The Indios de Mayaguez shut out the defending 2023-24 Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente champion 3-0 in six games on January 14 on the road at Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales in Caguas, Puerto Rico, in the league’s best-of-seven semifinal series.
The Indios de Mayagüez will play the Senadores de San Juan in the 2024-25 LBPRC best-of-nine championship series on Friday, January 17, at 6:21 p.m. EST, at home at Estadio Isidoro García in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
The https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flashscore-live-scores/id766443283 and https://www.mlb.com/es/ligas-invernales/scores/2025-01-18 stated that all of the 2024-25 LBPRC games will start at 6:21 p.m. EST.
The Senadores de San Juan franchise won 2-0 in five games against the Cangrejeros de Santurce on January 12 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
The Indios de Mayaguez was the No. 1 seed in the 2024-25 LBPRC playoffs, ending the regular season at 24-16; the No. 2 seed, Cangrejeros de Santurce, went 21-19, the No. 3 Senadores de San Juan ended the year at 21-19, and the No.4 Criollos de Caguas snuck into the semifinals with their record at 20-20.
The Gigantes de Carolina ended the 2024-25 winter league season at 16-24 in last place, and the Leones de Ponce finished 18-22 in fifth place with not qualifying for the LBPRC playoffs.
Indios de Mayaguez starting pitcher Ronnie Williams threw six innings, allowing two hits, one walk, and six strikeouts against the Criollos de Caguas offense.
Criollos de Caguas starting pitcher Travis Lakins chucked 5.2 innings, allowing three hits, two earned runs, and four strikeouts.
The Indios de Mayaguez got their first run of the game off the bat of shortstop Isan Diaz, cracking an RBI single to right field, scoring right fielder Eddie Rosario to take the lead at 1-0.
In the top of the sixth inning, Indios Mayaguez designated hitter Anthony Garcia rocked an RBI single to right field, scoring third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to extend the score to 2-0.
Indios de Mayaguez got their third and final run of the game in the top of the eighth inning when Danny Ortiz hit a ground ball out to Criollos de Caguas first baseman PJ Higgins, scoring Rivera to make it 3-0.
Indios de Mayaguez manager Wilfredo Cordero called upon relief pitcher Justin Yeager to enter the game in the top of the ninth inning to replace relief pitcher Carlos A. Francisco.
Yeager would get Criollos de Caguas pinch hitter Steven Ondina to strikeout looking for the final out of the game to clinch a berth into the 2024-25 LBPRC best-of-nine championship series.
The Indios de Mayaguez won 19 Puerto Rico Winter League regular-season championships: 1948-1949, 1956-1957, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1997-1978, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2022-2003, 2004-2005, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, and 2022-2023.
The Indios de Mayaguez have played in the Caribbean Series in 1949, 1957, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2023.
The Indios de Mayaguez have won two Caribbean Series championship titles in 1978 and 1992.
2024-25 LBPRC Postseason and Caribbean Series Information:
Two reinforcement players have been added on both rosters for the Indios de Mayaguez and the Senadores de San Juan in the 2024-25 LBPRC best-of-nine championship series, announced on January 15.
All information on the 2024-25 LBPRC regular season stat leaders is on the league’s website at https://www.ligapr.com/, and live in-game box scores are located at https://www.mlb.com/es/ligas-invernales/scores .
The 2024-25 LBPRC best-of-seven series will be streamed on Youtube.
The winner of the 2024-25 LBPRC regular season will play in the 2025 Caribbean Series against the winners of the host nation LAMP, Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional, Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana, and one invitee with the Japan Breeze team that will appear in the tournament for the first time.
The LAMP, LVBP, LIDOM, and LBPRC are all part of the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (CBPC).
The Senadores de San Juan have been to the Caribbean Series in 1985,1990, 1994, and 1995, winning the Puerto Rico Winter League championships in 1984-85, 1989-90, 1993-94, and 1994-95.
The Senadores de San Juan also won PRWL titles in 1945-46, 1951-52, 1960-61, and 1963-64 and appeared in the 1952 Caribbean Series in Panama City, Panama.
Ownership With Senadores Franchise Being Brought Back For 2024-25 Season:
The Senadores returned under Alomar’s ownership as a rebranding from his RA12 team, which competed from 2020 to 24. Alomar created the RA12 team as a development team for lower MLB-affiliate prospects and professional free agents to play on in their first expansion season in the 2020-21 shortened COVID-19 Pandemic season, which started in December.
Many managerial and front office decisions were made during the four seasons of operation, ending the RA12 first season with their record in last place at 2-16. The RA12 team did not have a winning season in all four seasons in the LBPRC and finished with a 35-105 record after the 2024-24 winter league season before Alomar rebranded the organization back to the Senadores de San Juan.
Former MLB Puerto Rican great Alex Cintron was named the Senadores de San Juan general manager on July 12, 2024.
In the first season back, the magical run continues after the downfall time frame of the Senadores de San Juan organization with a possible run into the annual-year tournament, the historic Caribbean Series.
Does history repeat itself in international baseball for the Senadores de San Juan to make it to Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico for the 2025 Caribbean Series at Estadio Nido de los Águilas from January 31-February 7 if they win the 2024-25 LBPRC best-of-seven championship series?
El Nido de los Águilas is home to the Aguilas de Mexicali of the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico.
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