1/15/23

PANAMA



Atlánticos de Colón / Bocas del Toro against Federales de Chiriquí, start today at 7:00 p.m. the Final Series for the Probeis title at Rod Carew Stadium, the winner will represent Panama in the Caribbean Series to be played in Venezuela

The Chiricanos had qualified early by finishing as the leader of the regular round in Probeis, while Atlánticos managed to get their ticket to the Final Series by beating the Águilas Metropolitanas in the semifinal by (2-1).

For the manager of the Chirican troop, José Mayorga, the important thing is these three games, where they have to get ahead early to win the title.

At the start of the regular season, Federales de Chiriquí defeated Atlánticos in the first four games they met, then those led by Luis Ortiz put together a string of 10 consecutive victories to always staying in the top two places in the regular season. .

"It will be a good series, with the federales we played early in the season and we lost games with them that were competitive, but the ball is round and comes in a square box, so anything can happen," said Luis Ortiz, Atlánticos driver.

Ortiz knows that facing the Federales will not be easy, but he is optimistic that they can prevail and take the title.

The Grand Final of Probeis between Atlánticos and Federales begins this Sunday, January 15 at seven at night, the second game will be on Monday, January 16, Tuesday will be a free day,

Wednesday, January 18, will be the third game and, if necessary, a fourth and fifth game will take place on Thursday, January 19, and Friday, January 20, all games at Rod Carew Stadium.

The winner of the title will represent Panama in the Caribbean Series to be played in Venezuela between February 2 and 10.

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1/15/23

VENEZUELA



La Guaira extends their good time

Those from the coast beat Cardenales de Lara 5-3

By Fabiola Sabedra

January 14, 2023

Tiburones de La Guaira extended their good time in the semifinal of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League by defeating Cardenales de Lara 5-3. In this way, those from the coast accompany Leones del Caracas at the top of the standings with a record of 7-4.

After the Tiburones took the lead in the first inning, the Cardinales tied the game 1-1 in the third inning thanks to a home run by Ildemaro Vargas.

In the fourth inning, Ángel Reyes hit a home run -the second during the Round Robin- batting in Balbino Fuenmayor. In this way, La Guaira went up on the score 3-1.

With the lead, Reyes, once again singled, batting in Maikel García to score the fourth run of the night.

Cardenales tried to come back in the sixth scoring twice on rbi base hits by Ildemaro Vargas and Odubel.

However, the Sharks added one more run scored by Alcides Escobar thanks to Francisco Arcia's single in the top of the eighth inning making it a 5-3 ball game.

In this way, the Sharks has a 7-4 mark and seizes the lead. While the Guaros accumulate a record of 3-7.

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Leones come back and continue as Round Robin leader

The Arcia brothers combined to guide Caracas

By Fabiola Sabedra

January 14, 2023

The Arcia brothers were decisive for Leones del Caracas on Saturday night, when the Lions came from behind to defeat Tigres de Aragua 10-9. Thanks to the productions of home runs, the team from Caracas remains at the top of the standings.

Aragua took out his claws from the beginning, Alexis Amarista showed his best and wasted no time getting on the board first with his first home run in the Round Robin as the Sharks to the early lead 1-0.

The next three innings would be dominated by Aragua scoring five in the second and one in the forth. Wilfredo Romero's men with six runs scored included Amarista's second home run of the game, while the Lions barely added two runs in the third due to a home run by Oswaldo Arcia that managed to score in Ali Castillo increasing the lead to 7-2.

Everything seemed to be controlled Aragua, when in the bottom of the fourth inning the fury of Caracas would be unleashed. Highlights of the inning were Jhonny Pereda homer adding Wilfredo Tovar's single and Oswaldo added another homer. Leones came back and went up 8-7.

In the home half of the sixth, Caracas added to the lead. Orlando Arcia hit his second home run of the game driving in Ali Castillo. With the two runs the scoreboard read 10-7.

In the top of the eighth inning, Aragua tried to come back scoring twice. A single by Henry Rodríguez Yonathan Mendoza and Carlos Tocci's homer was not enough. Aragua was left with the loss by the difference of one run.

Leones has a record of 7-4 which remains as the leader of the standings tied with LaGuaira. Meanwhile the Bengalis are 5-5.

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1/15/23

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


Players from the Tigres del Licey celebrate the victory against the Estrellas Orientales.

