The forty-fourth 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

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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

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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   13+23
Todd Revening (MEX) Saves       2

All-Star team

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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) Left-handed pitcher
Rodrigo López (MEX) Right-handed pitcher
Todd Revening (MEX) Relief pitcher
Awards
Adán Amezcua (MEX) Most Valuable Player
Francisco Estrada (MEX) Manager

Sources

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  • Bjarkman, Peter. Diamonds around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32268-6
  • Serie del Caribe : History, Records and Statistics (Spanish)