{"id":179451,"date":"2026-11-14T04:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T08:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gregory-polanco-confirms-health-and-total-commitment-to-leones-del-escogido\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T04:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T08:59:21","slug":"gregory-polanco-confirms-health-and-total-commitment-to-leones-del-escogido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/gregory-polanco-confirms-health-and-total-commitment-to-leones-del-escogido\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory Polanco confirms health and total commitment to Leones del Escogido"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gregory Polanco reaffirms his commitment to the Leones del Escogido<\/h2>\n\n<p>Outfielder Gregory Polanco has sent a message of optimism to the Leones del Escogido fanbase. After several years of absence from Dominican winter baseball, marked by physical challenges and contractual restrictions abroad, the star player assures that he is in peak condition and ready to defend the scarlet jersey throughout the entire season.<\/p>\n\n<p>Polanco explained that, in the past, his commitments in Japan and the United States limited his participation in LIDOM due to the teams&#8217; caution regarding his injury history. However, as he is currently a free agent and without physical discomfort, he has decided to prioritize his return to the local diamond to regain his best competitive version.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am healthy, which is the most important thing. I am healthy, I feel good, strong. Thank God I don&#8217;t have any injuries.<\/p>&lt;!&#8211;\n<cite>Gregory Polanco<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on the competition and the City Champ<\/h3>\n\n<p>Regarding the team&#8217;s immediate objectives, the veteran player emphasized that the team keeps its sights set on every game with the same intensity. Regarding the particular series against the Tigres del Licey, Polanco dismissed any additional pressure and underscored the importance of maintaining the winning mentality that characterizes the red franchise.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They are all teams, they are all the same. That is how we look at it. We are moving forward, we are going to get to work and give our best on the field and seek the victory.<\/p><cite>Gregory Polanco<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A family atmosphere in the clubhouse<\/h3>\n\n<p>Polanco not only highlighted the technical level of the league, which he believes has experienced notable growth in the last decade, but also praised the internal atmosphere of the Escogido. According to the outfielder, the integration has been organic thanks to a team that functions like a family.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resilient mindset:<\/strong> The player highlighted that the support of his family, faith in God, and surrounding himself with positive people have been the fundamental pillars for overcoming difficult moments during his career.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Future vision:<\/strong> His intention is that, when signing any future contract, a clause be included that allows him to complete the winter season, reaffirming his passion for the level of play displayed in the Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>With this determination, Gregory Polanco is shaping up to be a key piece for the Leones del Escogido&#8217;s aspirations, contributing not only his veteran presence on the field, but also a positive attitude that seeks to inspire the entire scarlet clubhouse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gregory Polanco reaffirms his commitment to the Leones del Escogido Outfielder Gregory Polanco has sent a message of optimism to the Leones del Escogido fanbase. After several years of absence from Dominican winter baseball, marked by physical challenges and contractual restrictions abroad, the star player assures that he is in peak condition and ready to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[88,17463,3875,1279],"class_list":{"0":"post-179451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-gregory-polanco","10":"tag-leones-del-escogido","11":"tag-lidom"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179451","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=179451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}