Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina congratulated the Toros del Este today for winning the twentieth title of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Series, defeating the Cardinals of Lara 9-3 of Venezuela. By winning this trophy for the first time they have demonstrated the value of perseverance and the quality of Dominican sport. Let’s celebrate this new triumph together!” Said the President in his Twitter account. Tigres de Licey (10), Águilas Cibaeñas (5), Leones de Escogido (4) and Toros (1) are the teams that have given the Dominican team their 20 crowns. The Dominican team, which advanced to the championship game after defeating the local Cangrejeros de Santurce on Thursday, 5-4, scored its first run in the third inning against Venezuelan starter Wilfredo Ledezma.

Source: The Local February 09, 2020 12:22 UTC