{"id":90575,"date":"2025-11-28T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/felix-jose-honrado-at-los-dominicanos-primero-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T09:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:34:27","slug":"felix-jose-honrado-at-los-dominicanos-primero-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/felix-jose-honrado-at-los-dominicanos-primero-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9 Honrado at “Los Dominicanos Primero” Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tribute to F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9 and Announcement of the “Los Dominicanos Primero” Awards<\/h2>\n\nIn a moving ceremony held in the Seventh Heaven of the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, tribute was paid to the outstanding former outfielder F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9, an emblematic figure of Dominican baseball. The event, organized by “Los Dominicanos Primero Cuqui C\u00f3rdova”, recognized Jos\u00e9’s brilliant career, dedicating this year’s edition to his legacy.\n\nSimultaneously, V Energy S.A., a subsidiary of TotalEnergies in the Dominican Republic, officially announced the awards corresponding to the 2025-2026 winter baseball season.\n\n\n

Key Figures in the Ceremony<\/h2>\n\n\nThe ceremony was attended by Carmen Barcel\u00f3, general director and country chair of TotalEnergies, along with Demetrio Almonte (Retail director and institutional relations), Marjorie Mart\u00ednez (marketing and communications manager) and Carlos C\u00f3rdoba, son of the legendary chronicler Emilio Nicol\u00e1s \u201cCuqui\u201d C\u00f3rdova, founder of the award.\n\n\n

Baseball is part of who we are; it is passion, discipline, pride, and effort. One of the most visible expressions of Dominican talent to the world.<\/p>Marjorie Mart\u00ednez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nMart\u00ednez highlighted the importance of baseball in Dominican identity, emphasizing its impact as a showcase of national talent.\n\nThis year, the awards ceremony celebrates its 55th anniversary, honoring the most outstanding players of the regular season and the leaders in offensive and pitching statistics.\n\n

F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9: An Icon of Dominican Baseball<\/h2>\n\nF\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9, recognized as one of the most charismatic hitters in local baseball, left an indelible mark on both winter ball and Major League Baseball. His impressive performance led him to be the historical home run leader in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), with 60 home runs, setting a record that marked an era.\n\nDuring the event, Jos\u00e9 shared an inspiring message for the new generations:\n\n\n

I believe that with discipline, everyone can achieve the goal they want and move forward with a lot of hunger.<\/p>F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Categories and Selection Process<\/h2>\n\nOnce the regular season is over, the winners will be selected in the following categories:\n\n\n
  • Most Valuable Player<\/li>
  • Best Pitcher<\/li>
  • Rookie of the Year<\/li>
  • Veteran of the Year<\/li>
  • Most Outstanding Manager<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe selection of the winners will be in charge of the journalists of the Original Jury and accredited sports reporters, through digital voting. This jury will also choose the Most Valuable Player of the semifinal and award the Gold Gloves by position.\n\nThe results will be released through traditional media and on the social networks of the awards and TotalEnergies.\n\n\n

    A Legacy of Sporting Pride<\/h2>\n\n\nFounded in 1970 by Emilio Nicol\u00e1s “Cuqui” C\u00f3rdova, the “Los Dominicanos Primero” awards have become a symbol of national sporting pride. From the beginning, its mission has been to recognize the achievements of Dominican players, who represent the passion and excellence of baseball in the Dominican Republic.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Tribute to F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9 and Announcement of the “Los Dominicanos Primero” Awards In a moving ceremony held in the Seventh Heaven of the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, tribute was paid to the outstanding former outfielder F\u00e9lix Jos\u00e9, an emblematic figure of Dominican baseball. The event, organized by “Los Dominicanos Primero Cuqui C\u00f3rdova”, recognized Jos\u00e9’s brilliant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[4669,10100,10811,10812],"class_list":{"0":"post-90575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-awarding","9":"tag-dominican-baseball","10":"tag-felix-jose","11":"tag-totalenergies"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90575","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=90575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}