Big cat fight looms for baseball fans

Dolores

Administrator
Staff member
Feb 20, 2019
17,635
2,793
93
Junior-Caminero-Escogido-Diario-Libre-1024x577.png


Baseball fans in the Dominican Republic are in for a treat over the next week as the two teams from the capital city of Santo Domingo face off for the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship finals organized by the Dominican Professional Baseball League (Lidom).

The Tigres del Licey made the playoffs finishing in first place in the 71st Lidom season with 11 victories and four losses. The Leones del Escogido followed with 10-5, Estrellas Orientales (that had won the regular season) with 5-9 and the Aguilas Cibaeñas with 3-11.

It was the Licey’s third consecutive year making of the playoffs.

Starting Monday, 20 January 2025, the Tigres del Licey will now face the Leones del Escogido in the championship round of the 2024-2025 championships to decide the Dominican representative in the Caribbean Championship that this February 2025 will be played in...

Continue reading...
 
Last edited by a moderator:

keepcoming

Moderator - Living & General Stuff
May 25, 2011
5,849
3,692
113
I think the "cat fight" reference is due to Tigres and Leones, cats.
 

keepcoming

Moderator - Living & General Stuff
May 25, 2011
5,849
3,692
113
I used to like the rivalry between Escogdio and Licey. I remember when I first moved to the DR (Santo Domingo), I would hear everyone saying, "soy rojo" or "soy azul".
 
  • Like
Reactions: CristoRey