The final series between Licey and Estrellas was evened at 1-1 as the cats won 8-3

The final series for the best of 7-4 continues today at 5:00 at the Quisueya-Juan Marichal Stadium

By Aquilino Rosario

Jan. 14, 2023

Santa Domingo

Lefty Raúl Valdés overcame a first inning in which he allowed one run and combined with the relief team they did a good job; Emilio Bonifacio, Jorge Alfaro and Dairon Blanco rang their bats and the Tigres del Licey beat Estrellas Orientales 8-3 .

The Tetelo Vargas stadium in San Pedro de Macorís was the scene of the game, where the Orientales' six game winning streak ended, five in the round robin and the first in the final round.

The Licey victory tied the final series of the Dominican winter ball 1-1. Winner is rewarded with a trip to Venezuela for the Caribbean Series.

The victory went to Valdés (1-0) and the loss suffered by Carlos Hernández (0-1), both left-handed and starting pitchers for the Licey Tigres and the Estrellas Orientales respectively.

Raúl Valdés started on the mound for the Licey, followed by Jonthan Aro and Keury Mella, while Carlos Hernández paraded for the Stars followed by Diogenes Almengo; Yensy Diaz; Seth Blair; Williams Jerez and Wilfin Obispo.

For Licey , Blanco had a double and two singles with three RBIs, Jorge Alfaro, three hits, Rojas Jr., a home run and a single with three runs scored and two RBIs, Ramón Hernández, a double and a single, and Emilio Bonifacio, a couple of hits.

For the Orientals , Jeimer Candelario hit two doubles with one scored and another batted in. Henry Urrutia with his solo home run, Gustavo Núñez and Cristian Pache, a single each.

The Runs:

Closing the first inning, Gustavo Núñez reached base on an infield hit and scored from first on Jeimer Candelario's long double, through center field. Licey 0, Stars 1.

In the second inning, the cats scored two runs, the first on a long home run by Mel Rojas Jr.; Dairon Blanco's doubled and scored on Michael de León's single. Licey 2, Stars 1.

Third inning: The cats added two runs; Blanco singled driving in Alfaro and Sucre drove in Rojas Jr. with a single. Licey 4, Estrellas 1.

In the fourth inning, one more for Licey: Hernández scores the fifth run for Licey, driven on a single by Rojas Jr. Licey 5, Estrellas 1.

Seventh inning, two more runs for Licey. Blanco singled that drove in Hernández; on a double steal, Rojas Jr. scored Blanco to third. Licey 7, Stars 1.

Bottom of the 7th, the Stars scored one; Candelario, doubled, advanced to third on a fielder's choice 4-3 and scored on a base hit by Ramón Flores. Licey 7, Stars 2.

Top of the ninth inning: Tigers scored one; Jordy Barley scored on Blanco's sacrifice fly. Licey 8, Stars 2.

Bottom of the ninth inning. Urrutia hits a long home run for the third run for the Orientals. Final: Licey 8, Stars 3.

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1/15/23

COLUMBIA



Alligators evened series at home against Vaqueros 2-2 and forced A game five

by Manuel Ortega Ponce

Jan 14, 2023

Dayan Frias (2B - Hitting Second - Monteria)
AB 4, R 1, H 3, 2B 1, RBI 0, BB 0, SO 0, AVG .369, OPS 1.066

Frias with another three hits in a losing effort singled to right field and scored in the Vaquero's 4-run first, singled and was thrown out at second on a double play, singled to left field advanced to second on an error and was stranded at third base in the fifth, and flied out to center F8 in the seventh - Frias has been spraying the hits all over the park. Another night where he's gone left, center, and right. He's even been getting the infielder's involved

Caimanes overcame an initial deficit of four runs, then another one run and finally beat Vaqueros 6-5 to tie the semifinals of the Colombian Professional Baseball League at 2-2 and force a fifth and decisive game this Sunday (7:00 pm) in Montería.

Two errors by Caimanes in the first inning, after a double by Carlos Herrera and a single by Dayan Frías, resulted in runs for Vaqueros. Herrera's first, after catcher Juan Zabala's blunder, and Frías' second, after a ground ball by Derwin Pomare, who failed to retain third baseman Mauricio Ramos.

Jordan Díaz followed with a home run with Pomare on base to make it 4-0.

