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The 2025–26 Dominican Professional Baseball League season is the 58th consecutive season of winter league baseball in the Dominican Republic, and 71st overall season. The regular season started on 15 October 2025, and ended on 23 December 2025.[1] BanReservas is the main sponsor for the 2025–26 season.[2] The season is also being played in dedication to hall of famer Juan Marichal for his baseball trajectory and contribution to baseball both nationally and internationally.[3]

LeagueLIDOM
SportBaseball
Duration15 October 2025 – 28 January 2026
Games50 games (Serie Regular)
18 games (Serie Semifinal)
Best-of-seven (Serie Final)[1]
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2025–26 Dominican Professional Baseball League season
LeagueLIDOM
SportBaseball
Duration15 October 2025 – 28 January 2026
Games50 games (Serie Regular)
18 games (Serie Semifinal)
Best-of-seven (Serie Final)[1]
Teams6
Streaming partnerMLB.tv (United States)
Serie Regular
Season championsÁguilas Cibaeñas
Season MVPBryan De La Cruz
(Toros del Este)
Serie Final
ChampionsLeones del Escogido (18th title)
  Runners-upToros del Este
Finals MVPAlcides Escobar
(Leones del Escogido)
Seasons
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Leones del Escogido successfully defended their crown by winning their 18th championship, defeating the Toros del Este 4-1 in the Serie Final.

Competition format

Each team plays a 50-game regular season schedule (Serie Regular). The top four teams in the standings then play an 18-game round-robin playoff format (Serie Semifinal), to determine the top two teams that will play the Serie Final. The Serie Final is set to be a best-of-seven series to determined the season champion who will represent the Dominican Republic at the 2026 Caribbean Series.

Season review

The Águilas Cibaeñas and Gigantes del Cibao were scheduled to play the Copa del Cibao Serie New York 2025 in a three-game series on November 7–9 at Citi Field in New York.[4] On 6 November 2025, the Águilas Cibaeñas announced the Copa del Cibao Serie would be played at Estadio Cibao in Santiago.[5]

All-Star Game

LIDOM and Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) from Puerto Rico scheduled an all-star game in New York on the 15 November 2025, billed as the RD vs PR Showdown NYC. The LIDOM All-Stars won the game by a score of 6–2 over the LBPRC All-Stars in front of a crowd of 20,057 at Citi Field.

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15 November 2025 13:45 at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, New York 47 °F (8 °C), Partly Cloudy
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Dominican Republic LIDOM All-Stars0000030216112
Puerto Rico LBPRC All-Stars000000200260
WP: Huascar Ynoa (1–0)   LP: Yacksel Ríos (0–1)
Home runs:
DOM: Emmanuel Rodríguez (1)
PUR: None
Attendance: 20,057
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Teams

LIDOM teams locations.

Team Locations

More information Cap Insignia, Team ...
Cap Insignia Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Manager League Titles
Águilas Cibaeñas Santiago de los Caballeros Estadio Cibao 18,077 1933 Colombia Luis Urueta 22
Estrellas Orientales San Pedro de Macorís Estadio Tetelo Vargas 8,000 1910 Dominican Republic Carlos Paulino (Interim) 3
Gigantes del Cibao San Francisco de Macorís Estadio Julián Javier 12,000 1996 Dominican Republic Jefry Sierra (Interim) 2
Leones del Escogido Santo Domingo Estadio Quisqueya 13,186[6] 1921 Dominican Republic Ramón Santiago (Interim) 17
Tigres del Licey 1907 Dominican Republic Gilbert Gómez 24
Toros del Este La Romana Estadio Francisco Micheli 8,838[7] 1983 Dominican Republic Víctor Estévez 3
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Managerial changes

Date Team Former Manager Reason New Manager Source
29 November 2025 Estrellas Orientales Dominican Republic Fernando Tatís Fired Dominican Republic Carlos Paulino (Interim) [8]
1 December 2025 Leones del Escogido Puerto Rico Alex Cintrón Fired Dominican Republic Ramón Santiago (Interim) [9]
30 December 2025 Gigantes del Cibao Dominican Republic José Leger Fired Dominican Republic Jefry Sierra (Interim) [10]

Serie Regular

Each team plays 50 games in the regular season. A team's schedule is organized into 10 games versus each opponent, respectively, with 5 games at home and 5 games away against the same opponent from 15 October 2025, to 23 December 2025.

Games scheduled to be played from 21 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 were postponed due to heavy rain and flooding as a result of Hurricane Melissa.

Standings

As of 20 January 2026[11]
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TeamGPWLPCT.GBHomeRoadSTKRSRADIFF.Qualification
Águilas Cibaeñas49[a]3217.653–17-815–9L1256222+34Qualification to Serie Semifinal
Toros del Este49[a]2722.551514-1013–12W2262247+15
Gigantes del Cibao502426.4808.515-109–16W4230238-8
Leones del Escogido502327.4609.513-1210–15W1248232+16
Estrellas Orientales502228.44010.512-1310–15L3234256-22
Tigres del Licey502129.42011.512-139–16L3185220-35
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  1. [a]
    Game 49 between the Águilas and Toros was scheduled for 22 December 2025, but was postponed due to rain. It was not replayed as it did not affect final standings.

