The fortieth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 10 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Venados de Mazatlán; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Cardenales de Lara. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Alfonso Chico Carrasquel in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 6 0 1.000 Tony Peña Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 4 2 .667 Tom Gamboa Mexico Venados de Mazatlán 1 5 .167 Raúl Cano Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 1 5 .167 Omar Malavé
Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Neifi Pérez (DOM) Batting average .444 Neifi Pérez (DOM) Runs 10 Neifi Pérez (DOM) Hits 12 Neifi Pérez (DOM) Doubles 6 Tony Barron (PUR) Triples 2 José Hernández (PUR) Home runs 4 José Hernández (PUR) RBI 8 Four players tied Stolen bases 2Pitching Twelve players tied Wins 1 Julio Valera (PUR) Strikeouts 11 Julián Tavárez (DOM) ERA 0.00 Julián Tavárez (DOM) Innings pitched 12.0 José Cabrera (DOM) Saves 3
All-Star team Name Position Guillermo García (DOM) Catcher Alex Arias (DOM) First baseman Neifi Pérez (DOM) Second baseman Miguel Tejada (DOM) Third baseman José Hernández (PUR) Shortstop Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder Darryl Brinkley (MEX) Center fielder Magglio Ordóñez (VEN) Right fielder Pedro Muñoz (PUR) Designated hitter Julián Tavárez (DOM) Right-handed pitcher Dennys Reyes (MEX) Left-handed pitcher José Cabrera (DOM) Relief pitcher Awards Neifi Pérez (DOM) Most Valuable Player Tony Peña (DOM) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)