2010 Travel News ArchiveTravel

Play Ball!

The Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship is ongoing at six ballparks nationwide: the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo, the Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana, the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris, both in the southeast, the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris in the northeast, and the Cibao Stadium in Santiago. Games tickets cost from RD$250 to RD$550. Watch the Leones del Escogido and Tigres del Licey, the Santo Domingo rivals. Other teams are the Toros del Este (La Romana), Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro), Gigantes del Cibao (San Francisco de Macoris), and the Aguilas Cibaenas (Santiago). The champions of the 2009-2010 season are the Leones del Escogido.

For game schedules, check www.lidom.com/calendario.htm