2012 Caribbean Series

The LIV edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in 2012. It was held from February 2 through 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.

Summary

Final standings


Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	GB	Managers
Dominican Republic	Leones del Escogido	4	2	.667	–	Ken Oberkfell
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	3	3	.500	1	Dave Miley
Venezuela	Tigres de Aragua	3	3	.500	1	Buddy Bailey
Mexico	Yaquis de Obregón	2	4	.333	2	Eddy Díaz

Scoreboards

Game 1, February 2


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
Puerto Rico	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	3	7	2
WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Seth Etherton (0-1) Sv: John Lujan (1) Boxscore

Game 2, February 2


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
Dominican Republic	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	x	2	7	1
WP: Kris Johnson (1-0) LP: Luis Mendoza (0-1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (1) Boxscore

Game 3, February 3


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	4	1
Mexico	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
WP: Randy Keisler (1-0) LP: Matt DeSalvo (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (1) Boxscore

Game 4, February 3


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	2
WP: Merkin Valdez (1–0) LP: Jon Hunton (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (2) Boxscore

Game 5, February 4


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	3
Mexico	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	X	4	7	2
WP: Rolando Valdez (1-0) LP: Brian Sweeney (0-1) Sv: Luis Ayala (2) Boxscore

Game 6, February 4


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	7	9	2
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
WP: Raúl Valdés (1-0) LP: Bobby Livingston (0-1) Sv: Ramón García (1) Boxscore

Game 7, February 5


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	X	7	10	1
WP: Yohan Pino (1-0) LP: Hiram Burgos (0-1) Boxscore

Game 8, February 5


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Francisco Liriano (1–0) LP: Edgar González (0–1) Sv: Jairo Asencio (3) Boxscore

Game 9, February 6


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
Puerto Rico	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	7	1
WP: Nelvin Fuentes (1-0) LP: Luis Ayala (0-1) Boxscore

Game 10, February 6


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	7	10	0
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
WP: Yorman Bazardo (1-0) LP: Aneury Rodríguez (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Luis Jiménez (1), Héctor Giménez (1) DOM: None Boxscore

Game 11, February 7


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	x	6	11	0
WP: Pedro Guerra (1-0) LP: Oswaldo Martínez (0-1) Home runs: MEX: None VEN: César Suárez (1) Boxscore

Game 12, February 7


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	9	1
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
WP: José de la Torre (1-0) LP: Ramón García (0-1) Sv: Saúl Rivera (1) Boxscore

Individual leaders


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

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All-Star Team


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)	Manager

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References

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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