The thirty-ninth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 9 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Héctor Espino in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 4 2 .667 Mike Quade Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 3 3 .500 Francisco Estrada Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 3 3 .500 John Tamargo Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 2 4 .333 Tom Gamboa
Individual leaders Player StatisticBatting Bobby Abreu (VEN) Batting average .588 Jesús Tavárez (DOM) Runs 10 José Offerman (DOM) Hits 12 Four players tied Doubles 3 Two players tied Triples 1 Armando Ríos (PUR)Matt Stark (MEX) Home runs 4 Tony Batista (DOM) RBI 13 Roberto Alomar (PUR) Stolen bases 4Pitching Twelve players tied Wins 1 José Parra (DOM) Strikeouts 11 Ramón García (VEN) ERA 0.00 Darío Veras (DOM) Saves 2
All-Star team Name Position Guillermo García (DOM) Catcher Luis Raven (VEN) First baseman Ever Magallanes (MEX) Second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo (VEN) Third baseman Luis Sojo (VEN) Shortstop Luis García (MEX) Left fielder Armando Ríos (PUR) Center fielder Bobby Abreu (VEN) Right fielder Matt Stark (MEX) Designated hitter Ramón García (VEN) Right-handed pitcher Ted Higuera (MEX) Left-handed pitcher Awards Matt Stark (MEX) Most Valuable Player Mike Quade (DOM) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)