2002 Caribbean Series

The XLIV edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 2002 with the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Tigres del Licey; Mexico, Tomateros de Culiacán; Puerto Rico, Vaqueros de Bayamón, and Venezuela, Navegantes del Magallanes. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at Estadio Universitario in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Mexico	Tomateros de Culiacán	5	1	.833	Francisco Estrada
Dominican Republic	Tigres del Licey	3	3	.500	Bob Geren
Puerto Rico	Vaqueros de Bayamón	2	4	.333	Carmelo Martínez
Venezuela	Navegantes del Magallanes	2	4	.333	Phil Regan

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
Ramón Hernández (VEN)	Batting average	.526
Kit Pellow (MEX)	Runs	7
Endy Chávez (VEN)	Hits	11
Adán Amezcua (MEX) Darrell Sherman (MEX) Miguel Tejada (DOM) Derrick White	Doubles	3
Carlos Baerga (PUR) Endy Chávez (VEN)	Triples	1
Vladimir Guerrero (DOM)	Home runs	4
Adán Amezcua (MEX)	RBI	9
Adán Amezcua (MEX) Carlos Hernández (VEN) César Izturis (VEN)	Stolen bases	2
Pitching
Twelve players tied	Wins	1
Geremi González (VEN)	Strikeouts	14
Wayne Franklin (VEN)	ERA	0.75
Geremi González (VEN)	Innings pitched	13⅔
Todd Revening (MEX)	Saves	2

All-Star team


Name	Position
Adán Amezcua (MEX)	Catcher
Alex Cabrera (VEN)	First baseman
Carlos Hernández (VEN)	Second baseman
José León (PUR)	Third baseman
Miguel Tejada (DOM)	Shortstop
Alex Diaz (PUR)	Left fielder
Endy Chávez (VEN)	Center fielder
Vladimir Guerrero (DOM)	Right fielder
Jacob Cruz (MEX)	Designated hitter
Odalis Pérez (DOM)	Right-handed pitcher
Rodrigo López (MEX)	Left-handed pitcher
Todd Revening (MEX)	Relief pitcher
Awards
Adán Amezcua (MEX)	Most Valuable Player
Francisco Estrada (MEX)	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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