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Licey
Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is one of two LIDOM franchises based in the capital city of the country, the other being Leones del Escogido—the two teams share Estadio Quisqueya as their home ballpark. Tigres is the oldest team in LIDOM, and Have Won 22 LIDOM titles and 10 Caribbean Series titles. Some of the team's best players have included Alonzo Perry, Pedro González, Manuel Mota, Guayubín Olivo, César Gerónimo, and Elvio Jiménez. Many of the best Dominican players and Major League Baseball players have taken part in the long history of the Tigres, including Tommy Lasorda, a National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who took the team to the 1973 Caribbean World Series title. The Licey logo is a cursive "L". The team, nicknamed ''"El Glorioso"'' (the Glorious One), has a passionate fan base. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leones Del Escogido
Leones del Escogido (English: ''Chosen One Lions'' or ''Lions of Chosen One'' or ''Picked Lions'') is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in , Leones are the third most successful team in the Dominican Winter League, behind Tigres del Licey and Aguilas Cibaeñas, having won 17 national championships and 4 Caribbean Series. Of the 17 won championships, 16 are of the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol (LIDOM) Winter League. Leones defeated Tigres del Licey in 6 games to win the 2015-2016 championship, in a best-of-nine series with 5 over 1 games won. In the 2014 Baseball Caribbean Series to be played in Hermosillo, they represented Dominican Republic but lost the final 4-3 to the Mexican team Yaquis de Obregón. Leones beat Yaquis in their first two matchups and finished the Caribbean Series with the best record 5-2, including the final. History The ''Leones record book is dominated by the Alou brothers: Matty, Felipe and Jesús. The brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Series
The Caribbean Series (''Spanish'': ''Serie del Caribe''), also called Caribbean World Series, is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in Latin America. The tournament location is rotated annually among the countries and is normally played in February after all of the leagues have ended their national tournaments. History The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz, his business partner since 1936, who devised the idea after seeing the success of the now extinct Serie Interamericana in 1946, which featured the clubs Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States, Cervecería Caracas from Venezuela, Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players. Inspired by the Serie Interamericana and his experience as a former president of the International Baseball Federation, Morales joined Prieto and presented the idea to baseball representatives of Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Quisqueya
Quisqueya Stadium Juan Marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. Football club Atlético Pantoja used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League of Baseball Authority is in charge of its management. It is the only stadium in the Caribbean region to host two different baseball teams, Tigres del Licey (''Licey Tigers'') and Leones del Escogido (''Chosen One Lions''). Its field dimensions are 335 feet at the foul poles, 383 feet at the power alleys, and 411 feet at center field. It was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship, taking the Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium as the design base. The stadium was renamed Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, after the former Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal. Early statistics in the Estadio Quisquey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Quisqueya
Quisqueya Stadium Juan Marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. Football club Atlético Pantoja used the venue for their inaugural Caribbean football championship match. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League of Baseball Authority is in charge of its management. It is the only stadium in the Caribbean region to host two different baseball teams, Tigres del Licey (''Licey Tigers'') and Leones del Escogido (''Chosen One Lions''). Its field dimensions are 335 feet at the foul poles, 383 feet at the power alleys, and 411 feet at center field. It was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship, taking the Bobby Maduro Miami Stadium as the design base. The stadium was renamed Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, after the former Major League Baseball player and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal. Early statistics in the Estadio Quisqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Arias (pitcher)
Gabriel DeJesus Arias (born December 6, 1989) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Career Philadelphia Phillies On July 24, 2007, Arias signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent. He appeared in 4 games for the Dominican Summer League Phillies to begin his professional career. In 2008, Arias recorded a 2.63 ERA in 17 appearances for the DSL Phillies. He would improve with the team the following two years, posting ERAs of 2.29 (in 17 games) and 1.22 (in 14 games) respectively. Arias spent the 2011 season with the Low-A Williamsport Crosscutters, working to a 2.97 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 24 appearances. He split the 2012 season between the High-A Clearwater Threshers and the Single-A Lakewood BlueClaws, accumulating a 3.65 ERA with 106 strikeouts in 101.0 innings across 37 contests. Arias returned to Clearwater the following year, pitching to a 2.47 ERA in 12 games. On November 4, 2013, Arias elected free agency. Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Lasorda
