The Dominican Republic's professional winter league, LIDOM, and that league's players' union, FENAPEPRO, have reached an agreement to extend the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the union through the end of the 2026-27 season.
The 2026-27 LIDOM season starts Friday night, and the Estrellas Orientales' signing of Trevor Bauer outshined everything else that may have happened over the offseason.
Tonight, Venezuela's six other teams start the season, and Mexico's Liga Mexicana del Pacifico gets underway with the Jaguares de Nayarit visiting the defending champion Charros de Jalisco.
Major League Baseball's No. 1 overall prospect has reported to training camp the Tigres del Licey in his native Dominican Republic.
In a trade with the Leones del Escogido, the Tigres acquired outfielder Elier Hernandez in exchange for the rights to Major Leaguer Amed Rosario and a a fifth-round pick in the 2027 LIDOM draft.
