{"id":496721,"date":"2026-01-04T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/gian-guzman-is-chosen-manager-of-the-year-of-the-2025-26-lidom-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:24:06","slug":"gian-guzman-is-chosen-manager-of-the-year-of-the-2025-26-lidom-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/gian-guzman-is-chosen-manager-of-the-year-of-the-2025-26-lidom-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Gian Guzm\u00e1n is chosen Manager of the Year of the 2025-26 LIDOM championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013<\/strong> The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) announced this Sunday that <strong>Gian Guzm\u00e1n<\/strong> of the <strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong>, was selected as <strong>Manager of the Year<\/strong> of the <strong>2025-2026<\/strong> championship, after leading the vote held by a jury composed of <strong>69 sports communicators<\/strong> nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/de-la-cruz-domina-y-la-ofensiva-responde-aguilas-cortan-invicto-de-los-leones-con-triunfo-4-1\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:De la Cruz dominates and the offense responds: Eagles cut Lions&#8217; undefeated streak with a 4-1 victory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nGuzm\u00e1n topped the scrutiny by totaling <strong>284 points<\/strong>, the result of <strong>48 first-place votes<\/strong>, <strong>13 second-place votes<\/strong> and <strong>five third-place votes<\/strong>, surpassing <strong>Jes\u00fas Mej\u00eda<\/strong>, general manager of the <strong>Toros del Este<\/strong>, who took second place with <strong>228 points<\/strong>, including <strong>19 first-place votes<\/strong>.\n\nThe eagle-eyed executive received support in <strong>66 ballots<\/strong>, consolidating his election thanks to the outstanding sports performance of the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, who <strong>dominated the regular season<\/strong> of the tournament dedicated to <strong>don Juan Marichal<\/strong> and in option to the <strong>Copa Banreservas<\/strong>.\n\nIn the voting process, <strong>Jaylon Pimentel<\/strong>, general manager of the <strong>Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong>, who accumulated <strong>70 points<\/strong>, and <strong>Carlos Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>, of the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong>, with <strong>39 points<\/strong>, were also considered, thus completing the finalists&#8217; list.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criteria and Voting System<\/h3>\n\n\nThe <strong>Executive of the Year<\/strong> award recognizes the most outstanding managerial and strategic work of the championship, valuing aspects such as team building, personnel management, administrative decision-making, and the results obtained during the season.\n\nThe choices were made using the <strong>weighted valuation method<\/strong>, which assigned:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Five points<\/strong> to first-place votes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three points<\/strong> to second-place votes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One point<\/strong> to third-place votes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Composition of the jury<\/h3>\n\n\nThe evaluation panel was made up of a large group of communicators, ensuring impartiality and diverse representation. It included:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Five communicators with no labor, professional, or commercial ties to the six participating franchises (Santiago, San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, Santo Domingo, San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, and La Romana).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four members of the press and broadcast departments of the teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three Dominican communicators residing in the United States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three international reporters based in the Dominican Republic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One communicator from provinces without professional baseball organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe provinces represented were <strong>La Altagracia, El Seibo, Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez, Valverde, Puerto Plata, La Vega, Espaillat, Monse\u00f1or Nouel and Peravia<\/strong>, ensuring regional equity.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other announced awards<\/h3>\n\n\nLIDOM also reported that the <strong>Man of the Year<\/strong> award was given to shortstop <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, of the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong>, while the <strong>Rookie of the Year<\/strong> award went to <strong>Alberto Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, of the <strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong>.\n\nThe individual championship awards announcement schedule will continue this <strong>Monday<\/strong>, when the winner of the <strong>Manager of the Year award<\/strong> will be announced.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 The Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) announced this Sunday that Gian Guzm\u00e1n of the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, was selected as Manager of the Year of the 2025-2026 championship, after leading the vote held by a jury composed of 69 sports communicators nationwide. 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