{"id":103263,"date":"2026-01-13T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/chosen-near-the-lidom-final-eagles-and-bulls-for-the-pass\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:16:28","slug":"chosen-near-the-lidom-final-eagles-and-bulls-for-the-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/chosen-near-the-lidom-final-eagles-and-bulls-for-the-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Chosen near the LIDOM final; Eagles and Bulls for the pass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LIDOM 2025-26: Semifinals Enter Decisive Stage<\/h2>\n\n\nThe semifinal series of the 2025-26 LIDOM tournament begins its most crucial phase, with a closing that could extend until Saturday, January 17th. This stage will define the two teams that will compete in the Final Series.\n\nThe Leones del Escogido made significant progress last Sunday by defeating the Toros del Este. This result gives them a 10-3 record and reduces their magic number to two, bringing them closer to qualification.\n\nIf the Escogido gets one more victory, and the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as and the Toros del Este split honors in the two remaining games, the scarlet team would secure its direct pass to the final. In this scenario, the Escogido would guarantee, at a minimum, a tie in second position, which would force an extra game in the worst-case scenario, but with a mathematical advantage.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eagles and Bulls: Duel for the Last Ticket<\/h2>\n\n\nAs the Lions approach their goal, Eagles and Bulls begin this final week tied with a 7-6 record, competing for the last available spot.\n\nBoth teams have reinforced their squads with players from the winter leagues of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, in an attempt to tip the balance in a competition that remains open.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calendar and Important Casualties<\/h2>\n\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as have two games ahead against the Gigantes del Cibao, two against the Escogido and one against the Toros. They have managed to avoid negative streaks and take advantage of the taurinos&#8217; decline to stay in the fight.\n\nLos Toros del Este face an even more challenging path, with two games against the Leones, two against the \u00c1guilas, and one against the Gigantes. The team from La Romana arrives affected after losing four consecutive games and suffering the loss of two of their three starting outfielders: Gilberto Celestino, injured, and Luis Liberato, who signed a contract to play in Asia.\n\n\n<p>These absences have affected their offense and turn each match into an anticipated final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chosen Seeks to Revalidate the Title<\/h2>\n\n\nWith the Gigantes del Cibao already eliminated, the Escogido seeks to revalidate the championship achieved in the 2024-25 season, basing its performance on solid work from the mound and a collective execution that has made the difference in the Round Robin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIDOM 2025-26: Semifinals Enter Decisive Stage The semifinal series of the 2025-26 LIDOM tournament begins its most crucial phase, with a closing that could extend until Saturday, January 17th. This stage will define the two teams that will compete in the Final Series. The Leones del Escogido made significant progress last Sunday by defeating the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[2490,1103,6717,1279],"class_list":{"0":"post-103263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-bulls","9":"tag-eagles","10":"tag-final-series","11":"tag-lidom"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}