Luis Poland, former baseball player and veteran of the Águilas Cibaeñas, expressed through his social networks the situation that player Orlando Calixte experienced during Wednesday night’s game between the yellow team and the Tigres del Licey.
“What happened at the Quisqueya Stadium are things that cannot be tolerated”declared the ex-player this Thursday.
The situation arose after Calixte played his last turn at bat, and at the stadium horn the song “Palito de coco” will be placedwhich became famous a few years ago and played by the street vendor “Rumai”, of Haitian origin.
The action of the high school fans was interpreted as a mockery of the origins of Calixte, who is the son of Haitian parents.
Poland faced with this scenario, I strongly point out: “Racism has never existed” in the Dominican ball.
On the other hand, the former Eagles player suggested that both the league and the Players Federation should do something in relation to this type of event.
“The truth is a shame. That is not the way to humiliate an opponent.”Poland concluded in the video, clearly disappointed.
The case also upset fans, who have expressed through social media disgust and shame after Luis Poland published the one-minute audiovisual.
The Águilas Cibaeñas, the team to which Orlando Calixte belongs, won on Wednesday night against the Tigres del Licey with a total of 4 races by 1.
With this triumph, the yellows accumulate a seven-fight win streak, thus obtaining the first position in the table with 15 games won and 6 lost. After starting a bit slow, the team from Santiago has returned to the paths of success.
Calixte, 30 years old, achieved in his team’s victory a walk, one strikeout, and one run scored throughout the game. In general aspects, the versatile player of the yellows accumulates 15 participationswhere you have connected 17 hits and 2 home runs. Similarly, he has scored a total of 9 races so far in the 2022 season.
