The forty-fourth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Vaqueros de Bayamón, 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 Universitario in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Mexico Tomateros de Culiacán 5 1 .833 Francisco Estrada Dominican Republic Tigres del Licey 3 3 .500 Bob Geren Puerto Rico Vaqueros de Bayamón 2 4 .333 Carmelo Martínez Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes 2 4 .333 Phil Regan
Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Ramón Hernández (VEN) Batting average .526 Kit Pellow (MEX) Runs 7 Endy Chávez (VEN) Hits 11 Adán Amezcua (MEX)Darrell Sherman (MEX)Miguel Tejada (DOM)Derrick White Doubles 3 Carlos Baerga (PUR)Endy Chávez (VEN) Triples 1 Vladimir Guerrero (DOM) Home runs 4 Adán Amezcua (MEX) RBI 9 Adán Amezcua (MEX)Carlos Hernández (VEN)César Izturis (VEN) Stolen bases 2Pitching Twelve players tied Wins 1 Geremi González (VEN) Strikeouts 14 Wayne Franklin (VEN) ERA 0.75 Geremi González (VEN) Innings pitched Todd Revening (MEX) Saves 2
All-Star team Name Position Adán Amezcua (MEX) Catcher Alex Cabrera (VEN) First baseman Carlos Hernández (VEN) Second baseman José León (PUR) Third baseman Miguel Tejada (DOM) Shortstop Alex Diaz (PUR) Left fielder Endy Chávez (VEN) Center fielder Vladimir Guerrero (DOM) Right fielder Jacob Cruz (MEX) Designated hitter Odalis Pérez (DOM) Left-handed pitcher Rodrigo López (MEX) Right-handed pitcher Todd Revening (MEX) Relief pitcher Awards Adán Amezcua (MEX) Most Valuable Player Francisco Estrada (MEX) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)