Barranquilla Caimans champion of the Caribbean Series on Thursday night after beating Gigantes del Cibao, the local team, 4-1 in an exciting match.
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The Colombian ninth arrived at the arena this Friday afternoon and this Saturday she hopes to share her feat with all the fans of the sport of hot ball. And, although the sporting achievement is historic, the monetary recognition that Caimanes will receive is also of great dimension.
The money that comes with the triumph
As it has been known, the Barranquilla squad, like all the teams, received from the Confederation of Professional Baseball of the Caribbean, organizing entity of the regional tournament, 195,000 dollars (close to 772 million pesos Colombians) for the mere fact of competing.
In addition, from the outset, each player received $80 a day (approximately 316,000 pesos) as travel expenses.
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🎉 Carnival is on! 🎉
The @caimanesLPB They are the CHAMPIONS of the 2022 Caribbean Series.Those from “La Arenosa” make history by becoming the first Colombian team to win the Caribbean title. pic.twitter.com/6Flw81epxk
– The Mayores (@TheMayores) February 4, 2022
To that amount, you must add the grand prize to the champion team. According to Central American media estimates, the value would be around 130,000 dollars (more than 500 million Colombian pesos).
Likewise, for Reynaldo Rodríguez, from Cartagena, distinguished as the most valuable player of the tournament (MVP), 5,000 dollars (close to 20 million pesos).
This being the case, the general loot that was awarded to the alligators would exceed the one thousand two hundred million of Colombian pesos.
According to the team’s communications office, “all the money goes directly to the players’ purse”.
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