Comerío & Yabucoa to play for Double A baseball title starting Friday

The Pescadores del Plata of Comerío and the Azucareros of Yabucoa will begin the Final Series of the Double A Superior Baseball League on Friday. One of the teams will end a long championship dry spell.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Pescadores del Plata of Comerío and the Azucareros of Yabucoa will begin the Final Series of the Double A Superior Baseball League on Friday.

“This Final Series brings together two teams that are here on their own merit, after completing a great 2026 season,” Puerto Rico Baseball Federation President José Daniel Quiles said in a written statement earlier this week. “Comerío and Yabucoa have shown throughout the year that they have the talent, depth and character to compete for the Puerto Rican championship, but in the end only one will be able to lift the trophy.”

The first game will begin at 8 p.m. at Yldefonso Solá Morales Stadium in Caguas, which will host the entire best-of-seven series.

Comerío returns to the final after 23 years and will look to win the second championship in its history. Its lone title was in 2003.

The Pescadores finished the round-robin Carnival of Champions round with a 6-1 record and eliminated the defending champion Mulos of Juncos in six games during the Final Four. The team, coached by former Major League player Luis Matos, also won the Central section for the second consecutive year.

Yabucoa will play its second final in three years and will try to end a 30-year wait without a championship. The Azucareros have collected four national titles, the most recent in 1996.

The team finished the round-robin with a 5-2 record and eliminated the Gigantes of Carolina in six games in the Final Four.

Juan “Igor” González leads the Azucareros and will participate in his fourth final series in the past six years. The two-time American League MVP and three-time all-star helmed the Grises of Humacao in 2021 and the Toritos of Cayey in 2022 in their respective title runs.

The two teams include eight members of the national team that won the bronze medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026.

“Without a doubt, I believe that this could be one of the best series in recent years in our league, due to the quality of the players, the leaders and the level of competition,” Quiles said.

The series will have two games during the first weekend, three in the second and another two in the third, if necessary. The games will be broadcast on WIPR channel 6 and its digital platforms.