The twenty-eighth edition of theCaribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was played in1986. It was held from February 4 through February 9 with the baseball champion teams of theDominican Republic,Águilas Cibaeñas;Mexico,Águilas de Mexicali;Puerto Rico,Indios de Mayagüez, andVenezuela,Tiburones de la Guaira. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played atEstadio Luis Aparicio El Grande inMaracaibo,Venezuela.

Ten years after their first Caribbean Series title, the Mexican club won again under the guide of veteranCananea Reyes. Mexicali made history by winning three of four games in its last at-bat, two of them against the Dominican Republic.

Mexico wasshut out twice in its first three games, but after four contests all four teams were tied at 2–2 for the first time in Series history. Mexicali finished strong and defeated the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to win the title, after host Venezuela was stopped by the Dominicans in the final contest of the tournament. Venezuela had crushed Mexico, 11–0, in their first confrontation, but the Mexicans took revenge in their second matchup with a 14–0 thumping. The other three victories of Mexicali were by one run difference.

PitchersJim Leopold andJaime Orozco took two victories apiece, while the offensive support came from CFrancisco Estrada, SSHouston Jiménez and CFJohn Kruk. The inspired Mexican club also included DHNelson Barrera, 1BLorenzo Bundy, RFRoy Johnson, 2BJuan Navarrete, and PsSalomé Barojas andSid Monge, among others. In addition, Cananea Reyes joined Cuban skipperNap Reyes as the only managers to win two Series titles.

The clubs from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela tied for second place with 3–3 records.

The Dominican Republic's Águilas, managed byWinston Llenas, were a favorite to grasp the Series trophy, as the team was headed by players such as CTony Peña, 2BJuan Samuel, 3BDomingo Ramos, SSAlfredo Griffin, LFMiguel Diloné, 1BRufino Linares and CFLuis Polonia. The Águilas outscored their rivals, 36 to 30, but also topped the tournament with 15errors.Eric Plunk, who posted a 1–0 record and a 3.21 ERA in two starts, was a bright spot in a pitching staff that includedJosé Bautista,Ravelo Manzanillo,Pascual Pérez andBob Patterson.

The Venezuelan Tiburones, managed byJosé Martínez, wasted home field advantage and was the only team outscored, 34 to 27. 1BAndrés Galarraga hit .407 and slugged .703, driving in five runs while leading the batters in home runs (2) and doubles (2). RFTony Armas batted .300 with one homer and three RBI, and was very solid at defense. StartersUbaldo Heredia (1-0, 0.00 ERA),Bryan Clark (1-0, 0.00 ERA) andOdell Jones (1-0, 3.60 ERA) combined for the three victories of the team, receiving some strong bullpen support fromLuis Aponte (two saves, 0.00, 5.0 IP),Wilfredo Flores (0.00,6+2⁄3 IP) andLuis Sánchez (1.00 ERA, 3.0 IP). Other players in the roster included PBill Mooneyham, CTobias Hernández, and IFsCarlos Martínez,Gustavo Polidor,Al Pedrique andArgenis Salazar.

Mayagüez of Puerto Rico was managed byNick Leyva and finished last with a 2–4 record. The team scored a second-best 31 runs, but lost two one-run games. 3BRandy Ready went 14-for-30 and captured both the batting title (.467) and the RBI lead (7), winningSeries Most Valuable Player honors. His 14 hits tied a tournament record, which was set byPedro Formental in the1953 Series. Another highlight came fromLuis DeLeón, who hurled a two-hit, complete game shutout against the eventual champions. Among the other roster members were PsLuis Aquino,Edwin Correa,Bill Earley,José Guzmán,Jesús Hernáiz,Dale Mohorcic,Ray Searage andCandy Sierra; CAngel Rodríguez; DHLuis Quiñones; IFsWally Joyner,Willie Lozado,Al Newman andJosé Oquendo, as well as OFsBobby Bonilla,John Cangelosi andHenry Cotto.

Country	Club	W	L	W/L %	GB	Managers
Mexico	Águilas de Mexicali	4	2	.667	–	Cananea Reyes
Venezuela	Tiburones de la Guaira	3	3	.500	1.0	José Martínez
Dominican Republic	Águilas Cibaeñas	3	3	.500	1.0	Winston Llenas
Puerto Rico	Indios de Mayagüez	2	4	.333	2.0	Nick Leyva

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