The sole game of the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament scheduled for yesterday – a match between the Escogido Lions and the Northeast Giants, was rained out. The same two teams are scheduled to play tonight at Julian Javier Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris tonight at 8:00 pm. Also slated for tonight at 8:00 pm in Santo Domingoís Quisqueya Stadium is a game pitting the tournament’s leading team, the Cibao Eagles, against the number two, the Licey Tigers. Yesterday the Giants named Alejandro "Alex" Taveras as their new team manager to replace Miguel Diloné, who resigned over the weekend because of time conflicts with his work for the New York Mets. Taveras played shortstop in the Major Leagues and has worked in the past for the Cleveland Indians organization. He directed the Philadelphia Fillies in the DR’s summer league in the past, and is slated to do so again in 1999.
