The forty-fifth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It featured the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Cañeros de Los Mochis, and Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a national general strike, being replaced by the second place team from Puerto Rico, the Criollos de Caguas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice.
Final standings Country Club W L W/L % Managers Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas * 6 1 .857 Félix Fermín Puerto Rico 1 Indios de Mayagüez 5 2 .714 Nick Leyva Puerto Rico 2 Criollos de Caguas 2 4 .333 Jerry Morales Mexico Cañeros de Los Mochis 0 6 .000 Juan Francisco Rodríguez * Won tie-breaking game for first place
Individual leaders Player StatisticBatting David Ortiz (DOM) Batting average .480 Orlando Merced (PUR 2) Home runs 3 David Ortiz (DOM) RBI 11Pitching Hipólito Pichardo (DOM) Wins 2 Kiko Calero (PUR 1) ERA 0.00
All-Star team Name Position Héctor Ortiz (PUR 2) Catcher David Ortiz (DOM) First baseman Rafael Furcal (DOM) Second baseman Ramón Orantes (MEX) Third baseman Miguel Tejada (DOM) Shortstop Luis Polonia (DOM) Left fielder José Valentín (PUR 1) Center fielder Orlando Merced (PUR 2) Right fielder Luis López (PUR 1) Designated hitter Kiko Calero (PUR 1) Right-handed pitcher Ángel Miranda (PUR 2) Left-handed pitcher Hipólito Pichardo (DOM) Relief pitcher Awards David Ortiz (DOM) Most Valuable Player Nick Leyva (PUR 1) Manager
Sources Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. Serie del Caribe 2003 Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)