Caimanes' countered the 4-run inning by the Vaqueros in the first inning with a 4-run rally of their own in the fourth. With the first two out recorded in the home half of the fourth, Ramos Garrido walked, Pertuz Echeverria doubled, Garrido scored, Zabala Marillo walked, Andres Alvarez doubled, Echeverria and Marillo scored, Campero Patron doubled, Alvarez scored, Vaqueros 4 Caimanes 4.



Vaqueros took the lead again in the fifth, after a walk to Carlos Herrera and a double by Dayan Frías against reliever Réiver Sanmartín, who intentionally walked Reinaldo Rodríguez and another to Daniel Vellojín, for Herrera to score and put the score 5-4 in favor of the Monterianos.

Alligators equalized again in the sixth after a walk to Pertuz and a sacrifice bunt from Zabala. Pertuz was out at second base by Luis Pacheco, but after Álvarez walked, Campero singled and Harold Ramírez also singled to drive in Álvarez making it a 5-5 tie.

Alligators went ahead, for the first time, in the seventh, after Dilson Herrera led off with a single, advanced to second on Evan Mendoza's sacrifice bunt, to third on a groundout by shortstop Ramos and scored on Pacheco's wild pitch.

In the eighth, Caimanes came close to scoring in the seventh, but Zabala was tagged out at the plate.

After Carlos Quevedo's fateful first inning, the Caimanes bullpen controlled the situation with Kevin Escorcia (2.1), Jay Peralta (1.0), Réiver Sanmartín (1.2), Ronald Ramírez (1.1), winning pitcher, and Deivy Méndez (1.2) , who scored a save.

The defeat was charged by Luis Pacheco, who worked one and two thirds, allowing three hits and two runs.

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1/15/23

PUERTO RICO



Indians eliminate Criollos and qualify for the championship series of the LBPRC

By: Associated Press

January 15, 2023

Richie Palacios (2B - Leading Off - Mayaguez)
AB 3, R , H 0, RBI 0, BB 0, K 0, LOB 0, AVG .250

Palacios ground out to first 3U in the first, flied out to center F8 in the third, flied out to left F7 in the sixth, was pinch hit for in the seventh.

Blaine Crim hit a walk off, solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Criollos de Caguas.

The Indios de Mayagüez qualified for the Final Series of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC) of Puerto Rico with a 2-1 victory that sealed the best-of-seven series and eliminated the defending champions.

The Indians had taken the lead in the fourth when Chávez Young took advantage of a wild pitch from José de León to score, but the Criollos responded in the top of the ninth thanks to Juan Centeno's RBI single.

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Gigantes extend semifinal series to seven games by defeating the Cangrejeros 2-0

By: Associated Press

January 15, 2023

Johnathan Rodriquez (LF - Batting Second - Carolina)
AB 4, R 0, H 2, RBI 0, BB 1, K 1 , LOB 3, AVG .333

Johnathan Rodriguez continues to perform for the Carolina team singled to center field in the first, flied out to center F8 in the third, struck out swinging in the fifth, walked in the top of the seventh, in a 1-0 ballgame at the top of the ninth inning and with Cancel on first with a lead off single - Rodriguez singled advancing Cancel to third. Rodriguez was caught stealing, but Brian Naveretto's sacrifice fly brought home an insurance run.

San Juan, Puerto Rico (Saturday, January 14, 2023) –

The Indios de Mayagüez became the first finalists of the Championship Series of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC), while the Gigantes de Carolina took over the Capital stadium to provoke a seventh and decisive game at home tomorrow Sunday.

The tribe defeated the Criollos de Caguas 2-1 at the Isidoro "Cholo" García stadium to pick up their ticket, their fifth consecutive into the championship round, while the Carolinian team blanked the Cangrejeros de Santurce by a 2-0 score.

The Gigantes de Carolina shutout the Cangrejeros de Santurce on the road with a 2-0 final, causing a seventh and decisive game at home this Sunday to define the second finalist of the LBPRC Grand Final Series.

The victory went to Eduardo Rivera who was two outs away from throwing a no-hitter against the Cangrejeros with eight innings and a third in the books when Rusney Castillo singled. Rivera gave up three walks and had eight strikeouts. The save went to Miguel Romero, while Héctor Hernández suffered the loss throwing an inning and a third giving up three hits, an unearned run, two walks and three strikeouts.

Carolina broke the ice in the eighth inning with Anderson Feliz's single that drove Gabriel Cancel to the plate who doubled.

A sacrifice fly by catcher Brian Navarreto put the second run on the board for the Carolinian team for an insurance run.

