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Tigres Del 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] |
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] |
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] |
Michael De La Cruz
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy León
Sandy David León Lopez (born March 13, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Miami Marlins, Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins. Professional career Washington Nationals León signed with the Washington Nationals on January 17, 2007, and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Nationals later that year. He spent two years in the Gulf Coast League before splitting the 2009 season between the Vermont Lake Monsters of the New York–Penn League and the South Atlantic League's Hagerstown Suns. León returned to the Suns for the 2010 season and was promoted to the Potomac Nationals in 2011. He spent time with the Auburn Doubledays, Harrisburg Senators, and Syracuse Chiefs in 2012 before his first major league callup. León was called up to the majors for the first time on May 13, 2012. He made his Major League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welington Castillo
Welington Andrés Castillo (born April 24, 1987), nicknamed "Beef" after Beef Wellington, is a Dominican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago White Sox. Baseball career Castillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 2004. Minors Castillo began his professional career in 2006, playing for the AZL Cubs (seven games) and Boise Hawks (three games), hitting a combined .188. In 2007, he hit .271 with 11 home runs and 44 runs batted in (RBIs) for the Peoria Chiefs. He split 2008 between the Daytona Cubs (33 games), Tennessee Smokies (57 games) and Iowa Cubs (one game), hitting .287 with four home runs in 91 games. With the Smokies again in 2009, Castillo's average dropped to .232; however, he hit 11 home runs with 32 RBIs in 319 at bats. He began 2010 with the Iowa Cubs and hit .255 with 13 home runs and 59 RBI with them. Castillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Garcés
Frank Yeury Garcés Ochoa (born January 17, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). He has played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Professional career Texas Rangers Garcés signed with the Texas Rangers organization as an international free agent on May 29, 2009. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Rangers and appeared in eight games, posting a 0–2 win–loss record, 4.96 earned run average (ERA), and 12 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. San Diego Padres Garcés was released by the Rangers organization on September 26, 2009, and signed with the San Diego Padres organization on May 12, 2011. Assigned to the Dominican Summer League Padres for the 2011 season, Garcés pitched to a 4–3 record, 2.51 ERA, and 115 strikeouts in 71 innings. In 2012, Garcés was promoted to the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and made 2 ... [...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] |
Ulises Joaquín
Ulises is a Spanish-language given name. It is the Spanish form of the English name Ulysses, which itself derives from a Latin form of Odysseus (a legendary Greek king). People with the name * Ulises Adame de León (born 1959), Mexican politician * Ulises Blanch (born 1998), American tennis player * Ulises Carrión (1941–1989), Mexican artist * Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas (born 1933), Puerto Rican Catholic bishop * Ulises Alfredo Castillo (born 1992), Mexican cyclist * Ulises Dávila (born 1991), Mexican footballer * Ulises de la Cruz (born 1974), Ecuadorian footballer * Ulises Dumont (1937–2008), Argentine actor * Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823–1878), President of the Dominican Republic * Ulises Estrella (1939–2014), Ecuadorian poet * Ulises Hadjis, Venezuelan singer * Ulises Heureaux (1845–1899), President of the Dominican Republic * Ulises Humala, Peruvian academic * Ulises Jaimes (born 1996), Mexican footballer * Ulises Mendivil (born 1980), Mexican footballer * ... [...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] |
Dany Jiménez
Dany Jiménez (born December 23, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants. Career Toronto Blue Jays Jiménez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on August 6, 2015. He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, going 1–0 with a 5.19 ERA over innings. He split the 2016 season between the DSL and the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, going a combined 3–2 with a 2.72 ERA over innings in which he struck out 48 batters. He split the 2017 season between the GCL and the Short SeasonA Vancouver Canadians, going a combined 2–3 with a 5.49 ERA over innings in which he struck out 24 batters. Jiménez spent the 2018 season with the ClassA Lansing Lugnuts, transitioning to being a full-time relief pitcher, going 6–2 with 13 saves and a 3.84 ERA and 80 strikeouts over innings (averaging 11.4 st ... [...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] |
Elvis Luciano
Elvis Enmanuel Luciano (born February 15, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was the first player born in the 2000s to appear in an MLB game. Professional career Arizona Diamondbacks Luciano was signed as an international free agent on October 1, 2016, by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He split this debut season of 2017 between the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks and AZL Diamondbacks, and the Rookie Advanced Missoula Osprey. He posted a combined 4–1 record with a 2.84 ERA in 66 innings over 16 games (8 starts). Luciano opened the 2018 season in extended spring training. Kansas City Royals On June 6, 2018, the Arizona Diamondbacks traded Luciano and Gabe Speier to the Kansas City Royals for Jon Jay. He played for the Rookie Advanced Idaho Falls Chukars and Burlington Royals in 2018, combining to go 10–10 with a 3.90 ERA in 134 innings over 26 games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
