2025–26 LIDOM season

2025–26 Dominican Professional Baseball League season
LeagueLIDOM
SportBaseball
Duration15 October 2025 – 28 January 2026
Games50 games (Serie Regular)
18 games (Serie Semifinal)
Best-of-seven (Serie Final)[1]
Teams6
Streaming partnerMLB.tv (United States)
Serie Regular
Season championsÁguilas Cibaeñas
Season MVPBryan De La Cruz
(Toros del Este)
Serie Final
ChampionsLeones del Escogido (18th title)
  Runners-upToros del Este
Finals MVPAlcides Escobar
(Leones del Escogido)

The 2025–26 Dominican Professional Baseball League season is the 58th consecutive season of winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic, and 71st overall season. The regular season started on 15 October 2025, and ended on 23 December 2025.[1] BanReservas is the main sponsor for the 2025–26 season.[2] The season is also being played in dedication to hall of famer Juan Marichal for his baseball trajectory and contribution to baseball both nationally and internationally.[3]

Leones del Escogido successfully defended their crown by winning their 18th championship, defeating the Toros del Este 4-1 in the Serie Final.

Competition format

Each team plays a 50-game regular season schedule (Serie Regular). The top four teams in the standings then play an 18-game round-robin playoff format (Serie Semifinal), to determine the top two teams that will play the Serie Final. The Serie Final is set to be a best-of-seven series to determined the season champion who will represent the Dominican Republic at the 2026 Caribbean Series.

Season review

The Águilas Cibaeñas and Gigantes del Cibao were scheduled to play the Copa del Cibao Serie New York 2025 in a three-game series on November 7–9 at Citi Field in New York.[4] On 6 November 2025, the Águilas Cibaeñas announced the Copa del Cibao Serie would be played at Estadio Cibao in Santiago.[5]

All-Star Game

LIDOM and Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) from Puerto Rico scheduled an all-star game in New York on the 15 November 2025, billed as the RD vs PR Showdown NYC. The LIDOM All-Stars won the game by a score of 6–2 over the LBPRC All-Stars in front of a crowd of 20,057 at Citi Field.

15 November 2025 13:45 at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York 47 °F (8 °C), Partly Cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LIDOM All-Stars 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 6 11 2
LBPRC All-Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Huascar Ynoa (1–0)   LP: Yacksel Ríos (0–1)
Home runs:
DOM: Emmanuel Rodríguez (1)
PUR: None
Attendance: 20,057
Boxscore

Teams

LIDOM teams locations.

Team Locations

Cap Insignia Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Manager League Titles
Águilas Cibaeñas Santiago de los Caballeros Estadio Cibao 18,077 1933 Luis Urueta 22
Estrellas Orientales San Pedro de Macorís Estadio Tetelo Vargas 8,000 1910 Carlos Paulino (Interim) 3
Gigantes del Cibao San Francisco de Macorís Estadio Julián Javier 12,000 1996 Jefry Sierra (Interim) 2
Leones del Escogido Santo Domingo Estadio Quisqueya 13,186[6] 1921 Ramón Santiago (Interim) 17
Tigres del Licey 1907 Gilbert Gómez 24
Toros del Este La Romana Estadio Francisco Micheli 8,838[7] 1983 Víctor Estévez 3

Managerial changes

Date Team Former Manager Reason New Manager Source
29 November 2025 Estrellas Orientales Fernando Tatís Fired Carlos Paulino (Interim) [8]
1 December 2025 Leones del Escogido Alex Cintrón Fired Ramón Santiago (Interim) [9]
30 December 2025 Gigantes del Cibao José Leger Fired Jefry Sierra (Interim) [10]

Serie Regular

Each team plays 50 games in the regular season. A team's schedule is organized into 10 games versus each opponent, respectively, with 5 games at home and 5 games away against the same opponent from 15 October 2025, to 23 December 2025.

Games scheduled to be played from 21 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 were postponed due to heavy rain and flooding as a result of Hurricane Melissa.

Standings

As of 20 January 2026[11]
Team GP W L PCT. GB Home Road STK RS RA DIFF. Qualification
Águilas Cibaeñas 49[a] 32 17 .653 – 17-8 15–9 L1 256 222 +34 Qualification to Serie Semifinal
Toros del Este 49[a] 27 22 .551 5 14-10 13–12 W2 262 247 +15
Gigantes del Cibao 50 24 26 .480 8.5 15-10 9–16 W4 230 238 -8
Leones del Escogido 50 23 27 .460 9.5 13-12 10–15 W1 248 232 +16
Estrellas Orientales 50 22 28 .440 10.5 12-13 10–15 L3 234 256 -22
Tigres del Licey 50 21 29 .420 11.5 12-13 9–16 L3 185 220 -35
  1. ^ a b Game 49 between the Águilas and Toros was scheduled for 22 December 2025, but was postponed due to rain. It was not replayed as it did not affect final standings.