Tomorrow, Sunday, January 15, 2023, the Roberto Clemente Walker stadium will be the setting to define the second finalist for the LBPRC Grand Final Series when the Santurce Cangrejeros visit the Carolina Giants at 7:10 p.m.

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1/15/23

CUBA

COMPLETION OF SATURDAY'S SUSPENDED 11-11 GAME



Portuarios do not believe in favorites and struck first in the championship series of the Elite League

The incredible warriors of Portuarios defeated Agricultores by a score of 13-11, in the first game of the finals of the Elite League of Cuban Baseball

By BORIS LUIS CABRERA

JANUARY 15, 2023 11:01:11

The incredible warriors of Portuarios defeated the Agricultores by a score of 13-11, in the first game of the finals of the Elite League of Cuban Baseball, sealed by darkness the previous day with a tie at 11-11.

The Portuarios led by the fiery Michael González, who have built beachhead in all ports where they disembark, do not care about the rival or the place of the fight, and this time they made no exception against the best team in the championship season, entrenched in their home field of the Barbados Martyrs.

This Sunday with the tiebreaker rule in effect in the tenth inning, the Portuarios scored a pair of runs for the victory.

A single by Lázaro Martínez (his fifth of the game), batted in one run off of reliever and loser Keniel Ferraz and a walk from lefty Miguel Paradelo forced in the second.

Yesterday, Saturday, a rally of five runs the first inning sent starter César García to the showers as the Portuarios took the early lead.

However, Carlos Martí's Agricultores, supported by home runs from Guillermo Avilés, Rafael Viñales, and Andrés de la Cruz, the latter overwhelmed on offense, did not easily give up their home field advantage and got involved in a duel of ups and downs where they failed on defense and their relievers couldn't get the missions done.

Twice the Portuarios had to come from behind in the middle of the Agricultores bombardment that did not let up, while they saw their starter José Ignacio Bermúdez and relievers Marlon Vega, Juan Xavier Peñalver, Andy Vargas and Elder Nodal explode.

Key to game was Pedro Álvarez bases loaded hit that scored three runs to tie the game at 11-11 and a ruthless offense that connected for 18 hits throughout the afternoon.

A controversial call of an out at home in the bottom of the ninth inning, just before the last ray of sun hid behind the mountains, gave life to the Portuarios, who, in the morning ended up defeating the Agricultores.

The game was suspended in the tenth inning as darkness fell on the stadium,

The fiery Álvarez asked for the ball again on this day and was in charge of getting the last three outs in the tenth inning to put his team ahead in this final 1-0 as they achieved their first win of the series.




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1/16/23

Portuarios undefeated in the Elite League final!

Few could have imagined it, but the Portuarios defeated Agricultores
again this Sunday to put the final playoff of the Elite Cuban Baseball League 2-0



Portuarios undefeated in the Elite League final!

Few could have imagined it, but the Portuarios defeated Agricultores again this Sunday to put the final playoff of the Elite Cuban Baseball League 2-0

By BORIS LUIS CABRERA

1/15/23

Few could have imagined it, but the Portuarios defeated Agricultores again this Sunday to put the final playoff of the Cuban Baseball Elite League 2-0 , before the surprised gaze of their own faithful at the Mártires de Barbados field in Bayamo.

Portuarios did not let their guard down when their rivals scored a trio of runs in the first inning but scored enough runs to beat them 4-3.

Homers by Yosvani Alarcón and Rafael Viñales were mixed with an error as the Agricultores opened the scoring early, but that would be all the offensive production for the hosts in the game.

We are facing a good rival, but we came inspired, the team's ego is very high, said the Portuarios manager at the press conference after the game.

The start of the tournament was not good, but I always instilled combativeness in the boys and told them that the results had to come, he added.

Portuarios register a couple of runs in the second inning and manufactured the two that decided the game at the top of the fifth.

I never lost confidence, my manager always gave the ball to me and I was able to hang in until the sixth inning, declared the starting pitcher Yadián Martínez who, in six innings, spaced five hits for the win.

Pitcher Andy Vargas, in relief, went 3.1 innings giving one hit to score the save.

For the winners, Roberto Acevedo with two hits and an RBI, Yasiel Santoya 2-4 and Jorge Enrique Alomá and Rangel Ramos, both with RBI singles stood out.

Leandro Martínez charged with the loss giving up all the runs in 4.2 innings of work, and Yoel Mogena, in relief, went 4.1 innings without allowing a hit, but his offense never showed up.

