MEXICO CITY.- Caribes de Anzoátegui leads 2-1 to Navegantes de Magallanes in the final series of the Venezuelan League, which resumes this Saturday after the first and only day off of the seven-game commitment.
For the Navegantes, led by Wilfredo Romero, Jesús “Jesse” Castillo is 2-9 (.222) with no extra bases, one RBI and two walks, while reliever Esteban Haro records one of the Caribes victories, with 5.40 earned runs, 2 strikeouts and 2 walks in 1 2/3 innings.
The bad news is that the southpaw of the Venados de Mazatlán and reinforcement of the Sultanes de Monterrey, Édgar Torres (2.2 Ip, 7h, 2jrs., 4c), made his debut with Anzoátegui, and charged with the backhand that put Magallanes in the fight.
The Roberto Clemente League of Puerto Rico already has its representative for the Caribbean Series, Santo Domingo 2022, and in order not to lose the custom, it is the Criollos de Caguas, ready for their fifth participation in the past six.
The Criollos put an end to the long drought of Puerto Rican baseball titles in the classic that was previously exclusive to February, being crowned in Culiacán 2017, at the expense of Águilas de Mexicali and repeated in Guadalajara 2018, winning the decisive game against the Águilas Cibaeñas.
They did not paint in 2019 in Panama and after giving up the ticket to the Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2020 at home, they returned to Mazatlán 2021, where they fell in the final against the Dominican Eagles who took revenge for what happened in Zapopan.
A day like today, Monday, January 22, 1973: Francisco Márquez became the first to hit 3 home runs in a final series game and the Ciudad Obregón Yaquis defeated the Navojoa Mayos 11-4 to take a 2-2 lead. 0. Israel Buentello won and sprinter Dyar Miller lost.
IN 1988: As a result of the Players Association’s 1985 collusion lawsuit against owners, referee Thomas Roberts declares seven players safe free agents until March 1, giving them the opportunity to sign with other clubs despite that they had already signed.
The seven are Juan Beniquez, Tom Brookens, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk, Donnie Moore, Joe Niekro and Butch Wynegar. Gibson will jump to the Los Angeles Dodgers and become the National League MVP and a World Series hero.
“You know Dan Shaughnessy has been a jerk to everyone, so what can I tell you? It’s not a surprise to me, it’s not a surprise to all of you. You didn’t vote for me, what can I do? I mean, seriously, that’s not going to stop anything, it’s just a guy who didn’t vote for me”: David Ortiz vs. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Glove.
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The Roberto Clemente League of Puerto Rico already has its representative for the Caribbean Series, Santo Domingo 2022, and in order not to lose the custom, it is the Criollos de Caguas, ready for their fifth participation in the past six.
