{"id":104652,"date":"2026-01-20T19:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/hector-rodriguez-returns-with-leones-del-escogido-for-the-lidom-final-series\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:38:01","slug":"hector-rodriguez-returns-with-leones-del-escogido-for-the-lidom-final-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/hector-rodriguez-returns-with-leones-del-escogido-for-the-lidom-final-series\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez returns with Leones del Escogido for the LIDOM Final Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez Strengthens the Leones del Escogido for the Final<\/h2>\n\nSanto Domingo \u2013 The Leones del Escogido will have the return of H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez for the Final Series, where they will seek the two-time championship. The outfielder joins the team to face the Toros del Este at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium starting this Wednesday.\n\nCarlos Pe\u00f1a, the team’s general manager, confirmed the news at a press conference, highlighting Rodr\u00edguez’s commitment to the team.\n\n\n

H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez is here again, demonstrating his commitment, willingness, and desire to be with the Escogido. We were finally able to obtain that permission and he’s here from day one. He flew directly from Cincinnati to here to arrive on time and be part of the team.<\/p>Carlos Pe\u00f1a<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nPe\u00f1a also referred to Jorge Mateo, who, despite having signed a contract in the Major Leagues, remains committed to the Leones. Mateo, according to Pe\u00f1a, prioritized his commitment to the team, demonstrating his dedication and love for the Escogido.\n\n\n

Despite having signed, which we are very proud of, he is here. Even his team asked him to go to the United States immediately, but Jorge said he has to finish the commitment with the Leones del Escogido. That shows that these guys are not playing for a contract, they care about their team. They are true Escogidistas.<\/p>Carlos Pe\u00f1a<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nRegarding the imported draft, Pe\u00f1a explained that Matt Foster and Luis Fernando Miranda were selected to strengthen the pitching staff.\n\n\n

We chose Foster and Miranda because they can help us in the bullpen, strengthen us, and help us close out games, especially late, speaking specifically of Foster. Miranda comes with an arm that can pitch many innings. Obviously, as a starter he has been successful and also adds a lot of value to us.<\/p>Carlos Pe\u00f1a<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nLeader Ram\u00f3n Santiago confirmed that Travis Lakins will be the starting pitcher for the first game of the Final Series, which will be played on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. Jos\u00e9 Urquidy will be the starter for the second game in La Romana.\n\n\n

Lakins was one of our most consistent starters throughout the season. He was someone who gave us many quality starts and the chance to win many games due to his effectiveness, especially giving us that depth in the starting pitching. We truly have full confidence in him.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nSantiago also praised Rodr\u00edguez’s impact on the team, highlighting his ability to change the course of games.\n\n\n

The truth is that H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez is a game changer. You could notice in that game (for the classification) that he made the difference. And I believe that when you have a player of his caliber on the team, it gives you incredible depth. When I got that news, it brought a smile to my face.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Leones del Escogido held practices at the Quisqueya stadium this Tuesday afternoon.\n\nThe LIDOM Final Series will be played to the best of seven games, starting with three consecutive games and concluding with up to four additional games, as needed.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez Strengthens the Leones del Escogido for the Final Santo Domingo \u2013 The Leones del Escogido will have the return of H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez for the Final Series, where they will seek the two-time championship. The outfielder joins the team to face the Toros del Este at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium starting this Wednesday. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[6717,11146,10973,10503],"class_list":{"0":"post-104652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-final-series","9":"tag-hector-rodriguez","10":"tag-lions-of-the-chosen","11":"tag-travis-lakins"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104652","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=104652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}