Leones del Escogido
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Leones del Escogido (English: Chosen One Lions or Lions of Chosen One or Picked Lions) is a professional baseball team in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Established in 1921, Leones are the third most successful team in the Dominican Winter League, behind Tigres del Licey and Aguilas Cibaeñas, having won 17 national championships and 4 Caribbean Series. Of the 17 won championships, 16 are of the Liga Dominicana de Béisbol (LIDOM) Winter League.
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League | Dominican Professional Baseball League | ||||
Location | Santo Domingo | ||||
Ballpark | Estadio Quisqueya | ||||
Founded | 1921 | ||||
League championships | 1922, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 | ||||
Caribbean Series championships | 1988, 1990, 2010, 2012 | ||||
Colors | Red, White, Black | ||||
Website | www | ||||
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Leones defeated Tigres del Licey in 6 games to win the 2015-2016 championship, in a best-of-nine series with 5 over 1 games won.
In the 2014 Baseball Caribbean Series to be played in Hermosillo, they represented Dominican Republic but lost the final 4-3 to the Mexican team Yaquis de Obregón. Leones beat Yaquis in their first two matchups and finished the Caribbean Series with the best record 5-2, including the final.