Shortly after the pitching-dominated Caribbean Series concluded, reliever Francisco Butto of the champion Aragua Tigres was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Butto saved four games in as many opportunities for the Tigres, striking out six batters in 3.1 innings. He allowed no hits or runs until Aragua’s final inning of the Series.
A former Phillies and Yankees farmhand, Butto was 3-0 with seven saves and a 3.20 ERA in 57 appearances for both Oaxaca and Mexico City of the Mexican League in 2008. A Venezuela native, he has pitched a number of winters for Aragua, who won their first Caribbean Series title by winning five of six games in Mexicali against teams from Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
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