Engel Beltré Will Return to Toros del Este in LIDOM and Gigantes del Cibao Moves
Dominican outfielder Engel Beltrè will re-sign with the Toros del Este in LIDOM according to Pelota Cubana reporter Yusseff Diaz on Feb. 28.
Fuentes: El jardinero Engel Beltre regresará a los Toros del Este en la agencia libre de @LIDOMRD . pic.twitter.com/T8KY2HOUzm
— Yusseff305 ???????????????? (@yusseff305) February 28, 2025
Beltrè, 35, is a left-handed hitting outfielder who was born in Santo Domingo. He played in LIDOM with the Toros del Este this past winter and has played four LIDOM seasons with them in total. He made his LIDOM debut in 2008-2009 with the Azucareros del Este, who became the Toros del Este the next season in 2009-2010.
Beltré has played 16 LIDOM seasons with nine of them coming with the Tigres del Licey from 2010-2019, with the exception of the 2014-2015 season, in which he didn’t play in LIDOM.
Beltré’s career LIDOM numbers are 9 home runs, 126 RBI, and 54 stolen bases in 1,273 at-bats.
Beltré was signed by the Boston Red Sox out of the Dominican Republic as an international free agent in 2006 for $600,000 thousand. He was traded to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline in 2007. He made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2013 and played 22 games with them. In 40 at-bats he had 10 hits (.250 batting average), two RBI, and one stolen bases. He never played another MLB game after 2013.
Moreover, Beltré has also played in Liga Mexicana de Bèisbol, Campionato Italiano di Baseball, the Atlantic League, and Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente.
Beltrè also has Spanish roots and played for Spain in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and the 2023 WBC qualifiers. He also played for Spain in the European Baseball Championship in 2021 in Turin, Italy from September 12-19. They lost 2-0 to Team Italy in the third-place game.
Beltrè has had a wide-ranging international career and has played baseball professionally for 18 years from 2007-2025 this upcoming season will be his 19th as a pro.
Gigantes del Cibao re-signs Luis Perdomo
Luis Perdomo, 31, reached an agreement to return to the Gigantes del Cibao per a team announcement on Feb. 28.
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El lanzador Luis Perdomo ha llegado a un acuerdo para permanecer con los @Gigantes_Cibao desde la lomita. #LIDOM #AgenciaLibreLIDOM pic.twitter.com/JhqawvmQGe
— LIDOM (@LIDOMRD) February 28, 2025
Perdomo is a right-handed pitcher, who has five seasons of MLB experience while pitching with the San Diego Padres from 2016-2020 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 2022.