2012 Caribbean Series Explained

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


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

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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)

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