DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A highly anticipated baseball showdown between the best professional baseball players from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico is set to take place starting 1pm at the New York Mets’ Citi Field in New York City on Saturday, 15 November 2025. The local official launch of the event was led by renowned sports marketer Franklin Mirabal and Manelik Castro, representing the National Federation of Professional Baseball Players.

The game will be dedicated to Robinson Canó, one of the most popular players known for his support of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom), the Caribbean Series, and the World Baseball Classic. A special farewell ceremony will be held for him at the famous New York baseball stadium.

The former All-Star Robinson Canó is scheduled to play his last professional game on American soil. To honor Canó, every player on the Dominican team will wear his iconic No. 24 jersey.

Puerto Rico will serve as the home team and will be in the first base...