1998 Caribbean Series

1998 baseball tournament The fortieth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 10 of 1998 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 25px Dominican Republic Águilas Cibaeñas     6 0   1.000   Tony Peña 25px Puerto Rico Indios de Mayagüez 4 2     .667   Tom Gamboa 25px Mexico Venados de Mazatlán 1 5     .167   Raúl Cano 25px 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. 978-0-313-32268-6 Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish) collapsed Caribbean 1998 Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Venezuela Category:1998 in Venezuelan sport Category:1998 in Caribbean sport Category:Sport in Puerto la Cruz Caribbean Series