They don't hit every day, we are missing a bit of closing the defense because when it fails, spirits drop a bit. We are going to Mayabeque to produce runs, which is what we know how to do, said Rafael Viñales, who went 2-4 in the game.

Ángel Sánchez will pitch for the Agricultores and Raymond Figueredo will do it for the Portuarios.




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1/16/23

VENEZUELA



Moisés Gómez returned giving power from the bench

The 24-year-old outfielder hit two home runs in his semifinal debut

By Gerardo Javier Romero

January 16, 2023

Navegantes del Magallanes got a comfortable victory (12-4) against Cardenales de Lara thanks to the performance of Moisés Gómez, who hit two home runs to drive in five runs.

The José Bernardo Pérez Stadium in Valencia was the scene of this game that gives the Navegantes team a breather to continue fighting in the semifinals of the LVBP.

The Magallanes offense began with a home run by David Rodríguez in the first inning batting in Edwing García. In the bottom of the third Luis Torrens continued the fun with a homer that sent David Rodríguez and Moisés Gómez to the plate.

In the bottom of the fifth it would be Gómez's turn with a home run to center field with an RBI from David Rodríguez.

In the bottom of the eighth the victory would be sealed with Moisés's second homer to left field to get Edwin García and Misael Urbina to score two more runs.

“I rested a little for about a week and a half. After that I started working again to get back in shape for any situation that might arise and I am here, very happy to show the fans that we can”, said Gómez.

With this victory, Magallanes has a 5-6 record to rank fourth in the Round Robin.

Tiburones 7-4, Leones 7-5, Tigres 6-5, Navegantes 5 6, Cardenales 3-8

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Tigres took revenge at the University

Alexi Amarista hit a home run again in the Leones

By Fabiola Sabedra

January 15, 2023

The Tigres de Aragua took revenge this Sunday at the Estadio Universitario in Caracas, offering a tough defeat to Leones 7-1. After this setback the Lions fell in the standings and dropped out of first place.

Tigres began adding runs on the scoreboard in the fourth inning thanks to a double by Carlos Rivero that managed to drive in his teammates Henry Rodríguez and Alexi Amarista.

Subsequently it was the turn of Denis Phipps who dispatched a single so that his team had the opportunity to score two more runs.

The Tigres players gradually increased the intensity and with just one hit they went up 6-0.

At the top of the seventh inning, Amarista continued to demonstrate his power hitting a home run,his third in the semifinals.

On the downside, Caracas recorded its first run scored by Niko Vásquez who rscored on a double by Harold Castro.

In this way, Leones falls to the second place with a record of 7-5, while the Maracayera has a mark of 6-5.

Tiburones 7-4, Leones 7-5, Tigres 6-5, Navegantes 5 6, Cardenales 3-8

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1/16/23

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC



Licey takes a 2-1 lead in the finals with a 1-0 shutout of Estrellas

Esmil Rogers led the blue pitching and Sergio Alcántara batted in the winning run

By EDITORIAL LIDOM

1/15/23

Santo Domingo .

Great pitching by Esmil Rogers and an RBI double by Sergio Alcántara was the combination that the Tigres del Licey needed to beat the Estrellas Orientales 1-0 and take a 2-1 lead in this final series.

Alcántara found Mel Rojas Jr. at second base, who reached on Gustavo Núñez's error and then moved to second on Dairon Blanco's ground ball, from pitcher to first. Then came the double by the Licey shortstop, which was his first hit in this final.

Rogers (1-0, 0.00) pitched six four-hit, two-walk, four-strikeout innings and four other teammates completed his work. His rival, Domingo Robles, pitched three innings and two thirds (0-1, 0.00) of one unearned run to take the loss.

Oliver Ortega, Jonathan Aro, Jean Carlos Mejía and Jairo Asencio completed the work of Rogers. Only Ortega allowed a hit in a seventh inning in which the Stars put runners on second and first with two outs, but without the opportune hit.

Asencio worked for the first time in this final, since the first game was a defeat for his team and the second was won openly at Tetelo Vargas.

This Monday is an off day and returns next Tuesday when it moves to the Tetelo Varga Stadium for the fourth game seven game series.

The Tigers had a couple of chances to score, especially in the third when they had Emilio Bonifacio on third with just one out, but Robles kept his composure to dominate Ronny Mauricio and Jorge Alfaro.

