2012 Caribbean Series

The fifty-fourth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) baseball competition was played in 2012. It was held from February 2 through to February 7 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic (Leones del Escogido), Puerto Rico (Indios de Mayagüez), Venezuela (Tigres de Aragua), and Mexico (Yaquis de Obregón). The format consisted of twelve games in a double round-robin format with each team facing each other twice. The games were played at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	GB	Managers
Dominican Republic	Leones del Escogido	4	2	.667	–	Ken Oberkfell
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	3	3	.500	1	Dave Miley
Venezuela	Tigres de Aragua	3	3	.500	1	Buddy Bailey
Mexico	Yaquis de Obregón	2	4	.333	2	Eddy Díaz

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Pablo Ozuna (DOM)	Batting average	.421
Andy Dirks (DOM)	Runs	4
César Suárez (VEN)	Hits	9
Andy Dirks (DOM) Jesús Feliciano (PUR) Luis Hernández (VEN) Miguel Rojas (VEN) Carlos Valencia (MEX)	Doubles	2
Jorge Cortés (VEN) Karim García (MEX) Julio Lugo (DOM)	Triples	1
Héctor Giménez (VEN) Luis Jiménez (VEN) César Suárez (VEN)	Home runs	1
Luis Jiménez (VEN)	RBI	4
José_Constanza (DOM)	Stolen bases	3
Twelve pitchers tied	Wins	1
Nelson Figueroa (PUR)	Strikeouts	10
Yorman Bazardo (VEN) Francisco Liriano (DOM) Yohan Pino (VEN)	ERA	0.00
Nelson Figueroa (PUR)	Innings pitched	14.0
Jairo Asencio (DOM)	Saves	3

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All-Star Team


Name	Position
Iker Franco (MEX)	catcher
Héctor Giménez (VEN)	first baseman
Pablo Ozuna (DOM)	second baseman
Luis Figueroa (PUR)	third baseman
Miguel Rojas (VEN)	shortstop
Jesús Feliciano (PUR)	left fielder
Adonis García (VEN)	center fielder
Andy Dirks (DOM)	right fielder
Luis Jiménez (VEN)	designated hitter
Nelson Figueroa (PUR)	right handed starting pitcher
Raúl Valdés (DOM)	left handed starting pitcher
Jairo Asencio (DOM)	relief pitcher
Awards
Jairo Asencio (DOM)	Most Valuable Player
Ken Oberkfell (DOM)	Manager

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Scoreboards

Game 1, February 2


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
Puerto Rico	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	3	7	2
WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Seth Etherton (0-1) Sv: John Lujan (1) Boxscore

Game 2, February 2


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
Dominican Republic	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	1
WP: Kris Johnson (1-0) LP: Luis Mendoza (0-1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (1) Boxscore

Game 3, February 3


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Mexico	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
WP: Randy Keisler (1-0) LP: Matt DeSalvo (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (1) Boxscore

Game 4, February 3


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	2
WP: Merkin Valdez (1–0) LP: Jon Hunton (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (2) Boxscore

Game 5, February 4


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	3
Mexico	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	X	4	7	2
WP: Rolando Valdez (1-0) LP: Brian Sweeney (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (2) Boxscore

Game 6, February 4


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	7	9	2
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
WP: Raúl Valdés (1-0) LP: Bobby Livingston (0-1) Sv: Ramón García (1) Boxscore

Game 7, February 5


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	X	7	10	1
WP: Yohan Pino (1-0) LP: Hiram Burgos (0-1) Boxscore

Game 8, February 5


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Francisco Liriano (1–0) LP: Edgar González (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (3) Boxscore

Game 9, February 6


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
Puerto Rico	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	7	1
WP: Nelvin Fuentes (1-0) LP: Luis Ayala (0-1) Boxscore

Game 10, February 6


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	7	10	0
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Yorman Bazardo (1-0) LP: Aneury Rodríguez (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Luis Jiménez (1), Héctor Giménez (1) DOM: None Boxscore

Game 11, February 7


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	x	6	11	0
WP: Pedro Guerra (1-0) LP: Oswaldo Martínez (0-1) Home runs: MEX: None VEN: César Suárez (1) Boxscore

Game 12, February 7


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	9	1
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
WP: José de la Torre (1-0) LP: Ramón García (0-1) Sv: Saúl Rivera (1) Boxscore

Sources

[1] MLB.com – 2012 Caribbean Series entry

[2] ESPN.com – 2012 Caribbean Series scoreboard

[3] Panorama Digital – República Dominicana lideró con cinco jugadores el Equipo de Estrellas de la Serie del Caribe Santo Domingo 2012^{[permanent dead link]} (Spanish)

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