Pedro G. Briceño
They did not come out as favorites and at the beginning they had a small setback, but the rest of the way they behaved like bulls so brave and consistent that they became one of the best sets ever formed in the history of the ball dominicana.
Records everywhere, both pitching and offense led the Romanians to win it all, with a solid 34-16 record in the regular season, which continued with a superb 12-6 in the Round Robin, until crowning his work with a 5-3 mark in the final that allowed him to reach the third crown in its 37-year history.
For the team to record three streaks of at least eight wins, including one of 12 with which they said goodbye to the regular. Openers who combined for 18-7 sheet, a player like Pete O’Brien, the 9 homers, 35 towed and 31 scored earned him the Most Valuable award, 1 Jordany Valdespín who was a 20-20, scored and pushed and also beat by a robust .340, with five homers.
In addition to a Yamaico Navarro, who averaged 273, scored 19 and pushed 18, other heroes made the Bulls simply a magical team in 2019-20, which not even an inspired Licey could beat and they lifted the champion trophy.
SC champions
After winning the championship, the bulls had the responsibility to represent the country in the Caribbean Classic in search of leaving in the past eight years in which they failed to get the crown.
With a good team they went out to Hiram Bithorn, from Puerto Rico in search of breaking the longest period and being able to lift the coveted crown 20 for Dominicana and first since the Chosen won in 2012 as a local.
Rojas joins Felipe
On January 22 this year, Luis Rojas was appointed to command the Mets and incidentally joined his father Felip Alou, Tony Penya, Luis Pujols, Manny Acta and Juan Samuel as the only Dominican strategists in the Major Leagues.
By joining Philip in this position they became the sixth pair of father-sons to do so in the Majors. His cock was 26-34 and he was left out of the playoffs. A few weeks ago it was ratified to return this year.
MLB returns home
Just before the arrival of the pandemic, it allowed the Major Leagues to return to the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the venue that hosted the preseason game between Detroit and Gemini on March 8, which happened for the first time. since Boston and Astres played in 2000.
The clash was won by the Twins 7-6 and in the match Miguel Sanar and Jorge Bonifacio hit home runs. Nelson Cross left 3.2
Minaya fired
With the same Metros and after the purchase of this franchise by businessman Steve Cohen there were changes in all areas, which included the operational part and in this package was the Dominican Omar Minaya, who acted as a special assistant to the general manager.
Minaya had three different stops as senior executive of this set, 1997-2002; 2004-10 and 2017 to 2020.
Women make history
The year that is almost saying goodbye marks the presence for the first time of women in positions never before placed, as was the hiring of Kim NJ as the first general manager of a Major League franchise, if any with the Florida Marlins.
Kim NJ for many years executive of other organizations such as the Dodgers and Yankees of New York will have in 2021 his first role in this position.
The Giants also hired Alyssa Nakken and she became the first woman to coach a GL team.
The Minors receded
Product of the presence of the pandemic, there were no Minor Leagues this year for the first time since. To these young people, their Major League teams paid him proportions of their corresponding contracts.
Only a small handful were kept on some sort of alternate equipment, but the rest were sent home.
In addition the amplest cancellations of players in the history of these leagues took place.
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Another circuit that closed the doors was the Summer League in Mexico, leaving about 40 Quisqueyanos unemployed.
In the dark
Licey and Chosen were eliminated and the “breakers” were lowered to the Quisqueya at least until October.