The forty-third edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 1 through February 6 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, 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 General Ángel Flores in Culiacán, Mexico.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 4 2 .667 Félix Fermín Mexico Naranjeros de Hermosillo 3 3 .500 Derek Bryant Venezuela Cardenales de Lara 3 3 .500 Nick Leyva Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas 2 4 .333 Sandy Alomar Sr. * * Had to attend family issues and was replaced by coach José López.
Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Erubiel Durazo (MEX) Batting average .455 Six players tied Runs 6 Erubiel Durazo (MEX) Hits 10 Jolbert Cabrera (VEN)Luis Raven (VEN) Doubles 4 Three players tied Triples 1 Erubiel Durazo (MEX)Ramón Hernández (VEN) Home runs 3 Luis Raven (VEN) RBI 8 Trenidad Hubbard (MEX) Stolen bases 2Pitching Twelve players tied Wins 1 Daniel Garibay (MEX) Strikeouts 10 Gary Glover (VEN) ERA 0.00
All-Star team Name Position Ramón Hernández (VEN) Catcher Erubiel Durazo (MEX) First baseman Luis Sojo (VEN) Second baseman Vinny Castilla (MEX) Third baseman Miguel Tejada (DOM) Shortstop Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder Carlos Beltrán (PUR) Center fielder Gary Matthews, Jr. (PUR) Right fielder Juan Cañizales (MEX) Designated hitter Pablo Ochoa (MEX) Right-handed pitcher Angel Moreno (MEX) Left-handed pitcher Awards Erubiel Durazo (MEX) Most Valuable Player Félix Fermín (DOM) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish) Estadísticas Serie del Caribe 2001 (Spanish)