Japan Breeze happened as a “brisita” by Mexicali
Japan Breeze left empty -handed in his first step through the Caribbean series, but we will see Asian teams again in the Caribbean classic.
Mexicali – The first Asian team that participates in the Caribbean series It happened as a “Brisita”almost imperceptible, by Mexicali 2025.
With his defeat on Tuesday against Cardinals from Lara de Venezuela The Japanese team Japan Breeze (“Japanese breeze”) entered the undesirable list of clubs that could not win a game in their first appearance in the baseball Caribbean series.
Japan Breeze, a hybrid composed of players from the major leagues (NPB), the Independent League and the Japan Business League, lost its four presentations and barely scored five races, while allowed 32 (30 clean) in the 67th edition number 67 of the classic Caribbean.
The squad led by the Venezuelan Alex Ramírezthe only Latin American with a plate in the Baseball Hall of Baseball of Japan, debuted last Saturday in Mexicali with a forceful 12-1 defeat against the lions of the chosen of the Dominican Republic, which directs the future member of the Hall of Fame of Cooperstown, Albert Pujols.
In his second meeting he improved significantly and put the Mayagüez Indians from Puerto Rico against the ropes before falling 3-2, but then slipped 8-1 in front of the Jalisco charros from Mexico And in his last commitment he was knocked out 10-0, with Non-Hitter included, by Venezuelan representation.
Japan Breeze, who was last in batting averages (.200) and effectiveness (8.02), is the sixth team that does not win a single match in his debut in the Caribbean classic.
The others were the senators of San Juan de Puerto Rico (0-5 in Ciudad Panama 1952), the coach of Coclé de Panama (0-6 in Caracas 1959), the jeans of Montería de Colombia (0-5 in San Juan 2020 ), The Caimanes of Barranquilla of Colombia (0-5 in Mazatlan 2021) and the Rivas giants of Nicaragua (0-6 in Miami 2024).
As with the Japanese club, the Nicaraguan team also received a non-hitter from a Venezuelan pitcher, Angel Padrón. The only other game without hit or race in three quarters of the Caribbean series achieved it Tommy Fine In 1952.
The Caribbean series was founded in 1949 to face the champions of winter ball tournaments in Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. With the arrival of the communist system to Cuba and the subsequent elimination of professional sport on Antillana Island, the Caribbean series paused for almost a decade, between 1961 and 1969, returning in 1970 with the Dominican Republic and Mexico (1971) replacing Cuba and Panama.
Japan Breeze, who is the first non -American team that participates in the championship, was already invited to return in 2026, when the tournament will be played in Caracas, Venezuela. For that same edition, representatives of South Korea and Italy could be integrated, the Caribbean Baseball Commissioner told AM850 Digital, JUAN FRANCISCO PUELLO HERRERA.
