Choque de Gigantes winter ball tournament guide

With all due respect to the Savannah Bananas, traditional baseball is about to return to loanDepot park. Seven weeks removed from the final 2024 Miami Marlins homestand, teams from international winter leagues featuring dozens of past and present MLB players will convene for the inaugural Choque de Gigantes (Battle of Giants) tournament.

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• What is Choque de Gigantes?
• Game Schedule & Concert Lineup
• Familiar Names
• How to Watch/Listen

What is Choque de Gigantes

This three-day interleague tournament, which runs from November 8-10, 2024, brings together winter ball teams from the Dominican Republic (LIDOM), Venezuela (LVBP) and Puerto Rico (LBPRC) under the same roof. It's an unprecedented logistical experiment taking place in the middle of the Dominican and Venezuelan regular seasons and right at the start of the 2024-25 Puerto Rican season.

This year's participants are Navegantes del Magallanes (LVBP), Leones del Caracas (LVBP), Cardenales de Lara (LVBP), Criollos de Caguas (LBPRC), Cangrejeros de Santurce (LBPRC) and Estrellas Orientales (LIDOM).

Game Schedule & Concert Lineup

The loser of the opening game (Pool A) between Estrellas Orientales and Cardenales de Lara is one-and-done. Whoever triumphs in the semifinal matchup between the Pool A and Pool B winners will play three times. The other teams will play two games apiece.

All concerts will be held on the West Plaza.

Friday, November 8

• 3:00 p.m. Pool A: Estrellas Orientales vs. Cardenales de Lara
  • Tickets (starting at $8 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $20 plus fees)
• 6:00 p.m. Concert: Adelmo Gauna y Sus Cokis
• 8:00 p.m. Pool B: Navegantes del Magallanes vs. Leones del Caracas
  • Tickets (starting at $34 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $25 plus fees)

Saturday, November 9

• 1:00 p.m. Pool C: winner of Pool A vs. winner of Pool B
  • Tickets (starting at $11 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $20 plus fees)
• 4:00 p.m. Concert: Charlie Aponte
• 6:00 p.m. Pool D: Cangrejeros de Santurce vs. Criollos de Caguas
  • Tickets (starting at $19 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $25 plus fees)

Sunday, November 10

• 1:00 p.m. Pool E (third-place game): loser of Pool B vs. loser of Pool D
  • Tickets (starting at $10 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $20 plus fees)
• 4:00 p.m. Concert: Porfi Baloa y sus Adolescentes
• 6:00 p.m. Pool F (final): winner of Pool C vs. winner of Pool D
  • Tickets (starting at $19 plus fees)
  • Parking (starting at $25 plus fees)

Familiar Names

The following players with multiple seasons of MLB experience are listed on their teams' active rosters (former Marlins):

• Abraham Almonte (Estrellas Orientales)
• Oswaldo Arcia (Leones del Caracas)
• José Barrero (Estrellas Orientales)
• Vidal Bruján (Estrellas Orientales)
• Diego Castillo (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Max Castillo (Cardenales de Lara)
• Alex Claudio (Criollos de Caguas)
• Yonathan Daza (Leones del Caracas)
• José De León (Criollos de Caguas)
• Felix Doubront (Cangrejeros de Santurce)
• Edwin Escobar (Cardenales de Lara)
• Neftalí Feliz (Estrellas Orientales)
• Deolis Guerra (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Junior Guerra (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Gorkys Hernández (Cardenales de Lara)
• Travis Lakins Sr. (Criollos de Caguas)
• Zac Lowther (Estrellas Orientales)
• Vimael Machín (Criollos de Caguas)
• Tucupita Marcano (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Richie Martin (Criollos de Caguas)
• Diego Moreno (Cardenales de Lara)
• Vidal Nuño (Leones del Caracas)
• Peter O'Brien (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Spencer Patton (Estrellas Orientales)
• José Peraza (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• René Pinto (Leones del Caracas)
• Wilin Rosario (Estrellas Orientales)
• Keyvius Sampson (Cardenales de Lara)
• Ali Sánchez (Cardenales de Lara)
• Pablo Sandoval (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Miguel Sanó (Estrellas Orientales)
• Héctor Santiago (Criollos de Caguas)
• Frank Schwindel (Estrellas Orientales)
• Magneuris Sierra (Estrellas Orientales)
• Alfredo Simon (Navegantes del Magallanes)
• Raimel Tapia (Estrellas Orientales)
• Tomás Telis (Cardenales de Lara)
• Wilfredo Tovar (Leones del Caracas)
• Ildemaro Vargas (Cardenales de Lara)

How to Watch/Listen

In the United States, FOX Deportes (Spanish) and MLB Network (English) will be the exclusive television broadcasting homes of the tournament airing across both networks and their streaming platforms.

The Marlins have also reached agreements with 1Baseball Network, DAZN, FOX Sports, Meridiano Televisión, SimpleTV, Televen, and WAPA TV to broadcast the series internationally.