The Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated the Tigres del Licey 11-5 in an electrifying game on Wednesday, 31 January 2018 at the Quisqueya-Juan Marichal Ball Park in Santo Domingo to win the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball 2017-2018 Championship in the 7th game of the 7-4 championship playoffs.
The victory is credited to the efforts of general manager Manny Acta, in his second year with the Aguilas as part of a reorganization of the team following the return presidency of Winston (Chilote) Llenas. The Aguilas had 10 years without a championship. Team manager, Puerto Rican Lino Rivera celebrated his second victory in the Dominican baseball league. He has only managed on two occasions.
Christian Bethancourt, Aguilas catcher, was named the Most Valuable Player.
The Aguilas team had come prepared to leave on 1 February to Mexico to play on 2 February in the Caribbean Series in Guadalajara against teams from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Mexico. The Dominican team plays its first game against Venezuela on Saturday, 3 February. The series ends on 8 February.
The Caribbean Series will be televised on CDN Sports Max, CDN Canal 37 and Digital 15 TV. On radio, fans can follow the series on Voz de las Fuerzas Armadas 106.9FM and 102.7FM.
1 February 2018