Head to head

More information Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025-26, Team ...
2025-26 Serie Regular record vs. opponents

Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025-26

Team AC EO GC LE TL TE
Águilas Cibaeñas —9-17-35-56-45-4
Estrellas Orientales 1-9—5-55-57-34-6
Gigantes del Cibao 3-75-5—4-64-68-2
Leones del Escogido 5-55-56-4—5-52-8
Tigres del Licey 4-63-76-45-5—3-7
Toros del Este 4-56-42-88-27-3—
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Schedule

Time zone: UTC−04:00
More information Week 1 – 15 to 19 October 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 2 – 20 to 26 October 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 3 – 27 October to 2 November 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 4 – 3 to 9 November 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 5 – 10 to 16 November 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 6 – 17 to 23 November 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 7 – 24 to 30 November 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 8 – 1 to 7 December 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 9 – 8 to 14 December 2025, Date ...
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More information Week 10 – 15 to 23 December 2025, Date ...
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Statistics

As of 5 January 2026[19]
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Weekly Awards

As of 5 January 2026
More information Players of the Week, Week ...
Players of the Week
Week Position Pitcher Source
Week 1Dominican Republic Miguel Sanó (EO)United States Aaron Sánchez (TE)[20]
Week 2Not awarded due to Hurricane Melissa
Week 3Dominican Republic Miguel Sanó (EO)United States Aaron Sánchez (TE)[21]
Week 4United States Jake Holton (GC)United States Aaron Sánchez (TE)[22]
Week 5Dominican Republic Gilberto Celestino (TE)United States Grant Gavin (LE)[23]
Week 6Dominican Republic Raimel Tapia (EO)Panama Abdiel Mendoza (AC)[24]
Week 7Dominican Republic Bryan De La Cruz (TE)Dominican Republic Jorge Tavarez (AC)[25]
Week 8United States Jeimer Candelario (TE)United States Travis Lakins (LE)[26]
Week 9Dominican Republic Alexander Canario (LE)United States Aaron Brooks (TE)[27]
Week 10Nicaragua Ismael Munguia (EO)United States Justin Courtney (TE)[28]
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Awards & Honors

As of 5 January 2026
More information Award, Name ...
AwardNameSource
Rookie of the YearDominican Republic Alberto Rodriguez (AC)[29]
Caballero of the YearDominican Republic Erik González (LE)[30]
General Manager of the YearDominican Republic Gian Guzmán (AC)[31]
Manager of the YearColombia Luis Urueta (AC)[32]
Pitcher of the YearUnited States Aaron Sánchez (TE)[33]
Most Valuable PlayerDominican Republic Bryan De La Cruz (TE)[34]
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Serie Semifinal

Each team plays an 18-game round-robin schedule. A team's schedule is organized into 6 games versus each opponent with 3 games at home and 3 games away against the same opponent from 27 December 2025, to 17 January 2026.

Standings

As of 20 January 2026[35]
More information Team, GP ...
TeamGPWLPCT.GBHomeRoadSTKRSRADIFF.Qualification
Leones del Escogido18126.667–6–36–3L19160+31Qualification to Serie Final
Toros del Este18126.667–6–36–3W510475+29
Águilas Cibaeñas18108.55624–56–3L181100-19
Gigantes del Cibao18216.111101–81–8L664105-41
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Head to head

More information Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025—26, Team ...
2025-26 Serie Semifinal record vs. opponents

Source: LIDOM Standings Grid – 2025—26

Team AC GC LE TE
Águilas Cibaeñas —6-03-31-5
Gigantes del Cibao 0-6—0-62-4
Leones del Escogido 3-36-0—3-3
Toros del Este 5-14-23-3—
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Schedule

Time zone: UTC−04:00
More information Week 1 – 27 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, Date ...
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More information Week 2 – 5 January to 11 January 2026, Date ...
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More information Week 3 – 12 January to 17 January 2026, Date ...
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Statistics

As of 19 January 2026[36]
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Most Valuable Player

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PlayerTeamSource
Dominican Republic Eloy JiménezToros del Este[37]
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Serie Final

The championship round is set for a best-of-seven series. Leones del Escogido won back-to-back championships in five games in this first ever meeting versus the Toro del Este in the Serie Final.

Summary

Leones win series 4–1

More information Game, Date ...
Game Date Time Road team Score Home team Stadium
121 January 20268:30 p.m.[a]Toros del Este6–7Leones del EscogidoEstadio Quisqueya
222 January 20268:00 p.m.[b]Leones del Escogido7–4Toros del EsteEstadio Francisco Micheli
325 January 2026[c]7:15 p.m.Toros del Este3–2Leones del EscogidoEstadio Quisqueya
426 January 20265:00 p.m.Leones del Escogido4–3 (11)Toros del EsteEstadio Francisco Micheli
527 January 20267:15 p.m.Toros del Este0–1Leones del EscogidoEstadio Quisqueya
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  1. [a]
    Originally scheduled for 7:15 p.m. start – delayed due to rain.
  2. [b]
    Originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. start – delayed due to rain.
  3. [c]
    Originally scheduled for 23 January then on 24 January 2026 - postponed both days due to rain.

Most Valuable Player

More information Player, Team ...
PlayerTeamSource
Venezuela Alcides EscobarLeones del Escogido[38]
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