The Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship began on Saturday, 13 October 2018, with games held in the ballparks in Santo Domingo, Santiago and San Pedro de Macoris. The tournament this year is dedicated to Hall of Fame member, Vladimir Guerrero.
Fans can now take Omsa buses that will travel five key city routes in Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago to ensure they safely arrive at home, despite the late hours the games may end at. In San Pedro de Macoris, the buses will offer two routes, one in La Romana and one in San Francisco for bargain fares of RD$15.
In the Saturday opening game, the Aguilas defeated the Licey 2-0 at the Estadio Cibao to the delight of home Santiago fans. In other opening games, the Leones del Escogido defeated the Gigantes del Cibao 2-1, and the Toros del Este defeated the Estrellas Orientales 7-3.
This year there will be daytime games, starting at 2:30pm on Saturdays when the local team is home team during the regular season. The tournament encompasses 150 games, with each of the five teams playing 25 games as home team. The regular season ends on 17 December, and the semi-final round robin starts on 21 December through 26 January 2019.
See the games schedules and statistics at:
Lidom calendar
Lidom stats
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15 October 2018
