The Tigres del Licey team that will represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Baseball Series visited the Presidential Palace yesterday, Thursday 30 January to receive the Dominican flag from President Danilo Medina. The team is traveling to Isla Margarita, Venezuela to start the championship on Saturday, 1 February.
The President asked the team to return with the national flag flying high with glory.
“The Dominican Republic is now unanimously with the Tigres del Licey and we hope that the Licey fills itself with the glory and increases the number of victories that it has and at the same time increase the victories for the Dominican Republic,” he said.
The government was also represented by Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo, Economy Minister Temistocles Montas and legal advisor Cesar Pina Toribio.
The team delegation was head by club president Miguel Guerra, general manager Manny Acta and team captain Emilio Bonifacio.
Dominican Baseball League president Leonardo Matos Berrico, deputy sports minister Soterio Ramirez and immortal sportsman Juan (Pinao) Ortiz were also present.