Marlins broadcasters to call 2025 Caribbean Series in English

[Ely Sussman]

Even though the tournament isn't being held in Miami, the Marlins and the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation have a multi-year exclusive broadcast rights partnership.

The Caribbean Series made a rare visit to American soil in 2024 when loanDepot park hosted it. This year's edition of the tournament in Mexicali, Mexico, will still be widely available to U.S. viewers, called by voices that Miami Marlins fans are particularly familiar with. English television broadcasts of every 2025 Caribbean Series game will air on MLB Network, as announced on Wednesday. Just like last year, Craig Minervini is splitting play-by-play duties with Doug Wright. They'll share the booth with analysts Rod Allen and Jeff Nelson.

You know Minervini as a longtime Marlins TV studio host, reporter and play-by-play announcer. The Miami Herald reported that he was a candidate in this offseason's search for a new lead play-by-play voice on FanDuel Sports Network Florida (formerly known as Bally Sports Florida), which ultimately went to Kyle Sielaff.

Allen has been with the network since 2022 and Nelson since 2016. They both have been utilized as Marlins radio analysts when they aren't on TV.

Prior to the start of the 2024 tournament, the Marlins and the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation began a partnership that gives the Marlins exclusive Caribbean Series broadcast rights across all platforms globally (excluding the countries of the confederation's member leagues), including but not limited to linear, streaming and radio. Presumably, the length of that partnership covers the tourney's return to Miami in 2028.

To fill the winter ball void at loanDepot park, the Marlins held the inaugural Choque de Gigantes tournament back in November. Minervini and Allen called those games.

In addition to host Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Japan are participating in the 2025 Serie del Caribe. It begins on January 31 and runs through February 7.

Spanish broadcasts are available on ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.

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[rurrusuno]

It's an interesting choice to have Japan as a special guest since they're from the other side of the world. Coming off a World Baseball Classic title and having star talent on their teams, I feel like they have the best odds of winning it all this year in the Caribbean Series.

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

I'm in!