{"id":103913,"date":"2026-01-17T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/santiago-euphoric-after-taking-escogido-to-the-lidom-final\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:42:33","slug":"santiago-euphoric-after-taking-escogido-to-the-lidom-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/santiago-euphoric-after-taking-escogido-to-the-lidom-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago, euphoric after taking Escogido to the LIDOM final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ram\u00f3n Santiago Expresses Pride After Leones del Escogido Qualify for the Final Series<\/h2>\n\nThe leader of the Leones del Escogido, Ram\u00f3n Santiago, expressed his satisfaction and pride after his team secured their place in the Final Series of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) tournament, following Friday’s victory with a score of 7-4 against the Gigantes del Cibao.\n\nFor Santiago, who is experiencing his first time as a manager in the league, reaching the final is a significant moment, although he emphasized that the main objective has not yet been achieved.\n\n\n

I have an emotion right now that I can’t describe. First experience as a manager in the league and going to a final is a source of pride for me. But we know that the work isn’t finished; we’re going for the 18th crown.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe scarlet strategist highlighted that the key to success has been the trust in the core of players, a group similar to the one that conquered the championship the previous season, and in whom he maintains full faith to repeat the title.\n\n\n

We knew the road wasn’t going to be easy. Many people wrote us off in the regular season, but we trusted our veterans, in players who are national and Caribbean champions. A champion can never be underestimated.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe victory against the Giants guarantees that the Lions will start the Final Series at home, regardless of the results of the last day of the Round Robin, scheduled for Saturday.\n\n

Erik Gonz\u00e1lez Highlights Team Growth<\/h2>\n\nShortstop Erik Gonz\u00e1lez highlighted the team’s collective progress throughout the tournament, emphasizing the improvement in the group’s chemistry and energy.\n\n\n

Over time, the team’s energy has been complementing each other more. We understand each other better and that has made things a little easier for us.<\/p>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nGonz\u00e1lez described the Escogido’s season as a process of learning and consistency, underlining the team’s constant dedication despite the ups and downs inherent in the campaign.\n\n\n

It has been a year of learning and a lot of consistency. We have had ups and downs, but the boys never failed to deliver.<\/p>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nLos Leones del Escogido will conclude their participation in the Round Robin this Saturday at 4:00 in the afternoon, facing the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ram\u00f3n Santiago Expresses Pride After Leones del Escogido Qualify for the Final Series The leader of the Leones del Escogido, Ram\u00f3n Santiago, expressed his satisfaction and pride after his team secured their place in the Final Series of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) tournament, following Friday’s victory with a score of 7-4 against […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,6717,3875,1279],"class_list":{"0":"post-103913","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-final-series","10":"tag-leones-del-escogido","11":"tag-lidom"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103913","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=103913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}