{"id":93453,"date":"2025-12-04T04:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/aguilas-cibaenas-strengthens-corey-joyce-bolsters-the-infield-for-lidom-2025-26\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T04:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:57:03","slug":"aguilas-cibaenas-strengthens-corey-joyce-bolsters-the-infield-for-lidom-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/aguilas-cibaenas-strengthens-corey-joyce-bolsters-the-infield-for-lidom-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as strengthens: Corey Joyce bolsters the infield for LIDOM 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as Strengthen with Corey Joyce for the 2025-2026 Season<\/h2>\n\n\nIn a strategic move to consolidate their dominant position in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) during the 2025-2026 season, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as have announced the incorporation of American infielder Corey Joyce.\n\nThe team, which currently leads the tournament with a solid 23-8 record, seeks to secure its qualification and arrive in optimal condition for the postseason.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are focused on maintaining a highly competitive team. Each piece we add, like Corey, is a firm step in that direction. We seek versatility in the infield and players with a hunger to win, and Joyce fits perfectly into our philosophy.<\/p><cite>Gian Guzm\u00e1n, General Manager<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe general manager, Gian Guzm\u00e1n, confirmed that Joyce would arrive in the country this Wednesday, highlighting the competitive profile of the reinforcement.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Versatility and Experience in the Infield<\/h2>\n\n\nCorey Joyce, 26 years old, is a right-handed player who stands out for his ability to play in multiple infield positions, including shortstop, second base, and third base.\n\nSelected by the Detroit Tigers in the 2019 Draft, Joyce has six seasons of experience in the Minor Leagues.\n\nIn the past summer campaign, he played for the Knoxville Smokies, Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, where he participated in 92 games, recording a batting average of .272 (88 hits in 323 at-bats).\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>.393 OBP<\/li>\n<li>56 walks<\/li>\n<li>16 doubles<\/li>\n<li>2 home runs<\/li>\n<li>33 RBIs<\/li>\n<li>15 stolen bases<\/li>\n<li>.740 OPS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding University Career<\/h2>\n\n\nBefore his professional career, Joyce shined at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), where he was recognized as the MEAC Conference Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019, and MEAC Rookie of the Year in 2017.\n\nIn the modern era of NCCU, he holds the institution&#8217;s best records in batting average (.348) and slugging (.527).\n\nThe arrival of Corey Joyce is key to the aspirations of the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, who seek to remain at the top of the tournament and advance strongly towards the postseason.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as Strengthen with Corey Joyce for the 2025-2026 Season In a strategic move to consolidate their dominant position in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) during the 2025-2026 season, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as have announced the incorporation of American infielder Corey Joyce. The team, which currently leads the tournament with a solid 23-8 record, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,5355,10980,1279],"class_list":{"0":"post-93453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cibao-eagles","10":"tag-corey-joyce","11":"tag-lidom"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93453","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=93453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}