The Stars also squandered scoring chances by putting runners in scoring position, but the opportune drive never came.

The Tigers are two wins away from the championship.

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1/16/23

COLUMBIA



Vaqueros ended Caimanes dominance and advanced to the finals

by Manuel Ortega Ponce

Jan 16, 2023

Dayan Frias (2B - Hitting Second - Monteria)
AB 4, R 1, H 0, RBI 0, BB 1, SO 0, AVG .348, OPS 1.016

Frias had a rare off night; Good news, with the 5-4 win, Monteria advances to the finals; The kinda bad news, Dayan flied out to left field F7 in the first, fouled out to third FF5 in the third, walked and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth, grounded out first to pitcher covering 3-1, and flied out to right field F9 in the eighth. One bright spot, Frias continues to use all of the ball park.

Vaqueros advanced to the final playoff round of the Colombian Professional Baseball League by defeating Caimanes 5-4, in the fifth and final game of the series played this Sunday at the 18 de Junio ​​stadium in Montería.

The team from Montería, which won 3-2 in the series against the current two-time champions, will face Tigres, in a seven-game playoff that will start this Tuesday at the Once de Noviembre Abel Leal stadium in Cartagena.

A two-run home run by Pabel Manzanero and two solo home runs by Jordan Diaz and Francisco Acuña were decisive for the victory of Vaqueros, who will play in their fourth consecutive final. They won the 2019-2020 season and lost the next two to Caimanes.

In the second inning, a single by Mauricio Ramos, who drove in Dilson Herrera, put Caimanes ahead, but in the fourth, a home run by Venezuelan Pabel Manzanero, with Derwin Pomareon base, turned the score in favor of Vaqueros .

Caimanes tied it at 2-2 in the fifth after a single by Harold Ramírez that drove in Gustavo Campero.

In the sixth inning, Caimanes reliever Melvin Jiménez got into trouble by walking Dayan Frías, allowing a single to Reinaldo Rodríguez and another walk to Derwin Pomare. He was replaced by Francisco López, who also walked Manzanero as Frías came to the plate with the go-ahead run, 3-2 for Vaqueros.



Jordan Díaz, in the bottom of the seventh, against Jay Peralta, hit a home run to center field that widened the difference to 4-2.

The Caimanes got back into the game, in the eighth, with a solo home run to left field by Dilson Herrera off Luis Pacheco, but in the bottom half of that inning, the Vaqueros put another run on the board on a solo home run by Francisco Acuña, which made the game 5-3.

In the ninth, with Francisco Carrillo on the mound for the Vaqueros, the Caimanes added the dramatic ingredient to the game.

Gustavo Campero lead off the inning with a single. Harold Ramírez reached base on an error by shortstop Carlos Herrera. Carrillo retired the pinch hitter Carlos Arroyo on a foul fly out to first.

Dilson Herrera grounded into a fielder's choice second to first 4-6 with Herrera diving head first to avoid the double play while Campero scored on the play making it 5-4.

Evan Mendoza reached base on another error by Herrera and Mauricio Ramos delivered the last out with a fly ball to right field F9 leaving runners on the corners and sending the Vaqueros to the finals.

The victory went to Jhon Peluffo, who worked an inning and a third and the loss to Melvin Jiménez, who spent two thirds on the mound. Francisco Carrillo, who threw the last two innings, scored a saved game.

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1/16/23

PUERTO RICO



Santurce and Carolina risk their lives tonight at Roberto Clemente

January 15, 2023

After the game was suspended last night due to rain, the Cangrejeros de Santurce and the Gigantes de Carolina will play today the last ticket to the Puerto Rican winter baseball Final Series, when they meet in the seventh game of the Semifinal B Series at the Roberto Clemente stadium.

Carolina forced a decisive game after shutting out Santurce 2-0 in Game 6 on Saturday night. Pitcher Eduardo Rivera shone with eight innings and a third, in which he only allowed one hit, gave away three walks and had eight strikeouts.

The winner tonight awaits the Indios de Mayagüez, who last night eliminated the national champions Criollos de Caguas, with a walk off home run in the ninth inning by Blaine Crim.

The Cangrejeros will look for their ticket to the Final Series on the arm of Adalberto Flores. The veteran already had one postseason start with a no-decision, pitching four innings where he gave way to three hits, three earned runs, two walks and four strikeouts, for a 6.75 ERA.

