The seventeenth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in . It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, represented by the Tigres del Licey, Venados de Mazatlán and Criollos de Caguas, respectively. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a players strike, being replaced by the second place team from the Mexican Pacific League, the Yaquis de Obregón. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played in Hermosillo, Sonora, to become the first Caribbean Series held in Mexican baseball history.
| Final standings | ||||||
| Club | W | L | W/L % | GB | Managers | |
| 4 | 2 | .667 | – | Bobby Wine | ||
| 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.0 | Tommy Lasorda | ||
| Mexico (Obregón) | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.0 | Mike Alejandro | |
| Mexico (Mazatlán) | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.0 | Ronny Camacho | |
| Individual leaders | |||||
| Player/Club | Statistic | ||||
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | .429 | ||||
| Derrel Thomas / (MEX [Obregón]) | Home runs | 2 | |||
| Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) | 11 | ||||
| Charlie Hough / (DOM) | 2 | ||||
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | 0.69 | ||||
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | 13.0 | ||||
| Ramón Hernández / (PUR) | 2 | ||||
| Awards | |||||
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | Most Valuable Player | ||||
| Bobby Wine / (PUR) | Manager | ||||
| All-Star Team | |||||
| Name/Club | Position | ||||
| Gary Carter / (PUR) | catcher | ||||
| Héctor Espino / (MEX [Obregón]) | first baseman | ||||
| Jorge Orta / (MEX [Obregón]) | second baseman | ||||
| Celerino Sánchez / (MEX [Obregón]) | third baseman | ||||
| Rudy Meoli / (PUR) | shortstop | ||||
| Jesús Alou / (DOM) | left fielder | ||||
| César Gerónimo / (DOM) | center fielder | ||||
| Tom Paciorek / (DOM) | right fielder | ||||
| Ed Bauta / (MEX [Obregón]) | RH pitcher | ||||
| Ramón Hernández / (PUR) | LH pitcher | ||||
| Bobby Wine / (PUR) | Manager | ||||