Beloved Aguilas pitcher, 45-year old MLB legend Bartolo Colon didn’t deliver as promised in the game he pitched against the Tigres de Licey in the Aguilas home ball park Estadio Cibao in Santiago on Thursday, 29 November 2018. But that didn’t matter and his fans expressed their appreciation with a standing ovation, as MLB reported.
It was Colon’s debut in the 2018-2019 Winter Baseball Championship. Colón has promised to pitch a game in each of the Dominican ballparks. He still has games pending to be played at the San Pedro de Macoris, La Romana, Santo Domingo and San Francisco de Macoris ball parks.
Instead, Tigres del Licey’s pitcher Esmil Rogers controlled the Aguilas batters in the game. And then Juan Francisco batted a two run home-run that resulted in a 4-0 win for the Tigres del Licey.
Reporting on Colón’s debut, MLB website explained that Colon took the mound on Thursday for the Águilas Cibaeñas of the Dominican Winter League and squared off with some familiar faces on the Tigres del Licey. It started off nicely, as he struck out the first batter he faced, 11-year MLB veteran Emilio Bonifacio, shared the MLB website.
But, the night didn’t go as planned. As reported: After inducing a ground ball from Erick Aybar, though, Colon ran into some trouble. Hanley Ramirez worked a walk, Juan Francisco smashed a single to center field and Gio Urshela also walked to load the bases. Colon then issued a free pass to Jorge Bonifacio to bring home a run, and after 29 pitches in the inning, his day was done.
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Listin Diario
3 December 2018
