Dominican League
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The Dominican League, in Spanish Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana (LIDOM), also known as the Dominican Winter League, in Spanish Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal, is a winter league based in the Dominican Republic. The league consists of six teams with players mainly from Major League Baseball teams. The league was founded in 1951 but didn't move its schedule to the winter until the 1955/1956 season. The league's champion has represented the nation in the Caribbean Series since the 1970 tournament. A Dominican team has won the series a record seventeen times.
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[edit] History
The 1960/1961 Finals were the only final series to featured only Dominican players.
Two teams currently dominate the league; the Tigres del Licey and Águilas Cibaeñas have won the last 11 titles and 13 of the last 14.
[edit] League Format
The LIDOM currently has six teams that play in a 50-game elimination series from October to December. The top four teams advance to a round robin of eighteen games in January, the Serie Regular. The top two teams from the Serie Regular go on to a nine-game championship series to determine the league's champion. The league champion then goes on to the Caribbean Series.
[edit] Current Teams
[edit] League Champions
[edit] Championships by Team
- Águilas Cibaeñas: 20 (1952, 1964/1965, 1966/1967, 1971/1972, 1974/1975, 1975/1976, 1977/1978, 1978/1979, 1985/1986, 1986/1987, 1992/1993, 1995/1996, 1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2006/2007, 2007/2008)
- Tigres del Licey: 19 (1951, 1953, 1958/1959, 1963/1964, 1969/1970, 1970/1971, 1972/1973, 1973/1974, 1976/1977, 1979/1980, 1982/1983, 1983/1984, 1984/1985, 1990/1991, 1993/1994, 1998/1999, 2001/2002, 2003/2004, 2005/2006)
- Leones del Escogido: 12 (1955/1956, 1956/1957, 1957/1958, 1959/1960, 1960/1961, 1968/1969, 1980/1981, 1981/1982, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1991/1992)
- Estrellas Orientales: 2 (1954, 1967/1968)
- Azucareros del Este: 1 (1994/1995)
[edit] Seasonal Champions
| Team won the Serie del Caribe |
[edit] MVPs
- 1978-1979 Carlos Julio Perez, Licey
- 1979-1980 Bob Beall, Águilas
- 1980-1981 Jerry Dybzinski, Licey
- 1981-1982 Tony Pena, Águilas
- 1982-1983 Tony Pena, Águilas & Cesar Geronimo, Licey
- 1983-1984 Rufino Linares, Caimanes
- 1984-1985 Ken Howell, Licey
- 1985-1986 Rufino Linares, Escogido
- 1986-1987 Bob Brower, Azucareros
- 1987-1988 Mark Parent, Estrellas
- 1988-1989 Domingo Michel, Licey
- 1989-1990 Dave Hansen, Licey
- 1990-1991 Andujar Cedeno, Azucareros
- 1991-1992 Luis Mercedes, Estrellas
- 1992-1993 Tom Marsh, Águilas
- 1993-1994 Geronimo Berroa, Escogido
- 1994-1995 Domingo Martinez, Águilas
- 1995-1996 Sherman Obando, Águilas
- 1996-1997 Tony Batista, Águilas
- 1997-1998 Jose Oliva, Estrellas
- 1998-1999 Adrian Beltre, Águilas
- 1999-2000 David Ortiz, Escogido
- 2000-2001 Felix Jose, Estrellas
- 2001-2002 Eric Byrnes, Licey
- 2002-2003 Felix Jose, Estrellas
- 2003-2004 Julio Ramirez, Gigantes
- 2004-2005 Erick Almonte, Estrellas
- 2005-2006 Willis Otanez, Licey
- 2006-2007 Erick Almonte, Gigantes