The Carolina Giants will have as their starter at home, Freddie Cabrera, who has made two appearances in the postseason (one as a starter and both without decisions). In these, Cabrera worked eight innings with five hits, two runs – one of them earned – one walk and fanning out four batters, for a 1.13 ERA.

The seventh game of the Semifinal Series B of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC) will be today, Monday, January 16 at 7:10 p.m. The match will be televised by WAPA Deportes.

[ With 6 1/2 innings in the books, Carolina leads Santurce 3-1.

Noteworthy: Johnathan Rodriguez is not in the lineup tonight. Can't find out what the reason was. No injury reports in the newspapers. Can't see Carolina giving one of their best players a game off in such an important game ]

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1/16/23

PUERTO RICO



Johnathan Rodríguez had to leave and will be absent from the decisive game in Carolina

The Giants' heavy hitter had permission from the Cleveland Guardians to play in the winter league through Sunday.

By Fernando Ribas Reyes

January 16, 2023

The strong hitter of the Gigantes de Carolina, Johnathan Rodríguez , will be absent on Monday night from the decisive game of the semifinal series B of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League (LBPRC) against the Cangrejeros de Santurce, informed the president of the club .

The winner of this Monday between Cangrejeros and Gigantes will play tomorrow Tuesday in the final series of the LBPRC against the already classified Indios de Mayagüez.

Rodríguez, who belongs to the Cleveland Guardians, could not remain on the Island for the decisive game and the Giants could not convince the Guardians to keep the player in the semifinal. The player had received a pre-tournament permit to play in the winter league until Sunday, January 15.

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[ WOW - THAT SUCKS !!! CALLING HIM BACK HOME TO CHALLENGE FOR AN OUTFIELD JOB IN 2023??? ]

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[ IT'S NOW A FINAL !!! CAROLINA GIGANTES 3 SANTURCE CANGREJEROS 1 - JOHNATHAN RODRIGUEZ WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ]

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1/17/23

PANAMA



Federales take advantage in the Final Series of Probeis with a 6-5 win.

By Angel Valdes

January 17, 2023

In a game that restarted from the bottom of the second inning with the score 2-1 in favor of Federales when it was stopped due to rain, it was once again the Federales who would score one more in that inning to take a 3-1 lead. Then in the third inning they would score two more and in the fifth they would add another for their sixth run.

The Atlantics, who had scored their first run in the first inning, mounted a four-run rally in the sixth inning and were threatening to tie the score, but the good defense of the Federales prevented it, they came close to tying the game again in the eighth inning, but once again the Federales managed to resolve defensively and preserve the victory.

The best offensive player for the Federales was Erasmo Caballero who batted 1-4 with a double, three RBIs and one scored; Ariel Sandoval 1-3, a double, an RBI and a run scored; Erick Castillo 2-3, two runs scored and Michael Wielansky 1-3 with an RBI.

For the Atlantic, Joshwan Wright 1-33 with a double and two RBIs; Parker Bates 1-4 with an RBI; Saúl Garza 2-5 with an RBI and José Caballero 0-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a walk.

Severino Gónzalez, the fourth pitcher used by the Federales, was the game winner and the save went to David Richardson. Charged with the defeat by the Atlantic, Juan Jaime.

This Tuesday, January 17 from 7:00 pm is the second game of the Final Series of Probeis between Federales and Atlánticos, where the Federales will seek to expand their advantage and get even closer to winning the championship, while the Atlánticos will try to tie the Final Series. The winner of Probeis will represent Panama in the Caribbean Series in February in Venezuela

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1/17/23

CUBA



Agricultores come back in San Michael

They defeated the Portuarios 14-9 to achieve their first victory in the grand final of the Elite Cuban Baseball League

BORIS LUIS CABRERA

January 17, 2023

The Agricultores invaded the San José de Las Lajas stadium, and defeated the Portuarios 14-9 to achieve their first victory in the grand final of the Cuban Baseball Elite League.

After falling twice at their home field of the Mártires de Barbados, the Agricultores deployed an attack of 17 hits.

The visitors made their intentions clear from the very first inning when Rafael Viñales homered off of starter Raymond Figueredo with two on base.

A solo home run by Lázaro Martínez in the bottom of that inning left a clear message that their opponents were going to fight until the end.

In the fourth inning came the onslaught. A six-run rally saw the departure of starter Ángel Sánchez and reliever Yaser Luis Labrada.

