{"id":103412,"date":"2026-01-14T04:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/chosen-near-the-lidom-final-aguilas-and-toros-for-the-last-ticket\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T04:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:59:56","slug":"chosen-near-the-lidom-final-aguilas-and-toros-for-the-last-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/chosen-near-the-lidom-final-aguilas-and-toros-for-the-last-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Chosen near the LIDOM final; \u00c1guilas and Toros for the last ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 The semifinal of the 2025-26 Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) tournament enters its crucial phase.\n\nThe closing of this stage could be extended until Saturday, January 17, defining the two teams that will compete in the Final Series.\n\n<h2>Leones del Escogido close to qualification<\/h2>\n\nThe Leones del Escogido made significant progress on Sunday by defeating the Toros del Este. With a record of 10-3, they reduced their magic number to two, getting closer to qualification.\n\nOne more victory, or at least a tie in the remaining games between \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as and Toros del Este, would secure their direct pass to the final.\n\nIn this scenario, the Chosen One would guarantee at least a tie for second place, which could force an extra game, 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 the final week tied with a 7-6 record, competing for the last available spot.\n\nBoth teams have reinforced their squads with players from winter leagues in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, seeking to tip the scales in a very close competition.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calendar and Sensitive Casualties<\/h2>\n\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as have two games against the Gigantes del Cibao, two against the Escogido and one against the Toros. They have avoided losing streaks and taken advantage of the Toros&#8217; performance to stay in the fight.\n\nThe Toros del Este face a more challenging schedule, with two games against the Leones, two against the \u00c1guilas, and one against the Gigantes. They arrive battered after four consecutive defeats and 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<p>These absences have affected their offense, turning each game into an anticipated final.<\/p>\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 obtained in the 2024-25 season, standing out for its performance on the mound and a collective execution that has made the difference in the Round Robin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 The semifinal of the 2025-26 Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) tournament enters its crucial phase. The closing of this stage could be extended until Saturday, January 17, defining the two teams that will compete in the Final Series. Leones del Escogido close to qualification The Leones del Escogido made significant progress on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[1103,6717,1279,888],"class_list":{"0":"post-103412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-eagles","9":"tag-final-series","10":"tag-lidom","11":"tag-lions"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103412","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=103412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}