The forty-second 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, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Mayos de Navojoa; Puerto Rico, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Venezuela, Águilas del Zulia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Puerto Rico Cangrejeros de Santurce 6 0 1.000 Mako Oliveras Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas 4 2 .667 Tony Peña Mexico Mayos de Navojoa 1 5 .167 Lorenzo Bundy Venezuela Águilas del Zulia 1 5 .167 Marc Bombard
Individual leaders Player Statistic Batting Marco Scutaro (VEN) Batting average .480 Tony Valentine (PUR)José Vidro (PUR) Runs 9 José Vidro (PUR) Hits 13 José Cruz (PUR)José Vidro (PUR) Doubles 5 Six players tied Triples 1 Héctor Castañeda (MEX) Home runs 3 Héctor Castañeda (MEX)José Cruz (PUR) RBI 10 Eduardo Pérez (PUR) Stolen bases 3Pitching Stevenson Agosto (PUR) Wins 2 Daniel Garibay (MEX) Strikeouts 10 Stevenson Agosto (PUR)Wilson Álvarez (VEN)Miguel Batista (DOM)Luis Vizcaíno (DOM) ERA 0.00 Wilson Álvarez Innings pitched Antonio Alfonseca (DOM) Saves 3
All-Star team Name Position Héctor Castañeda (MEX) Catcher David Ortiz (DOM) First baseman Marco Scutaro (VEN) Second baseman Edwards Guzmán (PUR) Third baseman José Valentín (PUR) Shortstop Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder José Cruz (PUR) Center fielder Armando Ríos (PUR) Right fielder Alonzo Powell (PUR) Designated hitter Luis Vizcaíno (DOM) Right-handed pitcher Stevenson Agosto (PUR) Left-handed pitcher Antonio Alfonseca (DOM) Relief pitcher Awards José Cruz (PUR) Most Valuable Player Mako Oliveras (PUR) 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 2000 (Spanish)