1998 Caribbean Series Explained

The fortieth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 4 through February 10 of 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
Águilas Cibaeñas     6 0   1.000   Tony Peña
4 2     .667   Tom Gamboa
1 5     .167   Raúl Cano
1 5     .167   Omar Malavé

Individual leaders

Player Statistic
Batting
Neifi Pérez (DOM)   .444
Neifi Pérez (DOM)    10
Neifi Pérez (DOM)     12
Neifi Pérez (DOM)       6
Tony Barron (PUR)       2
José Hernández (PUR) Home runs       4
José Hernández (PUR)       8
Four players tied Stolen bases       2
Pitching
Twelve players tied       1
Julio Valera (PUR) Strikeouts     11
Julián Tavárez (DOM)   0.00
Julián Tavárez (DOM)   12.0
José Cabrera (DOM)       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)

Sources