1998 Caribbean Series

The XL edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 5 through February 10 of 1998 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
Dominican Republic	Águilas Cibaeñas	6	0	1.000	Tony Peña
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	2	4	.667	Tom Gamboa
Mexico	Venados de Mazatlán	1	5	.167	Raúl Cano
Venezuela	Cardenales de Lara	1	5	.167	Omar Malavé

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Neifi Pérez (DOM)	Batting average	.444
Neifi Pérez (DOM)	Runs	10
Neifi Pérez (DOM)	Hits	12
Neifi Pérez (DOM)	Doubles	6
Tony Barron (PUR)	Triples	2
José Hernández (PUR)	Home runs	4
José Hernández (PUR)	RBI	8
Four players tied	Stolen bases	2
Pitching
Twelve players tied	Wins	1
Julio Valera (PUR)	Strikeouts	11
Julián Tavárez (DOM)	ERA	0.00
Julián Tavárez (DOM)	Innings pitched	12.0
José Cabrera (DOM)	Saves	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)	Manager

Sources

Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-31-332268-6
Baseball Reference Bullpen
Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)

Caribbean Series

Years	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Circuits	Dominican Professional Baseball League Mexican Pacific League Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Related articles	Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame Caribbean Series Most Valuable Player Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame List of players who have played in the Series Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame

1961 to 1969 - The Series was not held during these years following the dissolution of Cuba's professional league. 1981 - The Series was not held due to a Venezuelan player's strike.

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