‘Play ball!’ kicks off Dominican baseball season

Santiago.- It’s ‘Play ball!’ for the entire countryas the Dominican Winter Baseball 2016 season goes into full swing Thur. night … … when the Gigantes of San Francisco and theAguilas of Santiago clash at Cibao Stadium starting 7:30pm.

Dominican Republic’s six teams (San Pedro’s Estrellas,La Romana’s Toros, Santo Domingo’s Leones and Tigres, Santiago’s Aguilas, andSan Francisco’s Gigantes) will play 50 games in the regular season

Theonce-powerful Aguilas hope to shed disappointing seasons, and again competewith all-time [pennant champion, the Tigres.