The 2025 Cibao New York Cup, featuring the Gigantes del Cibao and the Águilas Cibaeñas, will take place at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y., from November 7-9. The series will be counted in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana standings, according to a LIDOM press release on social media on August 25.
Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana, Inc. (LIDOM) informa que ha concretado los acuerdos con Latin Events para la celebración de la Copa del Cibao New York 2025.
???? Águilas Cibaeñas y Gigantes del Cibao se enfrentarán los días 7, 8 y 9 de noviembre en el Citi… pic.twitter.com/abuRtrgv4D
— LIDOM (@LIDOMRD) August 25, 2025
This is the third straight year the Águilas Cibaeñas will play at Citi Field in November, but this is the first time it will actually count in the LIDOM standings. The previous two editions featured the Tigres del Licey, instead of the Gigantes del Cibao, and were exhibition games played during a break in the team’s LIDOM schedule.
The Águilas Cibaeñas have won 22 LIDOM Championships and six Caribbean Series since the league was founded in 1951. The Gigantes del Cibao were founded in 1996 and have won two LIDOM Championships. They made the Caribbean Series once in 2022 and were the runners-up to the Caimanes de Barranquilla in the Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional.
The Gigantes del Cibao and the Águilas Cibaeñas also compete for the Cibao Regional Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the season series each season. The games at Citi Field will also count towards the Cibao Regional Cup.
In 2023, the Titanes del Caribe series was played for the first time as a three-game set at Citi Field, and Águilas Cibaeñas swept the Tigres del Licey.
In 2024, only one game was played at Citi Field, and the Águilas Cibaeñas won 3-2 against the Tigres del Licey on a walk-off single from infielder Bladimir Restituyo.
Photo: Citi Field will host three regular season LIDOM games between the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Gigantes del Cibao this November. (AP Photo)