Head to head

2025-26 Serie Regular record vs. opponents

Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025-26

Team AC EO GC LE TL TE
Águilas Cibaeñas — 9-1 7-3 5-5 6-4 5-4
Estrellas Orientales 1-9 — 5-5 5-5 7-3 4-6
Gigantes del Cibao 3-7 5-5 — 4-6 4-6 8-2
Leones del Escogido 5-5 5-5 6-4 — 5-5 2-8
Tigres del Licey 4-6 3-7 6-4 5-5 — 3-7
Toros del Este 4-5 6-4 2-8 8-2 7-3 —

Schedule

Time zone: UTC−04:00

Statistics

As of 5 January 2026[19]

Weekly Awards

As of 5 January 2026
Players of the Week
Week Position Pitcher Source
Week 1 Miguel Sanó (EO) Aaron Sánchez (TE) [20]
Week 2 Not awarded due to Hurricane Melissa
Week 3 Miguel Sanó (EO) Aaron Sánchez (TE) [21]
Week 4 Jake Holton (GC) Aaron Sánchez (TE) [22]
Week 5 Gilberto Celestino (TE) Grant Gavin (LE) [23]
Week 6 Raimel Tapia (EO) Abdiel Mendoza (AC) [24]
Week 7 Bryan De La Cruz (TE) Jorge Tavarez (AC) [25]
Week 8 Jeimer Candelario (TE) Travis Lakins (LE) [26]
Week 9 Alexander Canario (LE) Aaron Brooks (TE) [27]
Week 10 Ismael Munguia (EO) Justin Courtney (TE) [28]

Awards & Honors

As of 5 January 2026
Award Name Source
Rookie of the Year Alberto Rodriguez (AC) [29]
Caballero of the Year Erik González (LE) [30]
General Manager of the Year Gian Guzmán (AC) [31]
Manager of the Year Luis Urueta (AC) [32]
Pitcher of the Year Aaron Sánchez (TE) [33]
Most Valuable Player Bryan De La Cruz (TE) [34]

Serie Semifinal

Each team plays an 18-game round-robin schedule. A team's schedule is organized into 6 games versus each opponent with 3 games at home and 3 games away against the same opponent from 27 December 2025, to 17 January 2026.

Standings

As of 20 January 2026[35]
Team GP W L PCT. GB Home Road STK RS RA DIFF. Qualification
Leones del Escogido 18 12 6 .667 – 6–3 6–3 L1 91 60 +31 Qualification to Serie Final
Toros del Este 18 12 6 .667 – 6–3 6–3 W5 104 75 +29
Águilas Cibaeñas 18 10 8 .556 2 4–5 6–3 L1 81 100 -19
Gigantes del Cibao 18 2 16 .111 10 1–8 1–8 L6 64 105 -41

Head to head

2025-26 Serie Semifinal record vs. opponents

Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025—26

Team AC GC LE TE
Águilas Cibaeñas — 6-0 3-3 1-5
Gigantes del Cibao 0-6 — 0-6 2-4
Leones del Escogido 3-3 6-0 — 3-3
Toros del Este 5-1 4-2 3-3 —

Schedule

Time zone: UTC−04:00

Statistics

As of 19 January 2026[36]

Most Valuable Player

Player Team Source
Eloy Jiménez Toros del Este [37]

Serie Final

The championship round is set for a best-of-seven series. Leones del Escogido won back-to-back championships in five games in this first ever meeting versus the Toro del Este in the Serie Final.

Summary

Leones win series 4–1

Game Date Time Road team Score Home team Stadium
1 21 January 2026 8:30 p.m.[a] Toros del Este 6–7 Leones del Escogido Estadio Quisqueya
2 22 January 2026 8:00 p.m.[b] Leones del Escogido 7–4 Toros del Este Estadio Francisco Micheli
3 25 January 2026[c] 7:15 p.m. Toros del Este 3–2 Leones del Escogido Estadio Quisqueya
4 26 January 2026 5:00 p.m. Leones del Escogido 4–3 (11) Toros del Este Estadio Francisco Micheli
5 27 January 2026 7:15 p.m. Toros del Este 0–1 Leones del Escogido Estadio Quisqueya
  1. ^ Originally scheduled for 7:15 p.m. start – delayed due to rain.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. start – delayed due to rain.
  3. ^ Originally scheduled for 23 January then on 24 January 2026 - postponed both days due to rain.

Most Valuable Player

Player Team Source
Alcides Escobar Leones del Escogido [38]

References

  1. ^ a b "Serie Regular calendar" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  2. ^ "BanReservas named main sponsor" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. ^ "The 2025-26 season dedicated to Juan Marichal" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Copa del Cibao Serie New York 2025" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Copa del Cibao Series moved to Estadio Cibao" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Stadium seating" (in Spanish). licey.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Stadium seating" (in Spanish). torosdeleste.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Tatís relieved of duties" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Cintrón relieved of duties" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  10. ^ "José Leger exits as manager" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Standings". LIDOM.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Start delayed to 10:00 p.m due to rain - scheduled for 7:15 p.m." (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Games postponed due to Tropical Storm Melissa" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Games postponed again due to Tropical Storm Melissa" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Games postponed for a third day due to Tropical Storm Melissa" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Hurricane Melissa postpones Friday games" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Hurricane Melissa wipesout weekend games" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Game suspended due to a light tower malfunction in the bottom of the 4th inning - resumption TBA" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Statistics". LIDOM.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Week 1 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Week 3 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Week 4 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Week 5 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Week 6 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  25. ^ "Week 7 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  26. ^ "Week 8 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  27. ^ "Week 9 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Week 10 - Players of the Week" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  29. ^ "Regular Season Awards - Rookie of the Year" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  30. ^ "Regular Season Awards - Mr Congeniality of the Year" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  31. ^ "Regular Season Awards - General Manager of the Year" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  32. ^ "Regular Season Awards - Manager of the Year" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  33. ^ "Regular Season Awards - Pitcher of the Year" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  34. ^ "Regular Season Awards - MVP" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  35. ^ "Standings". LIDOM.com. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  36. ^ "League leaders". LIDOM.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  37. ^ "Eloy Jiménez - MVP of Round Robin" (in Spanish). LIDOM.com. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  38. ^ "Escobar named MVP of Serie Final". lidom.com. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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