2003 Caribbean Series

The XLV edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was held from February 2 through February 8 of 2003 at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It featured the champion baseball teams of the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Cañeros de Los Mochis, and Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez. This time Venezuela did not participate in the tournament due to a national general strike, being replaced by the second place team from Puerto Rico, the Criollos de Caguas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice.

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	Managers
Dominican Republic	Águilas Cibaeñas *	6	1	.857	Félix Fermín
Puerto Rico 1	Indios de Mayagüez	5	2	.714	Nick Leyva
Puerto Rico 2	Criollos de Caguas	2	4	.333	Jerry Morales
Mexico	Cañeros de Los Mochis	0	6	.000	Chico Rodríguez
* Won tie-breaking game for first place

Individual leaders


Player	Statistic
Batting
David Ortiz (DOM)	Batting average	.480
Orlando Merced (PUR 2)	Home runs	3
David Ortiz (DOM)	RBI	11
Pitching
Hipólito Pichardo (DOM)	Wins	2
Kiko Calero (PUR 1)	ERA	0.00

All-Star team


Name	Position
Héctor Ortiz (PUR 2)	Catcher
David Ortiz (DOM)	First baseman
Rafael Furcal (DOM)	Second baseman
Rafael Orantes (MEX)	Third baseman
Miguel Tejada (DOM)	Shortstop
Luis Polonia (DOM)	Left fielder
José Valentín (PUR 1)	Center fielder
Orlando Merced (PUR 2)	Right fielder
Luis López (PUR 1)	Designated hitter
Kiko Calero (PUR 1)	Right-handed pitcher
Ángel Miranda (PUR 2)	Left-handed pitcher
Hipólito Pichardo (DOM)	Relief pitcher
Awards
David Ortiz (DOM)	Most Valuable Player
Nick Leyva (PUR 1)	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 2003
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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