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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Leones del Esgido franchise commemorates this Saturday its 103 years of history, which highlights 17 national championship conquests and the participation of legends who have given prestige to Dominican baseball.
Immortals from the Cooperstown Hall of Fame such as Juan Marichal and David Ortiz proudly wore the Esgido Baseball Club uniform, as did brothers Felipe, Mateo and Jesús Rojas Alou, always showing their great class and identification with the red insignia.
Osvaldo Virgil, Geronimo Berroa, Mario Guerrero, Mackey Moreno, Junior Noboa, Jose Nunez, Jose DeLeon and Danilo Rivas are also part of the tradition of melenudos among the natives, in addition to Wilkin Castillo, Neifi Perez, Rufino Linares, Sammy Sosa, Mario Soto, Federico Velazquez, among other greats.
Tito Fuentes, Frank Howard, Cecil Cooper, Willie Kirkland, Gary Mathews, Fred McGriff, Tim Raines, Connor Jackson, Mickey Mahler, Steve Ratzer, Gaylord Perry and Kris Johnson stand out among the reinforcements who have donned the clothing of the Chosen One.
“We celebrate with all the members of the team another year of this great team. The titles won, the number of star players and a loyal and solid fan base elevate the pride of being a Lions member,” said Luis Manuel Bonetti, president of the Chosen Team.
“Our goal as an organization for this year is precisely to continue strengthening this rich history, with hard work to obtain a new championship,” he continued.
In addition to the 17 crowns of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League, the capital team has won 4 Caribbean Series.
Origin of the Chosen One
On February 17, 1921, the Leones del Esgido were born, a team that was made up of the main players from the San Carlos, Los Muchachos and Delco Lite teams.
The first big celebration was on September 10, 1922, when they won the national championship called the “Queen’s Championship.”
Don Rafael Esteva presided over the first Board of Directors of the organization, which had among its founders Carlos Manuel Bonetti (Pilindo), grandfather of the current president of Esído, and Luis Alfau, who had the concept of creating the team, Gilberto Pellerano, Federico Nina , Numa Parra, Quico Caro, José Sanz, and Domingo Sánchez.
Escogido.com
2024-02-18 03:24:46
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