Thomas Charles Lasorda (September 22, 1927 – January 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and manager. He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 through 1996. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997. Lasorda played in MLB for the Dodgers in 1954 and 1955 and for the Kansas City Athletics in 1956. He coached for the Dodgers from 1973 through 1976 before taking over as manager. Lasorda won two World Series championships as manager of the Dodgers and was named the Manager of the Year of the National League (NL) twice. His uniform number 2 was retired by the Dodgers. Playing career Lasorda graduated from Norristown High School in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1944. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945 and began his professional career that season with the Concord Weavers of the Class D North Carolina State League. He missed the 1946 and 1947 seasons beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo
, total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , website Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo ( meaning "Saint Dominic"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Ciudad Trujillo, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city and immediate surrounding area (the Distrito Nacional) had a population of 1,484,789, while the total population is 2,995,211 when including Greater Santo Domingo (the "metropolitan area"). The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.", "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Founded by the Spanish in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando in 1502 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Gutiérrez
Vladimir Gutiérrez Rodríguez (born September 18, 1995) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Career Gutiérrez played for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. He played in the Cuban National Series for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río and was the Rookie of the Year for the 2013-2014 season. Gutierrez was selected to represent his country in an international tournament but left his Pinar del Rio team during the Caribbean Series in February 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He made his way to Mexico, where he eventually established residency in May. Major League Baseball declared him to be a free agent on July 7, 2015. On August 30, 2016, Gutiérrez signed with the Cincinnati Reds for $4.75 million. He made his professional debut in 2017 for the Daytona Tortugas and spent the whole season there, going 7–8 with a 4.46 ERA in 19 starts. He pitc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansel Robles
Hansel Manuel Robles (born August 13, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox. Career New York Mets Robles signed as an international free agent in August 2008. Robles played in the minors with the Dominican Summer League Mets, Kingsport Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Gulf Coast League Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, and the Las Vegas 51s. 2015 The Mets added Robles to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on April 20, 2015, to replace then-injured reliever Jerry Blevins. He made his Major League debut on April 24 against the interleague-rival New York Yankees. He came into the game in the seventh inning giving up a hit to Alex Rodriguez to load the bases, then getting Mark Teixeira to pop out and struck out Brian McCann and Carlos Beltrán to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Asencio
Jairo Manuel Asencio (born May 30, 1983) is a professional baseball right-handed pitcher who is a free agent. He has played for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and Baltimore Orioles in MLB. He spent 2014 with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. Career Pittsburgh Pirates Asencio was first signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001. Atlanta Braves He was placed on the Atlanta Braves 40-man roster for the first time in 2009 when he made three appearances for the major league team, and later on April 16, 2011 to replace the disabled Peter Moylan. His Major League debut was on July 12, 2009, against the Colorado Rockies. On April 28, 2011, Asencio was optioned back to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves. For the entire 2010 Atlanta Braves season, Asencio was on the team's restricted list because of visa problems. It was discovered later in the year that Asencio had used a false name, Luis Valdez, and birthdate. Cleveland Indians On March 29, 2012, Asencio was traded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Medina
Adonis Medina Del Rosario (born December 18, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. Medina signed with the Phillies as an international free agent, in 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2020. Baseball career Minor leagues Medina was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in May 2014. Medina made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies and spent the whole season there, going 2–3 with a 1.37 earned run average (ERA) and 0.987 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP), with 22 strikeouts (SO) in 26.2 innings pitched (IP). Medina played in 2015 with the Rookie Gulf Coast Phillies. He compiled a 3–2 record, 2.98 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP with 35 SO in 45.1 IP. In 2016 with the Class A-Short Williamsport Crosscutters Medina had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisalverto Bonilla
Lisalverto Bonilla (born June 18, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys and Uni-President Lions. Career Philadelphia Phillies Bonilla signed as an international free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. He was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game in 2012, but was unable to play due to a thumb injury. Texas Rangers On December 9, 2012, the Phillies traded Bonilla to the Texas Rangers with Josh Lindblom for Michael Young. The Rangers promoted Bonilla to the major leagues on September 2, 2014. He made his major league debut on September 4, pitching three innings against the Seattle Mariners, and allowing two hits. Bonilla started the 2015 season on the 15-day disabled list due to shoulder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
