2013 Caribbean Series

The fifty-fifth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 2013.

The Series was held from February 1 through February 7, featuring the champion teams of the 2012–2013 season in the Dominican Winter League (Leones del Escogido), Mexican Pacific League (Yaquis de Obregón), Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League (Criollos de Caguas), and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (Navegantes del Magallanes).

The format consisted of twelve games, in a double round-robin format with each team facing each other twice, while the championship game was played between the two best teams of the round robin. All of the games were played at Estadio Sonora in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Summary[]

Final standings[]


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Dominican Republic	Leones del Escogido	5	2	.833
Mexico (*)	Yaquis de Obregón	3	3	.500	Eddy Díaz
Puerto Rico	Criollos de Caguas	2	4	.333
Venezuela	Navegantes del Magallanes	2	4	.333	Luis Sojo
* Won the championship game

Individual leaders[]


Player	Statistic
Batting
Doug Clark (MEX)	Batting average	.412
Jordany Valdespin (DOM)	Runs	7
Doug Clark (MEX)	Hits	11
Marlon Byrd (MEX)	Doubles	4
Alfredo Amézaga (MEX) (VEN)	Triples	1
Mario Lisson (VEN) Francisco Peña (DOM) Miguel Tejada (DOM)	Home runs	2
Ricardo Nanita (DOM)	RBI	7
Hanley Ramírez (DOM)	Stolen bases	4
Pitching
Luis Mendoza (MEX)	Wins	2
Angel Castro (DOM)	Strikeouts	14
Luis Mendoza (MEX)	ERA	0.00
Angel Castro (DOM)	Innings pitched	14 ⅔
Saúl Rivera (DOM)	Saves	2

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All-Star team[]


Name	Position
Francisco Peña (DOM)	Catcher
(DOM)	First baseman
José Ramírez (DOM)	Second baseman
Mario Lisson (VEN)	Third baseman
Miguel Tejada (DOM)	Shortstop
Marlon Byrd (MEX)	Outfielder
Doug Clark (MEX)	Outfielder
Ricardo Nanita (DOM)	Outfielder
Bárbaro Cañizares (MEX)	Designated hitter
Luis Mendoza (MEX)	Right-handed starting pitcher
(PUR)	Left-handed starting pitcher
David Reyes (MEX)	Relief pitcher
Saúl Rivera (VEN)	Closer
Awards
Luis Mendoza (MEX)	Most Valuable Player
(DOM)	Manager

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Scoreboards[]

Game 1, February 1[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	0	X	7	7	0
WP: Ángel Castro (1-0) LP: Sergio Perez (0-1) Home runs: VEN: (1) DOM: Francisco Peña (1) Boxscore

Game 2, February 1[]


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	1
Mexico	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	X	3	6	0
WP: Luis Mendoza (1-0) LP: (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (1) Boxscore

Game 3, February 2[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6	8	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
WP: Jailen Peguero (1-0) LP: José De La Torre (0-1) Home runs: DOM: (1) PUR: None Boxscore

Game 4, February 2[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	0
Venezuela	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	6	1
WP: (1-0) LP: (0-1) Home runs: MEX: None VEN: Robert Pérez (1), Mario Lisson (1) Boxscore

Game 5, February 3[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0
WP: Ken Ray (1-0) LP: Zach Segovia (0-1) Sv: Víctor Moreno (1) Home runs: VEN: José Castillo (1), (1) PUR: None Boxscore

Game 6, February 3[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	12	1
Dominican Republic	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	12	0
WP: Nelson Payano (1-0) LP: Luis Ayala (0-1) Home runs: MEX: None DOM: Miguel Tejada (1) Boxscore

Game 7, February 4[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	13	2
Dominican Republic	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	8	1
WP: (1-0) LP: Jailen Peguero (1-1) Sv: Saúl Rivera (1) Home runs: PUR: Rey Navarro DOM: Jordany Valdespin (1), Alberto Rosario (1) Boxscore

Game 8, February 4[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Mexico	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
WP: Rolando Valdez (1-0) LP: Austin Bibens-Dirkx (0-1) Sv: Óscar Villarreal (1) Home runs: VEN: None MEX: Alfredo Amézaga (1) Boxscore

Game 9, February 5[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	9	0
Venezuela	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
WP: Efrain Nieves (1-0) LP: (0-1) Sv: Saúl Rivera (2) Home runs: PUR: Ramón Castro (1) VEN: Mario Lisson (2) Boxscore

Game 10, February 5[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	11	12	4
Mexico	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	0
WP: (1-0) LP: José Cobos (0-1) Home runs: DOM: José Ramírez (1), Miguel Tejada (2) * MEX: Chris Roberson (1) Boxscore

* Tejada extended an all-time home run record (15) in the Series he already held.

Game 11, February 6[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	9	2
Venezuela	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
WP: Armando Rodríguez (1-0) LP: Víctor Moreno (0-1) Home runs: DOM: Julio Lugo (1), Francisco Peña (2) VEN: None Boxscore

Game 12, February 6[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	10	9	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
WP: Luis Mendoza (2-0) LP: (0-2) Home runs: MEX: Bárbaro Cañizares (1) PUR: None Boxscore

Championship Game, February 7[]


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	6	2
Dominican Republic	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	16	1
WP: (1-0) LP: (0-1) Home runs: MEX: Karim García (1), Doug Clark (1) DOM: Ricardo Nanita (1) Boxscore

Sources[]

[1] MLB.com 2013 CS batting stats

[2] MLB.com 2013 CS pitching stats

[3] KC's Mendoza named MVP of Caribbean Series

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