A home run by Yasiel Santoya with one on board and another by Alexander Pozo were shots that drove the stands crazy.

The Agricultores did not surrender and with a couple of scores in the fifth against Figueredo one of them on a home run by Yordanys Alarcón cut into the lead.

Three more in the sixth against Pedro Álvarez's tied the game.

One more in the seventh inning gave them the advantage.

Then came the fifth home run of the game, this one coming off Roberto Acevedo to tie the score again.

With balls easily disappearing over the fence. Guillermo Avilés, a man who had looked unfocused by dropping two fly balls and showing little grit on the bases, took it out of the park with one on base against Marlon Vega, to give his team the defining advantage.

In the ninth homer number seven of the game, this one by Yosvani Alarcón with two runners on the bags increased the lead.

Joel Mogena scored the win pitching four innings in relief. He allowed one run and struck out two opponents.

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1/17/23

VENEZUELA



Cardenales de Lara continues to fight for the finals

The Lara club has no margin for error and must win their remaining games

By Jesus David Castellano

January 17, 2023

With the victory last Monday over Tiburones de La Guaira by a score of 8-6 at the Estadio Universitario in Caracas, Cardenales de Lara took a breath of oxygen and is still alive in this Round Robin; no margin for error, but at the end of the day alive and with remote chances of reaching the finals.

The options for the team is to win the four remaining games to aspire to finish the semifinal round playing for .500, but they also have to hope that Tiburones or Leones lose those four remaining games, and that Magallanes and Tigres do not reach eight wins; that is the ideal scenario for the "red birds".

Of all their participation in postseason instances, this has been the most complicated for Lara which has not had the torrid hitting of past seasons, and where they have even had mishaps and had to deal with casualties such as Jermaine Palacios.

For their part, despite the fact that pitching has not worked at all, their collective ERA (4.25), although their intermediate relief has generated many headaches and defeats that the coaching staff and management did not count on.

Now, after Tuesday's rest day, the Cardenales face the Leones in Barquisimeto. There they won one of their two games in the particular series against the llions in this tournamentl, which for now favors those led by Carlos Mendoza 2-1.

But first, the Lara contingent will sit down to see how the standings change for Wednesday's games, where one between the Lions and the Sharks will have eight wins and will be almost out of the reach of the Cardenales, who must continue betting on the parity that has reigned in this Round Robin.

Tiburones 7-5, Leones 7-5, Navegantes 6-6, Tigres 6-6, Cardenales 4-8.

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Magallanes came back and got back into the fight

The Turks managed to win their third consecutive victory and were one game away from first place

By yelimar requena

January 16, 2023

The defending champion is alive. Navegantes del Magallanes came from behind and beat Tigres de Aragua 5-3 on Monday to even their record at 6-6 and get fully into the fight for a ticket to the final.

In a fiery José Pérez Colmenarez from Maracay, the Navigantes managed to string together their third consecutive victory to tie the Bengalis' record and stay just one game behind the leaders Leones and Tiburones (7-5).

Tigres cracked opener Erick Leal early and went ahead with a couple of runs, between the second and third innings, due to doubles by Denis Phipps and Alexi Amarista. Later, they scored one more at the end of the fifth with a home run by Carlos Tocci.

But they could not do anything more against the Magallanes relief corps.

Magallanes, started their comeback on a solo home run by Robinson Chirinos in the top of the fifth making it a 2-1 ballgame. The Tigers scored one in the bottom half of the inning. Magallanes turned the score around scoring three in the sixth now a 4-3 score in favor of the Navegantes. The always opportune Alberth Martínez and Edwin García combined to put the score at 4-3.

Already in the ninth, David Rodríguez put the icing on the cake with a single in the center to expand the lead with an insurance run.

Robert Zárate (1.0), Ángel Acevedo (0.2), Alexandro Tovalin (1.0), Anthony Vizcaya (0.1), José Martinez (1.0) and Wilking Rodriguez (1.0) combined to shut out the Tigers in the last five innings, in which they only allowed two hits.

Alberth Martínez, who has had a discreet Round Robin, was the best hitter for the buccaneers, finishing 3-4 with one RBI and two runs scored.

Finally, the victory went to Robert Zarate (1-0), the save for Wilking Rodriguez (2) and the setback for Yender Cártamo, who allowed three runs in three innings of relief.

Tiburones 7-5, Leones 7-5, Navegantes 6-6, Tigres 6-6, Cardenales 4-8.

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