SANTO DOMINGO.– A total of 32 Dominican players are currently participating in the postseason of the winter leagues of Venezuela, Mexico, and Puerto Ricoin the decisive stage leading to the Caribbean Series 2026scheduled to be held in Jalisco, Mexico.
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With the beginning of the month of January, 17 teams secured their qualification to the final rounds of these circuits, highlighting a wide presence of Dominican players, especially in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP)which concentrates the largest amount with 22 playersfollowed by the Mexican Pacific Leaguewith six, and the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League of Puerto Ricowith four.
In Venezuela, Dominicans are distributed among Navigators of Magallanes, Cardinals of Lara, Águilas of Zulia, Caribes of Anzoátegui and Bravos of Margaritacontributing both in pitching and in key positions on the field.
The Navigators of Magellan have pitchers Félix Cepeda, Waddison Charles, Oliver Ortega, Jesús Reyes and Esmil Rogers.
For the Cardinals of Larapitchers Héctor Pérez, Listher Sosa, César Valdez and Juan Zapata participate, in addition to infielder Alejandro Mejia.
The Eagles of Zulia present pitchers Delvis,along with catcher Isaiah Tejeda.
With Caribes de Anzoátegui are pitchers Harold González, Francis Peguero, Luis Reyes and Yoelvin Silverwhile the Braves of Margarita have Claudio Custodio and Ángel Rondónin addition to infielder Juan Santana.
In the Mexican Pacific LeagueDominicans also have a prominent role with catcher Raudy Read and outfielder Estevan Florial in the Mexicali Eaglesas well as pitchers Jonathan Aro and Raffy Vizcainoand infielders Domingo Leyba and Andretty Cordero with the Orange trees of Hermosillo.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, pitcher Oddy Nunez reinforces the Santurce Crab Eaters; Johnny Vargas, Emanuel Valdez and Willy Vásquez are part of the roster of the Caguas Creoles; and pitchers Eddy Reynoso and Eduardo Rivera play with the Carolina Giants.
The solid Dominican presence in these postseasons reaffirms the country’s leading role in Caribbean winter baseball, a few weeks before the start of the most important regional event on the calendar. Source: Lidom
