{"id":170725,"date":"2026-10-18T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gilbert-gomez-reveals-why-bonifacio-did-not-start-with-the-tigres-del-licey\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:00:18","slug":"gilbert-gomez-reveals-why-bonifacio-did-not-start-with-the-tigres-del-licey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/gilbert-gomez-reveals-why-bonifacio-did-not-start-with-the-tigres-del-licey\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilbert G\u00f3mez reveals why Bonifacio did not start with the Tigres del Licey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gilbert G\u00f3mez clarifies Emilio Bonifacio&#8217;s absence in the Tigres del Licey debut<\/h2>\n\n<p>Tigres del Licey manager, Gilbert G\u00f3mez, offered statements this Friday following his team&#8217;s resounding 12-2 victory against the Leones del Escogido in the opening game. When asked about Emilio Bonifacio&#8217;s absence from the starting lineup, the blue strategist was emphatic in explaining that the decision is part of a planned rotation strategy.<\/p>\n\n<p>G\u00f3mez highlighted that the depth of the current roster allows the coaching staff to manage shifts and positions with greater flexibility, integrating both veterans and the new prospects of the capital team.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are counting on Emilio being part of us and we are going to be mixing him in; he is going to see action. What we are looking for is to mix everyone in. Emilio is part of our group, part of this team.<\/p><cite>Gilbert G\u00f3mez, manager of the Tigres del Licey<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Depth and strategy in the gardens<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Tigers&#8217; manager pointed out that the versatility of his position players, especially in the outfield, is a key piece for success in this season of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. Among the options the team is managing are figures such as Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara and Jeyvier Hern\u00e1ndez, who bring dynamism to the blues&#8217; tactical scheme.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Strategic rotation to maintain a competitive level.<\/li><li>Balanced use of the players available on the roster.<\/li><li>Constant integration of Emilio Bonifacio as a vital piece of the team.<\/li><li>Leveraging young talent combined with experience.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>With this stance, the manager reaffirms that the captain&#8217;s absence in the first game does not represent a diminution of his role within the clubhouse. On the contrary, the goal is to keep all members ready and in rhythm to face the challenges brought by the autumn-winter tournament, ensuring that the team&#8217;s depth remains a constant competitive advantage for the reigning champions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilbert G\u00f3mez clarifies Emilio Bonifacio&#8217;s absence in the Tigres del Licey debut Tigres del Licey manager, Gilbert G\u00f3mez, offered statements this Friday following his team&#8217;s resounding 12-2 victory against the Leones del Escogido in the opening game. When asked about Emilio Bonifacio&#8217;s absence from the starting lineup, the blue strategist was emphatic in explaining that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[88,11122,8861,3493],"class_list":{"0":"post-170725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-emilio-bonifacio","10":"tag-gilbert-gomez","11":"tag-licey-tigers"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170725","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=170725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}