The biggest headline at Citi Field on November 15 might not be a former Major Leaguer, but an icon who is turning a different direction in the media landscape in Latin America.
Dominican media entrepreneur Santiago Matías “Alofoke” will throw out the first pitch at Citi Field prior to the historic showdown with the DR vs. PR All-Star Game this Saturday.
The 43-year-old from Ensanche Capotillo, Dominican Republic — a neighborhood in Santo Domingo — has been in the media landscape for 25 years, since he toured as a backing vocalist for Dominican rapper Vakero in the early 2000s.
Matías recognized the lack of coverage of Latin urban music in Dominican media, and the enthusiasm of certain artists wherever their events were gave him the confidence in 2006 to start AlofokeMusic, a media group dedicated to covering Urbano artists in the Dominican Republic.
Matías’s company started with the AlofokeMusic website, where he uploaded exclusive content about the underground urban rap movement and rap battles between artists in Latin America. Within months of its launch, the website had thousands of daily visitors, which made him stop his rapping career and dedicate his time to interviewing and writing about other artists in the dembow and reggaeton stratosphere.
During 2013, Matías started Alofoke Radio Show, a radio talk show that interviews urban music celebrities, broadcast on Power 103.7 FM and later on KQ 94.5 FM.
In the same year, Matías started the Fuse Music record label and signed Dominican-American rapper Mark B, positioning him internationally through project collaborations with artists Bad Bunny and Maluma in later years.
In 2021, Matías and reggaeton artist Ozuna bought Sonido Suave, a Spanish-language bolero and ballad radio station serving the nation’s capital. Later that year the media subsidiary was rebranded as Alofoke FM, and its format changed to urban contemporary, which Alofoke Music Group now operates.
Matías also hosts and produces Alofoke Sin Censura, a segment of the Alofoke Radio Show broadcast on KQ 94.5 FM, where he asks special guests personal questions and their opinions on social issues.
Matías’s portfolio has built into an enterprise with interviews on his platform featuring music artists Anuel AA, El Alfa, J Balvin, Natti Natasha, Arcangel, and many more, including political figures such as Dominican Republic vice president Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, former Dominican president Hipólito Mejía, and Dominican presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo.
Casa Alofoke 2 Takes Center Stage In The Streaming World
All 20 participants that were or are still on Casa Alofoke 2 have their backgrounds listed here.
The 20 participants that are or were (due to cuts) on the Casa Alofoke 2 show are:
Colombian model, TikToker and singer Valeria García
Venezuelan showgirl Diosa Canales
Dominican cook and content creator Mami Nolas, also known as Cara e Pepita
Dominican stylist Luis Santana
Panamanian plus-size model Gracie Bon
Cuban influencer Randy Álvarez, also known as Pollito Tropical
Dominican dembow artist La Perversa
Urban artist Shadow Blow
Comedian Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr.
Influencer Melina Rodriguez
Former MLB player Luis Polonia
Dominican model Dianabel Gómez
Instagram influencer José Manuel de la Cruz, also known as “La Fruta”
Puerto Rican paired social media influencers Jaryel Alexis Román (Jlexis) and Michael Flores
Influencer Julissa Gutiérrez (Magaly)
Instagrammer and comedian Joserny Disla (JD with his Flow)
Venezuelan influencer and singer Daniela Barranco
Comedian Juan Carlos Pichardo Jr.
Dominican influencer Young Swagon
YouTuber Carlos Montesquieu
All the listed contestants that are either active or eliminated on Casa Alofoke 2 are located here, here, and here.
Casa Alofoke 2 started on October 20 and will run until November 27 on YouTube.
Arcangel on October 27 made an appearance on Casa Alofoke 2 and spoke about Bad Bunny’s presence to the world with his Super Bowl Halftime performance in February.
Arcángel speaking about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance in an interview with Alofoke ????️
“From Mexico down, people speak Spanish — and this year, everyone’s watching the Super Bowl because El Conejo is there.” ???????? pic.twitter.com/6ihDsQBaa9
— Access Bad Bunny (@AccessBadBunny) October 27, 2025
Matías has been working to have a special guest close out Casa Alofoke 2 in the next few weeks, along with Bad Bunny possibly making an appearance at the residence.
Alofoke’s Love For Baseball
Matías is a Tigres de Licey fan and threw out the first pitch of their game at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal on November 4.
Matías was also embraced by the organization in their clubhouse.
Matías also threw out the first pitch of one of the games with the Tigres del Licey playing at the 2024 Caribbean Series in Miami at loanDepot Park, prior to the start of the Major League Baseball season.
History Behind International Baseball With Winter League Events On United States Soil
loanDepot park in Miami has had other winter league club events with the Choques de Gigantes in November 2024 and the Serie de las Américas in 2015, along with the annual tournament, the Caribbean Series in late January to early February 2024, featuring the champions of each Caribbean country’s league before MLB spring training.
The Cerro Group will be the promoter for the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico vs. Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana All-Star Game at Citi Field, with first pitch at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 15.
The presidents of both the Asociación de Peloteros Profesionales de Puerto Rico, Yamil Benítez, and the Federación Nacional de Peloteros Profesionales de la República Dominicana, Erick Almonte, discussed the logistics for the DR vs. PR All-Star Game.
Tony Flores Galarza is the president of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, and Vitelio Mejía Ortiz is the president of the Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana.
Puerto Rico and MLB legend Carlos Delgado will manage the LBPRC team and will have Wilfredo “Coco” Cordero, manager of the Indios de Mayagüez, bench coach Stephen Morales of the Indios de Mayagüez, José “Cheo” Rosado of the Cangrejeros de Santurce, Jose “Cheo” Molina of the Criollos de Caguas, Edwards Guzman of the Gigantes de Carolina, Robinson Cancel of the Senadores de San Juan and Andy Gonzalez of the Leones de Ponce.
Former MLB player and Puerto Rican Carlos Beltrán will also join the PR coaching staff as their bench coach for the All-Star Game on November 15.
