The Titans Del Caribe (LIDOM) Series was scheduled to be played in Yankee Stadium for two days from November 8-9 between Tigres del Licey and Àguilas Cibaeñas in September. The original plan was for the final game to be played at Citi Field, but now all the games will be played at Citi Field, just like in 2023. Z 101 reporter Tenchy Rodriguez reported the news of the venue switch on October 19. Last November, Àguilas Cibaeñas swept Tigres del Licey at Citi Field in three games.
Tigres del Licey—Tigres del Licey went 2-3 in their first five games and finished fourth in the standings.
Tigres del Licey announced on October 17 that Dominican star Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz will rejoin their team. De La Cruz, 22, hasn’t suited up yet, but he will play for them soon. He played for Tigres del Licey in the 2022-2023 season and had one home run, 14 RBI, nine stolen bases, and an OPS of .813 in 84 at-bats. The second-year MLB player put together a 5.2 bWAR season for the Reds last year with 25 home runs, 76 RBI, and a league-leading 67 stolen bases. His slash line was .259/.338/.471 in 696 at-bats last season.
Tigres del Licey went 2-3 in their first five games and found themselves fourth in the standings. Shortstop Jordan Lawlar has gotten off to a hot start with them with a team-leading two home runs, a .444 batting average, and two stolen bases. Outfielder Daniel Johnson leads LIDOM with seven RBI and has one home run with an OPS of 1.093 in 19 at-bats. Johnson, 29, played one MLB game with the Baltimore Orioles last season and made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Guardians in 2020.
Tigres del Licey lost their last game 6-3 to Leones del Escogido at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo on October 20.
Àguilas Cibaeñas- Àguilas Cibaeñas is 1-4 and has the worst record in LIDOM through the first five games. They were shutout 6-0 against Gigantes del Cibao at Estadio Diabo in Santiago on October 20.
Aguilas has received strong pitching performances, including shutouts from left-handers Enny Romero and Braulio Torres-Perez. Romero, 33, threw five scoreless innings, with two hits allowed and seven strikeouts, in a 3-1 loss against Leones del Escogido on October 19.
Romero pitched in MLB for five seasons and made his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013. Romero played for Leones del Escogido for 10 seasons before debuting with Àguilas Cibaeñas this year. His career LIDOM numbers are 711.2 innings, 672 strikeouts, and an ERA of 3.72.
Perez, 31, threw 4.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts in a 3-2 loss against Toros del Este on October 18. Perez never played in MLB and has played in the Frontier League, Liga Mexicana de Béisbol, and Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico. He made his debut with Toros del Este this season, and his numbers in Mexico are 508.1 innings, 410 strikeouts, and an ERA of just over four.
Toros Del Este- Toros del Este is 3-2 and is in second place in the LIDOM standings.
Torres Del Este has the pitching wins leader with right-hander Diogens Almengo with two and lefty Emalian Montilla is tied with Romero with seven strikeouts.
Almengo, 29, has pitched three games out of the bullpen and hasn’t allowed a run, with only one hit surrendered and four strikeouts. Almengo was signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2014. He never made it to MLB but did get as high as Triple-A with the Baltimore Orioles affiliate, the Norfolk Tides, in 2021. His MiLB career numbers are 310 innings, 287 strikeouts, 38 saves, and an ERA of 3.72.
This is his second season playing in LIDOM with Toros del Este. He also played for Leones del Escogido and Estrellas Orientales.
Montilla, 29, struck out seven batters in just 2.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen this season. His latest outing saw him strike out the side in an inning of work against Gigantes del Cibao in a 6-1 win on October 19. He pitched in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system with their Triple-A affiliate, the Reno Aces, in 2024. He was released by the Diamondbacks in June.
He has pitched six seasons with Toros del Este and has a record of 231.2 innings, 252 strikeouts, and an ERA of 3.42.
Toros del Este lost their last game 7-3 to Estrellas Orientales on October 20 at Estadio Francisco A. Micheli in La Romana.
Leones del Escogido- Leones del Escogido are 4-0 and are at the top of the Lidom Standings.
Right-hander Victor Santos threw five scoreless innings with five strikeouts in his debut for Leones del Escogido this season against Tigres del Licey on October 20. Santos, 24, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, this past season. He was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2017 by the Philadelphia Phillies.