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Leones to stage championship parade on 29 January 2025

The capital city red team, the Leones del Escogido secured the trophy of the 2024/25 Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship by defeating the Tigres del Licey in a thrilling seven-game series. For the Escogido it was their 17th championship and their first after a drought of nine years.

Promptly, President Luis Abinader congratulated the Escogido for winning the 71st Dominican Baseball League (Lidom) championship. Now the Escogido wants to share their win with their fans.

The Escogido had not won a championship since 2016. So many people now have come forth saying they are Escogidistas.

The Leones del Escogido will celebrate their championship with a parade today at 2pm starting from Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.

It was an incredible journey and a memorable series. Debutante manager Albert Pujols never lost faith in his team and staff as they worked to make things happen when they counted. While the Escogido led in the first weeks of the regular season, the team started losing big and barely qualified for the round-robin. The team would make the finals against the Licey Tigers, another team that also barely had made the semi-finals round-robin cut.

The victory celebration parade route will pass through several major avenues in the National District and Santo Domingo East.

Those traveling in the city should avoid the Av. John F. Kennedy, V Centenario, San Vicente de Paul, Carretera Mella and Las Americas, or leave early to have extra time if caught in the worse-than-normal traffic jam to be caused by the parade.

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29 January 2025