:Leones del Escogido announce the incorporation of Jos\u00e9 Urquidy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n“I’m ready to help from day one and contribute wherever the team needs me,” said Adames, who highlighted his commitment and willingness to take on any role in this decisive stage of the tournament.\n\n\nThe infielder pointed out that his main objective is to provide depth and defensive stability to the infield<\/strong>, as well as adding timely offense in a stretch where every detail is decisive.
\u201cIt’s a great opportunity and a challenge that I take on with great responsibility. Experience and focus will be key in this semifinal\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, who arrive at the Round Robin with high expectations after leading the regular season, reinforce their roster in the face of the temporary absence of Gerardo Perdomo<\/strong> in the first commitments, due to a family matter. The incorporation of Adames seeks to maintain defensive balance and sustain the competitive level in the fight to advance to the Final Series.\n\nAdames also expressed his gratitude for the opportunity received.
\u201cVery grateful, I am going to give 100% with God’s favor. I had a happy holiday with my family and I am ready for this new challenge,\u201d said the player, who explained that his decision to participate in the draft was made in conjunction with his family.\n\n\nThe veteran infielder indicated that he was not surprised to be chosen by the Eagles.
\u201cI know what I can give on the field and what I can contribute to any team,\u201d he stated, highlighting his ability to play in all infield positions<\/strong>.
\u201cI have played in all four infield positions throughout my career and I feel comfortable in all of them; wherever they need me, I will be there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nAt 34 years old<\/strong>, Adames will play his seventh Round Robin<\/strong>, accumulating experience in 83 games<\/strong>, with an average of .268 (254-68)<\/strong>, in addition to 38 runs scored, 21 RBIs and three home runs<\/strong>, participating with Toros del Este, \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as and Tigres del Licey<\/strong>.\n\n\nFor his part, the Eagles’ Baseball Operations manager, Gian Guzm\u00e1n<\/strong>, highlighted that the selection of Adames brings greater depth and versatility to the infield.
\u201cWe understand that Cristhian is going to give us much more depth in the infield\u201d, said Guzm\u00e1n, who highlighted his switch-hitting, plate discipline and offensive consistency.<\/p>\n\n\nThe Eagles opened the Re-entry Draft with the selection of Adames, a player belonging to the Tigres del Licey, and made a total of six selections<\/strong>, including five pitchers<\/strong>, with the aim of especially strengthening their pitching staff for the semifinal phase.\n\nThe Round Robin<\/strong> starts this Saturday with four teams competing for a spot in the Final Series<\/strong> of the tournament dedicated to Juan Marichal<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SANTIAGO.\u2013 The versatile infielder Cristhian Adames assured he is ready to contribute from day one with the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, after being selected as a reinforcement in the LIDOM Re-entry Draft, for the start of the Round Robin that begins this Saturday. You may be interested in:Leones del Escogido announce the incorporation of Jos\u00e9 Urquidy “I’m […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":495782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[35481],"tags":[611,40231,9098,40853],"class_list":["post-495781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-deultimominuto","tag-dominican-republic","tag-lidom","tag-thetruthnewspaper"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-24Yt","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PORTADAS-39-360x203-1.webp","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Baseball"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PORTADAS-39-360x203-1.webp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}