The forty-second edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 2000 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.

Summary

edit

Final standings

edit
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

edit
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       3
Pitching
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   13+23
Antonio Alfonseca (DOM) Saves       3

All-Star team

edit
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

edit
  • Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
  • Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)
  • Estadísticas Serie del Caribe 2000 (Spanish)