The Caribbean Series, unlike the Mexican league, forced Paredes to battle big leaguers, former big leaguers and prospects each night.
These are the starting pitchers he faced: David Holmberg (Colombia), Cesar Valdez (Dominican Republic), Hector Santiago (Puerto Rico), Logan Darnell (Venezuela) and Luis Medina (Puerto Rico). Medina is the No. 11 prospect for the New York Yankees, according to MLB Pipeline.
Paredes played four of the five round-robin games, sitting out in Game 4 after a 1-for-12 start to the Caribbean Series. He returned for the final round-robin clash, with Mexico needing a win to advance to the semifinals.
In the bottom of the ninth, Paredes stepped to the plate with no outs in a 3-3 tie. He pulled a 1-2 inside pitch from Silvino Bracho for a triple to left field and was stranded by his teammates. In the 10th inning, he lined out to first base with runners on the corners, but the next batter Juan Carlos Gamboa drove a two-out walk-off single to send Mexico t