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The distance to the country's capital Santo Domingo, located west of Juan Dolio, is about 50 km and the provincial capital of San Pedro de Macorís is about 12 km in the eastern direction. While the north and east of the village consists mainly of wide pastures, fallow land and sugar cane fields, the western part of Juan Dolio passes almost ...
The first clubs were Ozama and Nuevo. On 7 November 1907, the Licey club was established in Santo Domingo. By the 1930s, it had developed into a major source for gifted players whose guardians frequently worked at sugar refineries. In 1937, Negro league stars from the United States including Satchel Paige came to the country.
With the arrival of Licey in 1907 thousands of people showed up for their games with the other self-organized teams in the country. They became great entertainment for citizens from all economic backgrounds. In 1912, Nuevo Club won the first baseball championship in Santo Domingo.
However, professional baseball saw a hiatus after the 1930 San Zenón hurricane destroyed both La Primavera and the Gimnasio Escolar, the two existing venues for baseball in Santo Domingo. [ 4 ] During the years 1930-1963, military dictator General Rafael Trujillo can be credited with furthering the sport of baseball in Dominican Republic.
Tigres del Licey (English: Licey Tigers) is a professional baseball team in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team was founded in 1907 and is based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
O&M FC (Santo Domingo) Delfines del Este FC ; Atlántico FC (Puerto Plata) TEC-FC (Santo Domingo) CD Domingo Salvio ; Don Bosco Jarabacoa FC ; Inter de Bayaguana ; Leones De Alma Rosa FC (Santo Domingo) Universidad O&M FC (Santo Domingo) Romana FC ; Bob Soccer School FC (Santo Domingo) Atlético de San Francisco (San Francisco de Macorís
Santo Domingo is the cultural, financial, political, commercial and industrial center of the Dominican Republic, with the vast majority of the country's most important industries being located within the city. Santo Domingo also serves as the chief seaport of the country.
Country Capacity Image José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum: Puerto Rico: 18,500 Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda: El Salvador: 12,500 Coliseo Manuel Iguina: Puerto Rico: 12,000 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez: Puerto Rico: 12,000