The 2024-25 Liga de Beisbol Profesional Nacional regular season champions in Nicaragua, Leones de Leon, finalized their official roster under manager Sandor Guido on January 23 for the 2024-25 Serie De Las Americas event in Managua, Masaya, and Leon after their practice alignments at Estadio Jackie Robinson and Estadio Nacional Soberania over the past week and a half.
¡El Equipo Liga de Nicaragua lista para la Serie de las Américas! 🏟⚾️
Te compartimos el roster oficial de la Tropa Pinolera que representará con orgullo nuestra nación. ⚾🇳🇮
¡Vamos, Nicaragua! 🫶#SeriedelasAméricas #EquipoNica #Béisbol #SelecciónNacional pic.twitter.com/fI4uTUmJ59
— Selección de Nicaragua (@selebeisbolnic) January 23, 2025
United States pitcher Cole Cook, outfielder Chase Dawson, and Dominican Republic player Luis Pena are the only three foreign players on Nicaragua’s 2025 SDLA official roster.
Leones de Leon southpaw Cole Cook won the LBPN best-of-seven championship series MVP and threw 12 innings, posting a 1-0 record with a 0.75 ERA in three appearances and one start, allowing 11 hits, one earned run, four walks, and 10 strikeouts.
Nicaragua will play in the 2025 WBCQ for the 2026 event next March at the Taipei Dome in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan, from February 21 to 25, against host nation Chinese Taipei, Spain, and South Africa.
Nicaragua’s starting rotation was announced for the 2025 SDLA on January 21.
#Nicaragua || Sandor Guido y el Cuerpo Técnico de la @selebeisbolnic , han definido a los 5 abridores para la Serie de las Américas que se pone en marcha este 24 de enero
El zurdo estadounidense Cole Cook, MVP de la recién finalizada Serie Final de LBPN, será el encargado de… pic.twitter.com/y9P3UfrYCb
— BeisbolGPO (@beisbolgpo) January 21, 2025
Freddvil Chevez, Santos Jarquin, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Osman Gutierrez, and Sandy Bermudez were removed from the 2025 SDLA official roster and the 2025 Pre-WBC convocatoria roster.
Leones de Leon 2025 SDLA Official Roster:
Pitchers:
Luis Pena
Cole Cook
Fidencio Flores
Kenword Burton
Leonardo Crawford
Jesus Garrido
Yeris Gonzalez
Axel Zapata
Angel Obando
Carlos Teller
Roniel Raudes
Dilmer Mejia
Ernesto Glasgon
Bryan Torres
Catchers:
Melvin Novoa
Rodolfo Bone
Ronald Rivera
Infielders:
Brandon Leyton
Milkar Perez
Emanuel Trujillo
Elian Miranda
Cheslor Cuthbert
Benjamin Alegria
Jose Orozco
Outfielders:
Cristhian Sandoval
Omar Mendoza
JD Montes
Chase Dawson
2025 SDLA – Nicaragua Coaching Staff
Sandor Guido – Manager
Lenin Picota – Pitching Coach
Cairo Murillo – Bullpen Coach
Anibal Vega – Hitting Coach
Julio Sanchez
Dorian Garcia
William Calderon
Jorge Luis Avellan
Run Down For Nicaragua in SDLA:
The Latin American Series featured champions from club teams in the winter leagues: the Argentine Baseball League in 2019, Liga Profesional De Béisbol Colombia from 2013-119, the Curaçao National Championship AA League in 2018, the Liga Invernal Veracruzana in Mexico from 2013-19, the Veracruz State League in Mexico from 2017-18, the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Nacional in Nicaragua from 2013-19, and the Panama Probeis league from 2013- 19.
Nicaragua won the Latin American Series with the Gigantes de Rivas in 2016, the Tigres de Chinandega in 2017 and 2018, and the Leones de Leon in 2019 before being invited by the Confederacion de Beisbol Profesional de Caribe to play in the 2024 Caribbean Series in Miami at loanDepot Park. However, the team went winless, going 0-6.
The 2024-25 LBPN regular season champion, Leones de Leon will play in the 2025 Serie de Las Americas event hosted by the Asociación De Beisbol De Las Américas committee in January against the winners of the professional leagues with the 2024-25 Liga de Beisbol Profesional Colombia season, the 2024 Liga Argentina de Béisbol winner Club Daom, the 2025 Curacao Professional Baseball league winner, the 2024-25 Panama Probeis champion, Aguilas Metropolitanas and the 2024 Serie Nacional regular season winner in Cuba, the Lenadores de Las Tunas.
The SDLA Tournament will be held from January 24 to 30, 2025, and will be held in three venues in Nicaragua.
The 2025 SDLA Tournament will be streamed live on https://youtube.com/@vivanicaragua13?si=TEhAaz06ROQ6dv2.
The SDLA event will be held at the Estadio Nacional Soberania in Managua, the Estadio Roberto Clemente in Masaya, and the Estadio Rigoberto Perez in Leon, Nicaragua.
2025 Serie de Las Americas Tournament Schedule
All times Eastern Standard Time
January 24
2 p.m. – Panama vs. Argentina – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
6 p.m. – Colombia vs. Curacao – Estadio Rigoberto Lopez Perez, Leon
8 p.m. – Cuba vs. Nicaragua – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 25
2 p.m. – Argentina vs. Colombia – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
6 p.m. – Panama vs. Cuba – Estadio Roberto Clemente, Mayasa
8 p.m. – Nicaragua vs. Curacao – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 26
2 p.m. – Colombia vs. Panama – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
6 p.m. – Nicaragua vs. Argentina – Estadio Rigoberto Lopez Perez, Leon
8 p.m. – Cuba vs. Curacao – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 27
2 p.m. – Argentina vs. Curacao – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
6 p.m. – Panama vs. Nicaragua – Estadio Roberto Clemente, Mayasa
8 p.m. – Colombia vs. Cuba – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 28
2 p.m. – Cuba vs. Argentina – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
6 p.m. – Nicaragua vs. Colombia – Estadio Roberto Clemente, Mayasa
8 p.m. – Curacao vs. Panama – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 29
6 p.m. – Semifinal Game A: Second Place vs. Third Place – Estadio Roberto Clemente, Mayasa
6 p.m. – Semifinal Game B: First Place vs. Fourth Place – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
January 30
6 p.m. – Championship Game – Estadio Nacional Soberania, Managua
