2012 Caribbean Series

2012 baseball tournament

The fifty-fourth edition of the Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) baseball competition was played in 2012. It was held from February 2 through to 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.

## Final standings

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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

## Individual leaders

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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

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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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## Scoreboards

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### Game 1, February 2

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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)
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### Game 2, February 2

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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)
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### Game 3, February 3

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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)
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### Game 4, February 3

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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)
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### Game 5, February 4

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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)
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### Game 6, February 4

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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)
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### Game 7, February 5

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Puerto Rico | 0 | 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)
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### Game 8, February 5

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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)
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### Game 9, February 6

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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)
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### Game 10, February 6

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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
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### Game 11, February 7

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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)
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### Game 12, February 7

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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)
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## Sources

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1. ^ MLB.com – 2012 Caribbean Series entry
2. ^ ESPN.com – 2012 Caribbean Series scoreboard
3. ^ Panorama Digital – República Dominicana lideró con cinco jugadores el Equipo de Estrellas de la Serie del Caribe Santo Domingo 2012[permanent dead link] (Spanish)

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Related articles|

* Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame
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* Interamerican Series
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