2023–24 Cuban Elite League

2023–24 Cuban Elite League Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023–24
League	Cuban Elite League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	7 November – 25 December
Number of games	40
Number of teams	6
Regular season
Best record	Matanzas (25–15)
Postseason
Finals champions	Matanzas (1st LEB title)
Runners-up	Cazadores de Artemisa

The 2023–24 Cuban Elite League was the second edition of the tournament. After only one season, the format of the tournament was reorganized completely; this year, the league would include the top six regular-season teams from the 2023 Cuban National Series, rather than the amalgamation of National Series teams that was seen in the 2022–23 campaign.[1][2]

The tournament began on November 7, and the regular season finished on December 25; the final game of the playoffs was played on January 23 with Matanzas beating Artemisa.

Participating teams

Six clubs competed in the 2023–24 season after qualifying from the Cuban National Series.[3]

Havana

Las Tunas

Matanzas

Sancti Spíritus

Santiago de Cuba

Artemisa

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Location of the 2023–24 Cuban Elite League teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	SNB Position	First season in LEB	No. of seasons of current spell in LEB	Top division titles	Most recent top division title	Ref.
Cocodrilos	Matanzas	Estadio Victoria de Girón	22,000	6th	2023–24	1	1	2019–20	[4]
Industriales	Havana	Estadio Latinoamericano	55,000	5th	2023–24	1	12	2009–10	[5]
Avispas	Santiago de Cuba	Estadio Guillermón Moncada	25,000	2nd	2023–24	1	8	2007–08	[6]
Gallos	Sancti Spíritus	Estadio José Antonio Huelga	13,000	4th	2023–24	1	1	1978–79	[7]
Leñadores	Las Tunas	Estadio Julio Antonio Mella	13,000	1st	2023–24	1	1	2018–19	[8]
Cazadores	Artemisa	Estadio 26 de Julio	6,000	3rd	2023–24	1	0	–	[9]

Regular season standings

Team	G	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Matanzas	40	25	15	.625	-	16-4	19–11
Artemisa	40	21	19	.525	4	12-8	9–11
Industriales	40	21	19	.525	4	11-9	10-10
Las Tunas	40	20	20	.500	5	11-9	9–11
Sancti Spíritus	40	18	22	.450	7	13-7	5–15
Santiago de Cuba	40	15	25	.375	10	11-9	4–16

Source:[10]

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Matanzas	4
	4	Las Tunas	2
						1	Matanzas	4
						2	Artemisa	2
	2	Artemisa	4
	3	Industriales	1

League leaders

Batting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Alexander Pozo (MTZ) .380 H José Luis Gutiérrez (SCU) 52 R Juan Carlos Arencibia (SSP) 32 HR Yurisbel Gracial (MTZ) 8 RBI Rafael Ramón Viñales (LTU) 35

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total ERA Yosiel Serrano (SCU) 1.69 W Reemberto Barreto Grave (IND) 7 S Yanielquis Duardo (SSP) 27 K Yunieski García (ART) 49 IP Yunieski García (ART) 55.1

Source:[11]

References

1. "Inicia hoy Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano" (in Spanish). Radio Rebelde. November 7, 2023.
2. "Cuban Baseball Elite League begins". Radio Habana Cuba. November 7, 2023.
3. "II Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023-2024". BeisbolenCuba.com (in Spanish).
4. "Matanzas". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
5. "Industriales". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
6. "Sancti Spíritus". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
7. "Sancti Spíritus". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
8. "Las Tunas". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
9. "Artemisa". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
10. "Clasificatoria / II Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023-2024". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 21, 2024.
11. "Estadísticas individuales de la etapa Clasificatoria". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 21, 2024.