 2/4, 9:00pm Mexico vs. Dominican Republic Berenguer and Plesac
Thursday, 2/5, 5:00pm Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela Mota and Rojas
Thursday, 2/5, 9:00pm Mexico vs. Puerto Rico McCarthy and Berenguer
Friday, 2/6, 5:00pm Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic Mota and Rojas
Friday, 2/6, 9:00pm Venezuela vs. Mexico McCarthy and Berenguer
Saturday, 2/7, 5:00pm Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela Mota and Rojas
Saturday, 2/7, 9:00pm Dominican Republic vs. Mexico Berenguer and Plesac
“With Spring Training around the corner, we’re all excited to see some live baseball, and the rich
history of the Caribbean World Series makes it a perfect fit for MLB Network,” said Tony Petitti, MLB
Network President and CEO. “An international event featuring many Major League players and top
prospects, the Caribbean World Series should help whet fans’ appetites for next month’s World Baseball
Classic as well.”
Since 1949, the Caribbean World Series, a 12-game round robin tournament between the best
teams from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, has crowned a champion within
this group of nations, and has served as a platform to showcase the best competition of Winter League
Baseball. Major League players who have participated in the Caribbean World Series include legends
such as Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Fernando Valenzuela; and active Major League
players such as Pedro Martinez, Rafael Furcal, Carlos Beltran, Ivan Rodriguez, and Miguel Cabrera,
among others. The Caribbean World Series is sanctioned by Major League Baseball. Cultiva
Entertainment is the exclusive agent for the Caribbean World Series.
MLB Network launched in approximately 50 million cable and satellite homes on January 1, 2009
as the largest debut in cable television history, exceeding any other cable television launch by
approximately 20 million. With live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and
coverage of baseball events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans. For
more information, go to mlbnetwork.com.
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