{"id":486774,"date":"2025-10-14T19:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/gigantes-del-cibao-announce-their-starting-rotation-for-the-first-week-of-the-season\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T23:58:01","slug":"gigantes-del-cibao-announce-their-starting-rotation-for-the-first-week-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/gigantes-del-cibao-announce-their-starting-rotation-for-the-first-week-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigantes del Cibao announce their starting rotation for the first week of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, \u2013<\/strong> The Gigantes del Cibao announced their starting pitcher rotation for the first five games of the 2025-26 season of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), which will begin this Wednesday, October 15th.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/presidente-de-los-gigantes-confia-en-un-gran-ano-para-el-equipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giants&#8217; President Confident in a Great Year for the Team<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nLeader Jos\u00e9 Leger confirmed that right-hander Emilio Vargas will be in charge of opening the inaugural game against the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Cibao Stadium in Santiago, starting a rotation that combines experience, depth, and quality on the mound.\n\nThe opening pitchers for the Gigantes del Cibao for the first five games will be as follows:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday, October 15: Emilio Vargas vs \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, in Santiago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, October 16: Daniel Mengden vs Tigres del Licey, in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, October 17: Caleb Smith vs Tigres del Licey, in Santo Domingo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday, October 18: Wily Peralta vs \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday, October 19: Jake Faria vs Estrellas Orientales, in San Pedro de Macor\u00eds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nEmilio Vargas, who will be the opening pitcher for the inaugural game, had an outstanding performance with the Gigantes del Cibao last season, where he recorded a 5\u20130 record with an ERA of 1.87 in seven appearances, including six starts and one relief appearance.\n\nHis command, control, and consistency solidified him as one of the most effective pitchers in the championship.\n\nThe Gigantes del Cibao will begin the 2025-26 LIDOM season next Wednesday, October 15, visiting the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Cibao stadium in Santiago, marking the official start of a new campaign full of enthusiasm and high expectations for the organization and its fans.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, \u2013 The Gigantes del Cibao announced their starting pitcher rotation for the first five games of the 2025-26 season of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), which will begin this Wednesday, October 15th. 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