(FILES) Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido fielder Junior Lake hits the ball in the eighth inning of the Caribbean Series baseball tournament first place play-off game between Dominican Republic and Mexico at Estadio El Nido De Los Aguilas in Mexicali, Baja California state, Mexico on February 7, 2025. Mexico will be the new host of the 2026 Caribbean Series baseball tournament after some teams declined to travel to Venezuela, the initial host, amid the crisis over the United States military deployment in the Caribbean, organizers announced on December 18, 2025. (Photo by FAUSTO IBARRA / AFP via Getty Images)