{"id":111173,"date":"2026-03-03T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/dcnb-and-detroit-tigers-donate-sports-equipment-to-school-in-la-zurza\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:05:35","slug":"dcnb-and-detroit-tigers-donate-sports-equipment-to-school-in-la-zurza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/dcnb-and-detroit-tigers-donate-sports-equipment-to-school-in-la-zurza\/","title":{"rendered":"DCNB and Detroit Tigers donate sports equipment to school in La Zurza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detroit Tigers and DCNB Donate Sports Equipment to School in La Zurza<\/h2>\n\n\nThe National Baseball Commissioner&#8217;s Office (DCNB), along with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, carried out an important donation of sports equipment to the Profesora Aida Cartagena Portalat\u00edn School, located in the La Zurza sector.\n\nMore than a hundred students from the educational center benefited from this initiative, receiving bats, baseballs, catcher&#8217;s equipment, basketballs, and other sports equipment.\n\nDuring the event, Major League players Framber Valdez, Wenceel P\u00e9rez, and Thayron Liranzo shared with the students, motivating them to combine sports with education.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>School is very important, education is the main thing in your life before anything else. We studied first and then became professionals. So focus on your studies and be good young people.<\/p><cite>Framber Valdez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe activity was attended by Christopher Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers, and other team executives.\n\nIn representation of the national baseball commissioner, Junior Noboa, was Di\u00f3genes De la Cruz, in charge of the Technical Directorate of the DCNB, who highlighted the importance of these actions for the development of Dominican children.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>For the Directorate of the National Baseball Commissioner, it is an honor to be here with the Detroit organization, inspiring these children so they can fulfill their dreams. The perfect combination is to study and practice baseball, because if they don&#8217;t make it to the Major Leagues tomorrow, they can be excellent professionals in any area.<\/p><cite>Di\u00f3genes De la Cruz<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nP\u00e9rez and Liranzo also urged students to respect their parents and teachers.\n\nThe school principal, Jos\u00e9 Luis Garc\u00eda, thanked the DCNB and the Detroit Tigers for their support.\n\nThis donation is part of the community activities carried out during the Detroit Tigers&#8217; visit to the country, demonstrating organized baseball&#8217;s commitment to the social and educational development of the Dominican Republic.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Tigers and DCNB Donate Sports Equipment to School in La Zurza The National Baseball Commissioner&#8217;s Office (DCNB), along with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, carried out an important donation of sports equipment to the Profesora Aida Cartagena Portalat\u00edn School, located in the La Zurza sector. 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