In the 67th Caribbean Series championship game Friday night at Mexicali’s Nido de las Águilas Stadium, the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Republic faced the challenge of defeating the previously unbeaten Charros de Jalisco,

Dominican Republic will face Mexico in the Caribbean Series final on Friday, February 7th, at Estadio Nido de las Águilas in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Mexico will face the DR in tonight's Caribbean Series championship, a tournament for Latin America’s best winter league baseball teams.

The stage is set for an intriguing championship game matchup in the 67th Caribbean Series on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on MLB Network and MLB.TV, between the Leones del Escogido (Dominican Republic) and the Charros de Jalisco (Mexico) at Mexicali’s Nido de las Águilas Stadium.

Puerto Rico has always brought strong teams into the Caribbean World Series, though they have not won a championship since Criollos de Caguas won back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. Indios was one of three teams that finished with a 2-2 record in the opening round, though they lost to Mexico like everyone else did.

The Dominican Republic team has been enduring one of its most challenging Caribbean Series, and not due to sports performance issues.

One of the most legendary baseball tournaments is set to come to an end on Friday night as Mexico’s Charros de Jalisco takes on Leones del Escogido from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean World Series Final.

The Dominican Republic, coming off a 10-7 loss to Puerto Rico, will face Venezuela in one of two Caribbean Series semifinal matchups on Wednesday.

Leones del Escogido secured a dramatic extra-inning victory over Cardenales de Lara, advancing to the championship game in a thrilling 5-4 win.