There will be action in Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Francisco de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris and La Romana. The Dominican Winter Professional Baseball Championship opens 14 October with games at the Quisqueya Ball Park in Santo Domingo, the Santiago Cibao Ball Park and at the Francisco Micheli Ball Park in La Romana. The La Romana team, Los Toros, is the national champion. Several MLB players could play with their home clubs, but the names of the players who will be on the rosters are yet to be announced. The regular season is decided before Christmas and the playoffs begin shortly after. This year, baseball season will be extended with Santo Domingo hosting the Caribbean Series (2-7 February 2012) where the best of Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Venezuela will match the Dominican Republic’s best.