{"id":80537,"date":"2025-11-17T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/gigantes-del-cibao-imported-reinforcements-ready-to-debut-in-the-lidom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:06:41","slug":"gigantes-del-cibao-imported-reinforcements-ready-to-debut-in-the-lidom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/gigantes-del-cibao-imported-reinforcements-ready-to-debut-in-the-lidom\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigantes del Cibao: Imported Reinforcements Ready to Debut in the LIDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds<\/strong> \u2013 The Gigantes del Cibao have announced the incorporation of six new imported players, who are already in the country and ready to debut in the current season of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM).\n\n<p>These additions significantly bolster the pitching staff, defense, and depth of the Francomacorisano team at a crucial point in the season.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Reinforcements<\/h2>\n\n\nThe group of imported players is made up of pitchers Tayron Guerrero, Blake Weiman, Aidan Anderson and Jimmy Burnette, along with catcher Kenny Piper and versatile infielder Jordan D\u00edaz.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Player Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kenny Piper \u2013 Catcher (USA):<\/strong> 27-year-old catcher belonging to the Tampa Bay organization. He stands out for his solid defense and strong arm. In 2025, between AA and AAA, he batted .188, with 9 home runs, 30 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, and an OPS of .648.<\/li><li><strong>Tayron Guerrero \u2013 Relief Pitcher (Colombia):<\/strong> 34-year-old right-handed pitcher with experience in Major Leagues. In 2025, he saw action in Japan, where he recorded a 2\u20134 record, an ERA of 4.31, 37 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 1.33 in 39.2 innings.<\/li><li><strong>Blake Weiman \u2013 Left-handed Pitcher (USA):<\/strong> 30-year-old lefty who returns to the organization after his outstanding performance last season, when he pitched 11 games with an ERA of 1.00. In Minor Leagues, he has accumulated 266 games and a WHIP of 1.16.<\/li><li><strong>Jordan D\u00edaz \u2013 Infielder (Colombia):<\/strong> 25-year-old infielder with MLB experience. In Triple A (2024) he batted .301 with 22 home runs. In his MiLB career, he maintains a .294 average with 70 home runs.<\/li><li><strong>Aidan Anderson \u2013 Relief Pitcher (USA):<\/strong> 28-year-old right-hander who pitched 33 games in 2025 with a 6\u20132 record and an ERA of 3.72. At the minor league level, he has 194 appearances with a WHIP of 1.32.<\/li><li><strong>Jimmy Burnette \u2013 Left-handed Relief Pitcher (USA):<\/strong> 27-year-old lefty, native of Chicago. In 2025, he saw action in 35 games between AA, Mexico, and the Atlantic League, compiling a 3\u20133 record, 2 saves, an ERA of 2.05, 43 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 1.11.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management Statements<\/h2>\n\n\nThe management of the Gigantes del Cibao reported that the six imports have already immediately joined the practices and are seen as important pieces for the competitive development of the team in the season.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Gigantes del Cibao will receive the Estrellas Orientales this Wednesday at the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium, starting at 7:00 p.m., in a high-value match within the regular season.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds \u2013 The Gigantes del Cibao have announced the incorporation of six new imported players, who are already in the country and ready to debut in the current season of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). These additions significantly bolster the pitching staff, defense, and depth of the Francomacorisano team at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[5865,10264,1279,1150],"class_list":{"0":"post-80537","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-gigantes-del-cibao","9":"tag-imported","10":"tag-lidom","11":"tag-pitching"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80537","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=80537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}